The coziness of fall has arrived and what says fall better than pumpkins?! Join me as I share how to crochet a pumpkin. This pattern is so simple and works up very quickly – anyone can make these!
Crochet Pumpkin With Cinnamon Stick Stem
I love the warm and texture these beautiful crochet pumpkins bring. They look great on the mantle, as a centerpiece on your table – or just about anywhere! They are so easy to customize with virtual any color or size yarn. The cinnamon stick adds a cute touch and a nice smell too!
I added twine to my pumpkins and I think green twine would be really cute as well!
Supplies for Crochet Pumpkins
- One of my favorite yarns, super inexpensive and TONS of colors: https://amzn.to/2GmWYVE
- Type of Yarn I used in the video: https://amzn.to/2GumNTw
- Hooks: https://amzn.to/2GwndIY
- Embroidery Needle: https://amzn.to/30t9klZ
- Scissors: https://amzn.to/3iki7g9
- Twine: https://amzn.to/34huWDc
- Cinnamon Sticks: https://amzn.to/3joYSmV
How To Crochet A Pumpkin
- Place slip knot on your hook and chain 16(14 for smaller pumpkin or 22 for larger)
- Turn your work and work a half double crochet(HDC) in the 3rd chain from the hook. Repeat in all the chains. You should have 14 hdc’s.
- Turn your work and chain two. Place hdc in back loops only all the way across.
- Turn your work, chain two and place hdc in front loops only all the way across.
- Repeat this process all the way up, alternating a row of back loops only and a row of front loops only.
- Continue until you have 19 rows of HDCs
- You should have a rectangle piece.
- To join join the rectangle, fold your piece until the edges touch and slip stitch the ends together, leaving a very long tail.
- With your embroidery needle, weave in the yarn to gather the bottom of the pumpkin, pull the yarn tight.
- You should have one closed end and one still open.
- Slide your needle, still threaded with yarn from the bottom of the pumpkin to the top and go ahead and weave the needle in and out to gather the top of the pumpkin together.
- Pull the yarn tight.
- To get a nice shape, place your needle down towards the bottom of the pumpkin and pull the yarn tight. Then back up to the top and so on, until your desired shape is accomplished.
- Then weave in the yarn and cut the exess.
- Lastly, place your cinnamon stick in the center and you are done!