Ready to sprinkle some autumn magic across your table? Our Crochet Pumpkins Pattern for Table Decorations is your ticket to adding a cozy, festive touch to your home. Perfect for crochet enthusiasts of any skill level, this guide will help you create adorable pumpkins that bring the essence of fall right to your doorstep. Imagine your table adorned with these cute, handcrafted pumpkins, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for meals, coffee chats, or quiet evenings.
Crochet Pumpkins
Materials:
- Size 4 acrylic yarn
- Size 4 mm hook
- Brown yarn for the stem
- Darning needle
- Regular needle
- Scissors
- Marker
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- hdc: half double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- inc: increase (two single crochets in the same stitch)
Instructions:
Base:
Ch 32.
- Ch 2 (counts as a hdc).
- Hdc in the 4th ch from the hook.
- Work hdc in the back bumps for base chains across.
- Mark the first stitch.
- Continue working hdc for the rest of the chains.
- Do a hdc in the last chain.
- Ch 2, turn, and work hdc in the back loop of each stitch across.
- Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you reach the desired height.
Join Ends:
Ch 1, turn, and fold the piece together with stitches lined up.
- Remove the hook from the back, insert it from the front, pull up a loop, and make a sl st.
- Insert the hook from the front, pick up the back loop only, and make a sc.
- Repeat sc pattern until you reach the end.
- Fasten off and turn the piece inside out.
Close Openings:
Run a running stitch around both openings.
- Pull and tighten, tie knots, and hide loose ends inside.
- Stuff the pumpkin with fiberfill.
- Close the opening with a running stitch and knots.
Indentations:
Use a darning needle with double strands of yarn.
- Thread the yarn, cut, and tie the four strings together.
- Repeat three more times for eight strands.
- Gently pull the strands to create indentations.
- Tie knots to secure and hide loose ends.
Stem:
- Ch 5 for the foundation.
- Ch 1, skip one chain, and sc in the next five chains.
- Ch 1, turn, and sc across.
- Sl st to join with the beginning stitch to form a tube.
- Ch 1, two sc in the first and second stitches, inc in the third stitch, sc in the next two stitches, and sl st to join (six sc in this round).
- Repeat the increase pattern for rounds four and five.
- For round six, repeat the same pattern but do not increase the middle stitch.
- For round seven, the final round, ch 1, two sc in the first and second stitches, inc in the next stitch, sc in the next two stitches, inc in the same stitch, repeat the pattern one more time (12 sc in this round).
- Close the top of the stem by sewing the sides together with invisible stitches and a slip knot.
Attach Stem:
- Fill the stem with fiberfill.
- Position the stem on top of the pumpkin and secure it with pins.
- Sew the stem onto the pumpkin using a running stitch or overcast stitch.
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