Pumpkin

©Sharon Oldfield/cotton pod

Materials & Equipment

50g DROPS Paris, orange (13)
50g DROPS Paris, green (43)
Toy filling
4mm crochet hook
Yarn/darning needle
Small scissors
Stitch marker

Abbreviations
dc double crochet
inc increase
dec decrease
2dc tog 2 double crochet together
st(s) stitch(es)

Stitch notes:
 Increase stitches by adding two double crochet stitches into one stitch
 Decrease stitches by crocheting two double crochet stitches together:
o insert hook under first stitch, yarn over, pull loop through,
o insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through,
o yarn over, pull hook through all three loops on the hook.
 For an invisible decrease, insert hook into front loops of both stitches then yarn over and pull
through two loops. Yarn over and pull hook through both loops on the hook.
 Use a stitch marker to mark the first dc in each round.

Making the pumpkin body

R1. Make a magic ring, 6 dc into the ring.
R2. 2dc (inc) into each stitch [12 sts]
R3. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into next stitch) repeat 6 times [18 sts]
R4. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 2 stitches) repeat 6 times [24 sts]
R5. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 3 stitches) repeat 6 times [30 sts]
R6. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 4 stitches) repeat 6 times [36 sts]
R7. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 5 stitches) repeat 6 times [42 sts]
R8. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 6 stitches) repeat 6 times [48 sts]
R9. (2dc (inc) into next stitch, 1dc into the next 7 stitches) repeat 6 times [54 sts]
R10 - 20. 1dc into each stitch, use stitch marker to mark first stitch in each round [54 sts]
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Making the pumpkin body continued….
R21. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 7 stitches) repeat 6 times [48 sts]
R22. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 6 stitches) repeat 6 times [42 sts]
R23. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 5 stitches) repeat 6 times [36 sts]
R24. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 4 stitches) repeat 6 times [30 sts]
R25. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 3 stitches) repeat 6 times [24 sts]
R26. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next 2 stitches) repeat 6 times [18sts]

Add stuffing, taking care not to overstuff as this will stretch the stitches and you will
see the stuffing through the stitches.

R27. (2dc tog (dec), 1dc into the next stitch) repeat 6 times [12 sts]
R28. (2dc tog (dec) repeat 6 times [6sts]
Cut yarn leaving a tail thread 50 cm long.

Forming the Pumpkin Shape

With a yarn needle thread the yarn through the final 6
stitches and pull together.
To create the pumpkin shape, take the needle down
through the centre of the final 6 stitches and out of the
bottom through the magic loop hole, pull tight. Take
yarn up to top and back down the centre until you have
created 6 segments in total.
To finish, tie a final knot at the base and darn end in.

Making the Stem

Magic ring, 5dc into the ring, dc into first stitch, then, dc into each stitch spiralling round
until your stem is the height you want it to be.
Fasten off, leaving a tail thread long enough to sew your stem into place at the top of
the pumpkin.

Making the Tendril

Chain 30, work the following stitches into the back loop of each chain throughout:
dc into the second chain from the hook, 2dc into each stitch to end of the row.
Fasten off leaving a tail end long enough for sewing into place.
Tendril should curl up automatically.
Darn in end and sew the tendril to the pumpkin, next to the stem.
 Pumpkin Leaf
Abbreviations
ch chain
dc double crochet
tr treble crochet
htr half treble crochet
dtr double treble crochet
trtr triple treble crochet
yo yarn over

Stitch notes:
Picot = ch1, ss into the base of the ch1
dtr = wrap yarn round hook twice before inserting into stitch. Yo, pull loop through,
you should have 4 loops on the hook. *Yo take 2 loops off*, repeat ** until you have
one loop left on the hook.
trtr = wrap yarn round hook three times before inserting into stitch. Yo, pull loop
through, you should have 5 loops on the hook. *Yo take 2 loops off*, repeat ** until
you have one loop left on the hook.

Pattern
Magic ring, ch3, 14 tr into the ring, ss into top of initial ch3. 15 stitches.
Crochet the following stitch combinations into each of the 15 stitches:
1. (dc, htr, tr)
2. (tr, ch2, ss)
3. (dc,htr)
4. (tr, dtr, ch3, ss)
5. (dc, htr)
6. (tr, dtr)
7. (trtr, picot, trtr)
8. (dtr, tr)
9. (htr, dc)
10. (ss, ch3, dtr, tr)
11. (htr, dc, ss)
12. (ch2, tr)
13. (tr, htr, dc)
14. Crochet the stem: ss, ch6, ss back along the chain (i.e., miss one chain, ss into back
loop only of 4 chains), ss into the final (15th) stitch*.

*For a neat finish, take out hook and insert from reverse through the top of the (15th)
stitch and pull chain through to the back, fasten off leaving a tail end long enough for
sewing the leaf to the pumpkin stem.

©Sharon Oldfield/cotton pod 2016

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