Crochet Quickie: Pumpkin
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Crochet Quickie: Pumpkin
After testing my mini ghost and bat patterns, my favorite pattern tester had just one question for me... "where's the pumpkin?" Of course, I couldn't let her down — and so the third part of this trio came to be!
P.S. Don't forget to check my web site for other Halloween patterns — including the tiny bat and ghost!
MATERIALS
Yarn (see pattern notes) E Hook (3.5 mm) Fiber Fill Yarn Needle Stitch Marker
STITCHES &ABBREVIATIONS
CH Chain Stitch SC Single Crochet HDC Half Double Crochet DC Double Crochet TC Treble (Triple) Crochet DECR Single Crochet Decrease SL Slip Stitch ST/S Stitch/Stitches MM Move Marker FO Finish Off
PATTERN NOTES
For the project used in the photos, I used Knit Picks Brava Sport in the following colors: 25675 Orange 25677 Peapod
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2014 by Karla Fitch. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or disseminated in any other way without express written consent from the author.
PART 1: PUMPKIN
Because this piece is worked in a continuous spiral, you may want to use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds. Work the stem in Peapod and then change over to Orange at round 4.
second chain from hook. Place stitch marker in the last SC to mark the end of the round. Rounds 2-3: SC in each ST around (4 SC). MM. Note: Break yarn after round 3. Join Orange. Round 4: \*2 SC in first ST, on SC in next. Repeat from \* once more (6 SC). MM. Round 5: 2 SC in each ST around (12 SC). MM Round 6: \*2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in next. Repeat from \* around (18 SC). MM. Round 7: \*2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next 2 STS. Repeat from \* around (24 SC). MM. Round 8: SC in each ST around (24 SC). MM Round 9: \*2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next 3 STS. Repeat from \* around (30 SC). MM. Round 10: SC in each ST around (30 SC). MM. Round 11: \*2 SC in first SC, 1 SC in each of next 4 STS. Repeat from \* around (36 SC). MM. Round 12: SC in each ST around (26 SC). MM. Round 13: \*DECR across first 2 STS, SC in each of the next 4 STS. Repeat from \* around (30 SC). MM. Round 14: SC in each ST around (30 SC). MM. Round 15: \*DECR across first 2 STS, SC in each of the next 3 STS. Repeat from \* around (24 SC). MM. Round 16: SC in each ST around (24 SC). MM. Round 17: \*DECR across first 2 STS, SC in each of the next 2 STS. Repeat from \* around (18 SC). MM. Note: Stuff pumpkin thoroughly. Continued, next column.
PART 1: PUMPKIN(CONTINUED)
Round 18: \*DECR across first 2 STS, SC in next. Repeat from \* around (12 SC). MM. Round 19: DECR around (6 SC). FO, leaving a long tail for finishing.
PART 2: BODY FINISHING
1. Gather the remaining stitches from round 19 using the leftover tail and yarn needle. 2. Push the needle through the pumpkin — from the bottom up toward the stem (see below).
3. Wrap the yarn around the outside of the pumpkin to make a groove and bring the needle back down to the bottom (see below).
4. Repeat steps 2-3 a few more times to get a natural, grooved look. Knot yarn under the pumpkin and weave in end.
