Rustic crochet pumpkin made with jute for Home decoration.
Useful information before starting
- Working Time: about 30 minutes
- Skill Level: 🌸🌸 intermediate
To crochet the pumpkin you have to know:
- working in continous round;
- basic crochet stitches.
🧶Used yarn and materials
- 50 gr Mondial jute in orange (941) and brown (939) colors
- Crochet hook: 6,5 mm
- tapestry needle
- stitch marker
- stuffing
Final sizes are 10 cm height 16 cm width, working with the indicated yarn.
📜Crochet pumpkin pattern
📗 Abbreviations and meanings (US terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- CH = Chain
- SC = Single Crochet
- DC = Double Crochet
- SL ST= Slip Stitch
- INC = Increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
- DEC = Decrease (2 SC close together)
- REP * = Repeat the instructions from * to * all around.
- PIC = Picot (3 CHs, 1 SL ST in the 3rd CH from hook, 1 CH)
🌸STEP 1 – Pumpkin
Start with orange jute yarn.
| ROUNDS | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 10 SC | 10 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 20 |
| 3 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * 10 times | 30 |
| 4-10 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 30 X 7 |
If you want a higher pumpkin you have to add other rounds of single crochet without increases.
Reached the desired height, start with the round’s decreases.
| 11 | * 1 SC, DEC *; REP * 10 times | 20 |
| 12 | DEC in each stitches around | 10 |
| 13 | DEC in each stitches around | 5 |
Close with 1 SL ST in the next stitch.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail to use to sewing.
🌸STEP 2 – Petiole Pumpkin
To crochet the petiole use the brown yarn.
| ROUNDS | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 5 SC | 5 |
| 2-4 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 5 x 3 |
| 5 | INC in each stitches around | 10 |
| 6 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times | 15 |
Turn upside down.
| 7 | * 1 SC, in the next stitch work: 1 DC, PIC, 1 DC and in the next stitch 1 SC *; REP * 5 times | 5 LEAF |
Sew the pietole on the upper center of the pumpkin.
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