Handmade Pumpkins - Amigurumi Crochet - Free Pattern with Video Tutorials

 How to crochet a pumpkin

Free Amigurumi Crochet Pumpkin Pattern by Happyamigurumi

UPDATED VERSION can be found HERE

Pattern is the same, but I´ve made some new videos and the process is a bit easier. At first I crochet a pumpkin, then I make a stem and then comes giving shape to a pumpkin. 

What you´ll need: 

Yarn: Capri by Steinbach Wolle, Sport weight, cotton yarn, one ball of orange

some greyish cotton yarn for the stalk

Crochet hook: I used 2mm crochet hook, but you could use 2.5mm hook as well, I like my sts to be very tight and neat. 

Tapestry needle - doll needle to give a shape to your pumpkin

sc- single crochet

Inc- 2 single crochet into one

Invdec - invisible decreasing - 2 single crochet together. 

1) 6 sts. into magic ring (6)

2) 6 x Inc (12)

3) [Inc + 1 sc] all around (18)

4) [Inc + 2 sc] all around (24)

5) [Inc + 3 sc] all around (30)

6) [Inc + 4 sc] all around (36)

7) [Inc + 5 sc] all around (42)

8) [Inc + 6 sc] all around (48)

9) [Inc + 7 sc] all around (54)

10) [Inc + 8 sc] all around (60)

11) [Inc + 9 sc] all around (66)

12) [Inc + 10 sc] all around (72)

13) [Inc + 11 sc] all around (78)

14) [Inc + 12 sc] all around (84)

15) [Inc + 13 sc] all around (90)

16) [Inc + 14 sc] all around (96)

17-28) sc all around (96)

29) [Invdec + 14 sc] all around (90)

30) [Invdec + 13 sc] all around (84)

31) [Invdec + 12 sc] all around (78)

32) [Invdec + 11 sc] all around (72)

33) [Invdec + 10 sc] all around (66)

34) [Invdec + 9 sc] all around (60)

35) [Invdec + 8 sc] all around (54)

36) [Invdec + 7 sc] all around (48)

37) [Invdec + 6 sc] all around (42)

38) [Invdec + 5 sc] all around (36)

39) [Invdec + 4 sc] all around (30)

40) [Invdec + 3 sc] all around (24)

41) [Invdec + 2 sc] all around (18)

42) [Invdec + 1 sc] all around (12)

43) Invdec all around (6)

Giving shape: video tutorial: how to give a shape to a crochet pumpkin

How to crochet a stalk: photo tutorial 

PS! Video tutorials: how to crochet a stalk to your pumpkin
Crocheting a stalk from the wrong side video 1
Crocheting a stalk from the wrong side video 2
Crocheting a stalk from the wrong side video 3
Crocheting a stalk from the wrong side video 4

And a mini pumpkin pattern

Happyamigurumi´s mini crochet pumpkin tutorial

Cute Crochet Amigurumi Halloween and a Free Last Minute Crochet Pumpkin Pattern

Halloween is getting closer. I like all cute and kawaii. It also includes Halloween. 

My Halloween set - up for this year on photos. 

It´s a season worth celebrating with handmade stuff, for example you could make a lovely bunch of little amigurumi crochet pumpkins and set up a scene with all those lovely colors. I also place real pumpkins, of course, there´s all shapes and sizes and what colors, OMG! (carved pumpkins to come) and my dear fuchsia is also taking part in this scene (in it´s autumn colors). We had the first snow as well in Estonia. 

Click on the pics to see large photos!

                                                             

This is the smallest pumpkin I´ve even made. I made it look like a real pumpkin with just a small touch of artist´s acrylic paint.

If you have an hour or so to spare and you´d like to make a quick DIY Pumpkin, I´ll give you a pattern for an Amigurumi Crochet Pumpkin – Works up really quickly and is fun to make.

You´ll need 2mm or 2,5mm crochet hook

DK or Fingering weight yarn (all shades of orange, even with a touch of brown and yellow). Some yarn for a stalk, something greyish.

Tapestry needle and here we go:

1) 6 sts. into magic ring (6)

2) 6 x Inc (12)

3) [Inc + 1 sc] all around (18)

4) [Inc + 2 sc] all around (24)

5) [Inc + 3 sc] all around (30)

6) [Inc + 4 sc] all around (36)

7-11) sc all around (36)

12) [Invdec + 4 sc] all around (30)

13) [Invdec + 3 sc] all around (24)

14) [Invdec + 2 sc] all around (18)

Do the medium stuffing

15) [Invdec + 1 sc] all around (12)

16) Invdec all around (6)

sc- single crochet

Inc- 2 single crochet into one

Invdec - invisible decreasing - 2 single crochet together. 

Make a „neat finish“ Have a look how to do it in here: finishing up an amigurumi piece, leave at least 30 cm of yarn to continue:
Video tutorial can be found here: crochet pumpkin - giving shape

And you see me crocheting a pumpkin in two short videos:

Tiny amigurumi pumpkin, part 1

Tiny amigurumi pumpkin, part 2

Sew through the middle of the ball 

 and go around to the bottom again, 

and right through the ball again. Tighten it a bit. 

Go all the way round for a total of 4 times. Make a knot, hide the yarn

Start making the stalk

You can leave a st. undone here and there

Hide the yarn like this and...you´ll have a lovely curved stalk

If you want a lovely Kawaii Crochet Pumpkin, then follow the pattern, but place eyes instead and there´s no need to tighten the pumpkin with the yarn. And that´s it. Add some pink cheeks and little mouse to make it look like a kawaii:)

Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Crocheting!