I love autumn!  I love pumpkins and gourds and colorful leaves and mums … I love all those burnt colors of reds and golds and browns … and I love crocheting little autumn lovelies to decorate my home. And, of course, I love being able to share my patterns with you. I hope you enjoy this sweet little pumpkin pattern!

Little Pumpkin Pattern

Here’s what you need:

• Orange and brown worsted weight cotton yarn
• G hook / 4 mm
• tapestry needle
• fiberfill stuffing or yarn scraps

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For best results, use the invisible decrease (sc2tog).  For a tutorial, see Planet June.

Finished pumpkin measures approx 2½ in. high and 10½ in. in circumference.

Pumpkin

Using orange, create a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), 6 sc in ring, join — 6 sts.

Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next, *2 sc in next, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, join — 18 sts.

Round 4: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, *2 sc in next, 1 sc  in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, join — 24 sts.

Round 5: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, *2 sc in next, 1 sc  in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join — 30 sts.

Round 6: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, *2 sc in next, 1 sc  in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around, join — 36 sts.

Rounds 7 through 11: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 36 sts.

Round 12: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, * sc2tog, 1 sc  in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around, join — 30 sts.

Round 13: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, * sc2tog, 1 sc  in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join — 24 sts.

Round 14: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, * sc2tog, 1 sc  in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, join — 18 sts.

Round 15: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, * sc2tog, 1 sc  in next st, rep from * around, join — 12 sts.

Round 16: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog around, join — 6 sts.

Round 17: Ch 1 (does not count as st), starting in same st as join sc2tog around, join — 3 sts.
Fasten off leaving a tail of about 48 in.

To create a pumpkin shape, use a tapestry needle to pull the tail through the center of the pumpkin, wrap the yarn around the side, and pull back through the center. Give a gentle tug to make a slight indent. Repeat this five more times to create evenly spaced indents around the pumpkin.  If desired, you can go around again, working over the same yarn indents until you get the result you want.

Stem

Using brown, create a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), 6 sc in ring — 6 sts.

Round 2: 1 sc in first st and each st around — 6 sts.

Round 3: 1 sc in first st and next 4 sts, Sl st in last — 6 sts.

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to sew stem to pumpkin. Sew stem onto pumpkin.

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