Crocheted Pumpkin Pattern

When I was working on the bean bag ball pattern for my 250th post a few weeks ago, I thought there might be a way to give the pattern a fall feel and use a variation to make crocheted pumpkins. So I dug through my yarn stash to see if I had some orange and green yarn suitable for the project. The result, some fun, fall bean bag pumpkins.

These little pumpkins could spice up your autumn decor just as they are or let the kids add a funny or spooky face with a bit of felt and some fabric glue.

Materials

• Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in Carrot and Frosty Green
• US size E crochet hook
• 1 lb dried neavy beans
• plastic yarn needle

Directions

Here's a downloadable version of my Crocheted Pumpkin Pattern. It has a detailed explanation of the stitches used and you can print it out so you don't need your computer sitting next to you while you work.

This pattern doesn't use a significant amount of yarn so check your stash before going out and buying more. If your yarn is a different weight, just make sure to use a small enough hook so that your stitches are small and tight so the beans stay contained inside your pumpkin. You don't want any Halloween tricks.

Stem

With Frosty Green yarn, ch 3. Join with a slip stitch in the first st to form a loop. ch 1.

Round 1: 6 sc in loop

Do not turn your work. You will be making your pumpkin from the stem down in a series of continuous spirals with the wrong side facing. You can mark the first stitch of each round to help you keep track of your place.

Round 2-7: *sc in next sc* 6 times

Top

Change to the Carrot colored yarn.

Round 8: *sc in next sc* 6 times
Round 9: *2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 12 sc)
Round 10: *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 18 sc)
Round 11: *sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 24 sc)
Round 12: *sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 30 sc)
Round 13: *sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 36 sc)
Round 14: *sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 42 sc)
Round 15: *sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 48 sc)
Round 16: *sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 54 sc)
Round 17: *sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc* 6 times (for a total of 60 sc)

Middle

Round 18 - 28: sc in next sc (60 sc per round)

Bottom

Round 29: *dec, sc in next 8 sc* 6 times (for a total of 54 sts)
Round 30: *dec, sc in next 7 sc* 6 times (for a total of 48 sts)
Round 31: *dec, sc in next 6 sc* 6 times (for a total of 42 sts)
Round 32: *dec, sc in next 5 sc* 6 times (for a total of 36 sts)
Round 33: *dec, sc in next 4 sc* 6 times (for a total of 30 sts)
Round 34: *dec, sc in next 3 sc* 6 times (for a total of 24 sts)
Round 35: *dec, sc in next 2 sc* 6 times (for a total of 18 sts)


Fill your work with dried navy beans. Continue working carefully so the beans don’t spill out.

Round 36: *dec, sc in next 1 sc* 6 times (for a total of 12 sts)
Round 37: dec 8 times so the hole at the top is closed
Finish leaving a 10 inch tail.

Use a plastic yarn needle to pull the tail through the pumpkin and
trim.

Vine

For the vine, in Frosty Green, ch 81, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 79 ch. End off.

Gently tie the vine around the stem of the pumpkin.