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Crochet pumpkin: a ribbed tube gathered into segments

Work 40 rows of 20 back-loop single crochets, seam it into a tube, gather one end, stuff it, gather the other, and wrap yarn around it six times to make the segments. Add a 6-stitch stem.

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Flat rows, gatheredUS termsHook: 5 mm (US H-8), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchworsted yarn

Know these stitches: back loop only, single crochet, magic ring

The finished pumpkin.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Knit Picks Dishie Cone yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton worsted yarn, Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

For an exact figure in your own yarn, weigh a washed swatch in the pattern stitch: the weighed-swatch yarn calculator scales it to each flat panel or strip. Allow a little more for seams, edging and tails.

Finished size and gauge

With S stitches and R rows per 10 cm, the strip is 200 ÷ S cm by 400 ÷ R cm; the pumpkin is about a third of the strip’s length across once gathered. Work more rows for a wider pumpkin.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

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The ribbed body

  1. Chain 21. Row 1: single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across: 20 stitches.
  2. Rows 2–40: chain 1 and turn; single crochet in the back loop only of each stitch: 20 stitches. The ridges run across the strip.
  3. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Fold the strip so the first and last rows meet and sew them together into a tube.

Gather, stuff and shape

  1. With the tail, sew a running stitch through the row ends along one open edge and pull it tight to close the bottom. Knot it.
  2. Stuff the tube firmly. Sew a running stitch around the other edge, pull it closed and knot it, leaving a long tail.
  3. Take the tail down through the center and out at the bottom, then up around the outside and down through the center again, pulling gently to dent the pumpkin. Repeat 6 times, spaced evenly, and knot it at the bottom.

Stem

  1. With green or brown, make a magic ring with 6 single crochets and work 4 rounds of 6 single crochets. Fasten off and sew the stem to the top center.

Check the work

20 stitches in every row and 40 rows. Six wraps make six segments.

Stitches in every row20 · 20 · 20
  • If the segments do not show, pull the wraps a little tighter or add stuffing.
  • If the stuffing shows at the top, pull the gathering tighter before knotting.

Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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