Autumn Pumpkin: Free Crochet Amigurumi Pattern

Autumn Pumpkin

Designed by Dusti Rose Hendricks

Sheep Of Delight Crochet

As much as I dislike summer, I adore autumn.  The weather gets cooler and the trees turn bright colors and there’s a feeling of adventure in the air.

Skill Level-Easy

Gauge- Not important

Worsted Weight Yarn Colors-

                 .35 oz Peaches & Creme Earthy Orange Cotton Yarn

                 Less than .05 oz Peaches & Creme Amber Cotton Yarn

Materials-

                 F/5 (3.75 MM) crochet hook

                 Yarn or tapestry needle

                 Scissors

                 Stitchmarkers

                 Polyester Fiberfill

Special stitches-This design works best if you use June Gilbank’s Invisible Decrease instead of a typical Decrease stitch.  Instructions can be found on her website at planetjune.com.  A typical Decrease stitch can be used, but I like it best with the Invisible version.

Abbreviations-

                 Rnd…Round                                  Sc…..Single Crochet 

                 Ch….Chain                                     St(s)..Stitch(es)

                 Inc….Increase                                Dec…Decrease

                 Rep…Repeat                                 Sl St..Slip Stitch

Pumpkin

Use Earthy Orange yarn. Starting at the top of the pumpkin:

Rnd 1: Sc 8 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 8 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 8 (16 sts)

Rnd 3: (Sc 2 in one st, Sc 3 in the next) rep 8 times.  The edges of the piece will begin to waffle; don’t worry, that’s supposed to happen. (40 sts)

Rnd 4: (Dec, Inc 3) rep 8 times (56 sts)

Rnd 5: (Dec, Sc 5) rep 8 times (48 sts)

Rnd 6: [Dec, (Inc, Sc) rep 2)] rep 8 times (56 sts)

Rnd 7: (Dec, Sc 3, Dec) rep 8 times (40 sts)

Rnd 8: (Dec, Sc, Dec) rep 8 times (24 sts)

Rnd 9: (Dec, Sc) rep 8 times (16 sts)

Stuff very carefully, making sure to get stuffing in each lobe of the pumpkin.  Don’t overstuff or the pumpkin will lose its shape.

Rnd 10: Dec 8 (8 sts)

Rnd 11: Dec 4 (4 sts)

Finish off with a sl st.  I used the remaining end to stitch from top to bottom several times to form a small indentation at the top and bottom of the pumpkin before tying it off.

Stem

Use Amber yarn.

Row 1: Ch 5

Row 2: Starting in the 2^nd ch from the hook, Sc 1.  Sl st 3. 

Finish off with a sl st.

Finishing-

Sew the stem to the top of the pumpkin and draw any remaining ends back into the pumpkin to hide them.