12 Free Patterns For
Crochet Pumpkins
DIY your decorations for Halloween or fall with these cute and free crochet pumpkin patterns.
Free Written Patterns
PinMudcloth Crochet Pumpkin from Megmade With Love
This unique, mudcloth-inspired crochet pattern is perfect for Halloween. It’s topped with an actual pumpkin stem, which looks really cool. However, the pattern provides many other suggestions. The finished pumpkin measures 8″ (20 cm) in diameter.
YARN REQUIRED: Approximately 80 yards (73 m) of #6 super bulky weight yarn, e.g., Yarn Bee Occasion. You’ll also need some black, #4 medium/worsted weight yarn for embroidering the mud cloth patterns.
NOTIONS: 8 mm (L-11) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, polyester fiberfill, a pumpkin stem (or substitute), scissors, and a hot glue gun.
PinPolly Pumpkins Pattern from The Loophole Fox
Polly Pumpkins is a free pattern with instructions for three sizes, crocheted in the beautifully textured trinity stitch. It’s an intermediate-level pattern. The tiny pumpkin has a finished height of 1¼” and a 10″ circumference (3 cm x 25 cm); the medium is 2″ tall with a 14″ circumference (5 cm x 35.5 cm), and the large is 3¼” x 19″ (8 cm x 48 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: #4 / Medium / Worsted / Aran weight cotton yarn. 26 g or 40 yards for the tiny pumpkin, 50 g/75 yds for the medium, and 90 g/135 yds for the large.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, polyfill stuffing, scissors, stitch markers, and a tapestry needle. You’ll also need a cinnamon stick or a twig to use as a stem for your pumpkin.
PinCrochet Pumpkin Pattern from Meg Made With Love
This is a free pattern for a short and wide pumpkin, measuring about 10″ x 3″ (25.5 cm x 7.5 cm). The pumpkin’s ridges are created using post stitches.
YARN REQUIRED: #5 bulky/chunky weight yarn.
YARN REQUIRED: #5 bulky/chunky weight yarn.
NOTIONS: 6 mm (J-10) crochet hook, fiberfill stuffing, a yarn needle, scissors, and a hot glue gun. You’ll also need raffia and leaves, or objects of your choice, to decorate the top.
PinRibbed Bobble Pumpkin Pattern from Hooked on Homemade Happiness
This free crochet pumpkin pattern features fun textured bobbles and beautiful ribbing from crocheting single and half-double crochets in the back loop. It’s an intermediate-level pattern that’s crocheted flat and then seamed and cinched together.
YARN REQUIRED: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Loops & Threads Impeccable.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, fiberfill stuffing, a cinnamon stick, and a hot glue gun.
PinHarvest Crochet Pumpkins Pattern from Yarnspirations
This is an easy pattern, worked in basic single-crochet and double-crochet stitches. The large pumpkin measures approximately 9″ (23 cm) in diameter and 5½” (14 cm) tall, the medium pumpkin is 7″ x 4″ (18 cm x 10 cm), and the small one is 4½” x 3″ (11.5 cm x 7.5 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Caron Simply Soft.
NOTIONS: 5 mm (H-8) crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, and stuffing.
PinHalloween Pumpkin from Yarn + Chai
This is a great free pattern for a cute crochet jack-o-lantern. The finished pumpkin measures 6″ wide and 5¼” high (15 cm x 13 cm). It’s an intermediate-level pattern worked in a crossed single crochet in the front loop. The colour changes for the face are worked from a graph.
YARN REQUIRED: Approximately 160 yards (146 m) of #4 medium/worsted weight yarn, e.g., Yarn Bee Tweed Indeed. Plus 20 yards (18 m) of black #4 weight cotton.
NOTIONS: 4.50 mm (7) crochet hook, scissors, an extra-long yarn needle, stuffing material, a cinnamon stick for the stem, and fast-drying glue.
PinKawaii Pumpkin by Jennifer Santos
Kawaii pumpkin is a simple, free pattern for a super cute little pumpkin that’s easy to make. It’s rated intermediate and includes lots of photos for guidance. The finished piece is about 3½” x 3½” (9 cm x 9 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: #2 / Fine / Sport weight yarn, e.g., Rainbow Cotton 8/6 from Hobbii.
NOTIONS: 3.50 mm (E-4) crochet hook, pins, scissors, stuffing material, black embroidery thread, a small piece of pink yarn, and 9 mm safety eyes.
Free Patterns with Video tutorials
PinCabled Pumpkin Crochet Pattern from MJ’s Off The Hook Designs
The Cozy Cottage Cable Pumpkin is a free crochet pattern that is crocheted in the round in a beautiful, textured cable stitch. The pattern provides two options: a six-section cable design and an eight-section cable design, with written instructions and a video tutorial. It’s an intermediate-level pattern that uses front and back post double and treble crochet stitches.
YARN REQUIRED: 85-150 yds of #3 light/DK weight or 120-200 yds of #4 medium/worsted weight yarn.
NOTIONS: 4 mm (G-6) and 5 mm (H-8) crochet hooks, scissors, a yarn needle, polyester fiberfill, cinnamon sticks, twine, and a glue gun.
PinBoo Pumpkins from The Turtle Trunk
These adorable little pumpkins are ideal for Halloween decorations. They are created using the Intarsia colourwork technique, which involves working from multiple yarn bobbins. The pattern includes written instructions, a video tutorial, and graphs for every letter of the alphabet so you can customise them to use any word. The finished pumpkins measure approximately 5″ across and 3″ tall (13 cm x 7.5 cm).
YARN REQUIRED: 4 medium/worsted weight yarn in two contrasting colours. You’ll need 180 yards (135 cm) of the main colour and 30 yards (28 m) of the contrast.
NOTIONS: 4 mm (G-6) crochet hook, fiberfill stuffing, a yarn need;e, scissors, and something to use as a pumpkin stem.
PinMini Pumpkin Crochet Pattern from Simply Made By Erin
This cute mini pumpkin is worked flat in rows in the single crochet in the back loop rib stitch. As written, it makes a pumpkin about 12-13″ in circumference and 2″ tall (30-33 cm x 5 cm), but it’s easy to adjust to any size. The written instructions are paired with a video tutorial – great for beginners.
YARN REQUIRED: #6 super bulky weight yarn, e.g., Wool-Ease Thick & Quick from Lion Brand Yarn. Or use two strands of #5 weight yarn held together, e.g., Hue + Me.
NOTIONS: 8 mm (L-11) crochet hook, scissors, a tapestry needle, a measuring tape, stuffing, and a twig or cinnamon stitch to use as a stem.
PinRustic Pumpkin Pattern from Yarn + Chai
The Rustic Pumpkin pattern is crocheted using half-double crochet in the third loop. It is rated as easy and includes written instructions and a video tutorial. The pumpkins, in fall colours, measure 3″ tall and 4½” wide and are made with category #3 yarn. The off-white pumpkin is slightly larger and uses category #4 weight yarn and a larger hook.
YARN REQUIRED: About 80 yards (73 m) of #3 light/DK weight yarn, e.g., Yarn Bee Must Be Merino.
NOTIONS: 3.5 mm crochet hook, scissors, a yarn needle, polyester fiberfill, a hot glue gun, a cinnamon stick, and covered wire.
PinEasy Crochet Pumpkin Pattern and Tutorial from Blue Star Crochet
This free pattern includes written instructions and a step-by-step video tutorial to show you how to make a pumpkin of any size.
YARN REQUIRED: This can be made with any category yarn; the pattern includes a helpful chart for matching a crochet hook to your yarn of choice.
NOTIONS: Scissors, a yarn needle, stuffing material, a hot glue gun, and a branch or cinnamon stick.
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