Pumpkin / Jack-O-Lanturn Amigurumi

Louie's Loops

Medium difficulty

Medium

30 minutes

PDF

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What you'll create

What you'll learn

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Orange
Green
Black

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Stuffing

Darning Needle

Abbreviations

ch

Chain Stitch

st

Stitch

slst

Slip Stitch

sc

Single Crochet

inc

Increase

dec

Decrease (Sharp)

invdec

Invisible Decrease

mp

Mini Picot

Other Useful Info

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 2” tall

Worked

In the Round unless otherwise stated

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The Pattern

Use the checkboxes to track your progress
(1:23) The time codes match to the pattern video

01Main

[Starting in Orange]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc (sc 2) in each st around (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4: [sc 2, inc] repeat 6 times (24)

You can keep increasing rounds here for a larger pumpkin

Color changes for making the Jack-O-Lantern version start here, ignore the color changes at the end of the Rnd to make a normal pumpkin.

Color Changes:
For color changes with Color/Color (ex: 1 Red/Blue), make the first pull through with the first color (Red), and next with the second color (Blue)

Rnd 5: sc in each st (24) [5 O, 1 B, 4 O, 1 B, 13 O]

Rnd 6: sc in each st (24) [5 O, 2 O/B, 3 O, 2 O/B, 12 O]

Rnd 7: sc in each st (24) [4 O, 1 B, 2 B/O, 4 O, 2 B/O, 1 B, 10 O]

Rnd 8: sc in each st (24) [5 O, 2 O/B, 4 B, 3 O/B, 10 O]

[Continuing all in Orange]

Rnds 9-10: sc in each st (24 x 2)

You can repeat Rnds 9 and 10 to get a longer pumpkin.
If you increased more after Rnd 4 you’ll need to decrease more as well.

If you increased more after Rnd 4 you’ll need to decrease more as well

Rnd 11: [sc 2, invdec] repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 12: [sc, invdec] repeat 6 times (12)

Rnd 13: dec in each st (6)

Cut yarn leaving a fairly long end, stuff, and sew closed.

02Creating the Segments

Now using a long piece of orange yarn begin threading around from the bottom to the top of your pumpkin 6 times making segments. Pull tight and tie together on the bottom.

03Vine

[All in Green]

Rnd 1: ch 1, m.p (ch 2, sl.st into the rst ch made), ch 1, m.p, ch 1, m.p, ch 2

Cut yarn, ch and pull through, leaving a somewhat long end to sew onto the main section.

04Stem

[All in Green]
Ch 4, Working into the back loops, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl.st in each ch down.

Sew the stem and vine onto the Main Section.

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