Easy Puff Stitch Pumpkin

 This year, I got tired of just crocheting the same pumpkins for fall and Halloween decorations. Don't get me wrong, they are absolutely adorable, and my mom keeps asking me to make her more, but after a while, the patterns and textures all start looking the same. To fix that, I figured, why not make my own pattern? So I did! And, in my opinion, it is absolutely adorable!

This pattern can be made with any yarn weight, along with a hook slightly smaller than the recommended size. You can find a free, downloadable version of this pattern on Ribblr

Pattern

Round 1: MR, hdc 8. Do not Slip Stitch

Round 2: (2hdc, 3hdc) 4x. Do not slip stitch

Round 3: (Hdc, 2hdc, 3hdc, 2hdc, hdc) 4x. Slip Stitch to first stitch

Round 4: Ch 1, sc around. sl st to first st

Rounds 5-7: Repeat Round 4

Round 8: Ch 1, *sc 3, puff stitch 4th st,* [yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull up a loop, pull through 6 loops, pull through 2 loops], repeat around, sl st to first st

Round 9: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to first st

Round 10: Repeat Round 8

Round 11: Repeat Round 9

Repeat Rnds 8 & 9 as many times as desired

Round 12: Ch 1. *Sc 4 stitches, sc2tog.* Repeat around. slip stitch to first st

Round 13: Ch 1, *Sc 3, sc2gog*, repeat around, sl st to first st

Round 14: Ch 1, *Sc 2, sc2tog*, repeat around, sl st to first st

Round 15: Ch 1, *Sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sl st to first st

Fill pumpkin with polyfill or other stuffing to desired hardness.

Sc2tog around. Cut yarn and sew closed

For Stem

MR, 6 sc in ring. Make as long as you want. Sew stem to top of pumpkin

I would love to see your pumpkins! Tag me on Instagram @crochetingsavvy and with the hashtag #crochetingsavvy and #puffstitchpumpkin