Crochet White Pumpkin: Free Ghost Pumpkin Pattern

Size: about 9 cm (3.5 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (white) about 25 yd (23 m), B (brown) about 5 yd (5 m); C (black) small amount

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Pumpkin (make 1, colour A), about 7.9 cm (3.1 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnd 6 (sc 4, inc) x 6 36
• Rnd 7 sc 2, inc, (sc 5, inc) x 5, sc 3 42
• Rnds 8-11 sc in each st around 42
• Rnd 12 (sc 5, dec) x 6 36
• Rnd 13 sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnd 14 (sc 3, dec) x 6 24
• Rnd 15 sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x 5, sc 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 16 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 17 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Stem (make 1, colour B), about 1.9 cm (0.7 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 5 sc in MR 5
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 10
• Rnds 3-5 sc in each st around 10

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.

Assembly

1. Embroider the two oval eyes on the pumpkin at Rnd 8 with colour C. On the front, about 6 stitches apart; embroider before closing, while you can reach inside.
2. Embroider the small round open mouth on the pumpkin at Rnd 9 with colour C. Centred under the eyes.
3. Stuff the pumpkin firmly, close it and leave a long tail of colour A.
4. Make the sections: thread the long tail on a yarn needle, go down through the centre and out at the bottom, bring the yarn up the outside to the top and pull gently so it dips. Repeat 6 times around, evenly spaced and passing beside (never across) the face, and fasten off at the top.
5. Sew the stem to the pumpkin between Rnds 1 and 2. On the centre top, open end down, lightly stuffed.
6. Optional hanging loop: thread a length of colour A through the top of the pumpkin beside the stem and tie it into a loop.
7. Weave in all ends.