Small Crochet Pumpkin Pattern: Free Amigurumi

Size: about 10 cm (3.9 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (pumpkin orange) about 25 yd (23 m), B (brown) about 5 yd (5 m), C (leaf green) about 5 yd (5 m)

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

Notions: 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 3-7 sc in each st around 10

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

Leaf (make 1, colour C), about 3.4 cm (1.3 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

Sl st in the next st to finish. FO, leaving a long tail.

Assembly

1. Before closing the pumpkin, stuff it firmly; then close it and leave a long tail of colour A.
2. 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 firmly so it dips deeply. Repeat 6 times around, evenly spaced, and fasten off at the top.
3. Sew the stem to the pumpkin between Rnds 1 and 2. On the centre top, open end down, lightly stuffed.
4. Sew the leaf to the pumpkin between Rnds 4 and 5. Beside the stem, towards the front, lying on the top; pinch two opposite sides of the circle into points first, so it is leaf shaped.
5. Weave in all ends.