Instructions

1. Row 1

   Worked Flat

2. Row 2

   (Uses 3.5 mm hook / medium weight yarn)

3. Row 3

   Step 1: Leave a yarn tail at the beginning.

4. Row 4

   Size 1 (10 cm): leave a yarn tail measuring about 30 cm and ch20.

5. Row 5

   Size 2 (12 cm): leave a yarn tail measuring about 35 cm and ch25.

6. Row 6

   Size 3 (14 cm): leave a yarn tail measuring about 40 cm and ch30.

7. Row 7

   Starting from the second ch from hook: 1sc in each ch.

8. Row 8

   Step 2: Ch1 and turn, 1sc in each st through BLO.

9. Row 9

   Step 3: Repeat the last row until you reach about 3 times the height of the pumpkin (the length you got after finishing STEP 1). Make sure you end in a row where your hook is on the same side of the yarn tail left in the beginning.

10. Row 10

    Step 4: Ch1 and turn, align the two ends of the work and insert your hook crossing 1st from each end to join them. Sc stitch by stitch all row long to close the side of the pumpkin.

11. Row 11

    Finishing: Fasten off leaving about 30 cm (size 1) / 35 cm (size 2) / 40 cm (size 3) of yarn tail to close the top of the pumpkin. Use a tapestry needle to sew around it several times, inserting the needle into alternate stitches, to close the top. Stuff it well and use the tail left in the beginning to close the bottom. Hide the yarn tails inside the pumpkin.

12. Row 12

    Pattern 2: Worked In-The-Round (Amigurumi Style)

13. Row 13

    (Uses 5 mm hook / super chunky weight yarn)

14. Row 14

    Size 1 (about 6 cm):

15. Row 15

    R1: 8sc in the MR [8]

16. Row 16

    R2: (inc)x8 [16]

17. Row 17

    R3: (sc, inc)x8 [24]

18. Row 18

    R4-R9 (6 rows): 1sc in each st around [32] (Note: Stitch count transcribed exactly as shown in the pattern chart image)

19. Row 19

    R10: (2sc, dec)x8 [24]

20. Row 20

    R11: (sc, dec)x8 [16]

21. Row 21

    Stuff.

22. Row 22

    R12: (dec)x8 [8]

23. Row 23

    Fasten off leaving a tail of about 60 cm and close the hole.

24. Row 24

    Size 2 (about 8 cm):

25. Row 25

    R1: 8sc in the MR [8]

26. Row 26

    R2: (inc)x8 [16]

27. Row 27

    R3: (sc, inc)x8 [24]

28. Row 28

    R4: (2sc, inc)x8 [32]

29. Row 29

    R5-R12 (8 rows): 1sc in each st around [32]

30. Row 30

    R13: (2sc, dec)x8 [24]

31. Row 31

    R14: (sc, dec)x8 [16]

32. Row 32

    Stuff.

33. Row 33

    R15: (dec)x8 [8]

34. Row 34

    Fasten off leaving a tail of about 80 cm and close the hole.

35. Row 35

    Size 3 (about 10 cm):

36. Row 36

    R1: 8sc in the MR [8]

37. Row 37

    R2: (inc)x8 [16]

38. Row 38

    R3: (sc, inc)x8 [24]

39. Row 39

    R4: (2sc, inc)x8 [32]

40. Row 40

    R5: (3sc, inc)x8 [40]

41. Row 41

    R6-R15 (10 rows): 1sc in each st around [40]

42. Row 42

    R16: (3sc, dec)x8 [32]

43. Row 43

    R17: (2sc, dec)x8 [24]

44. Row 44

    R18: (sc, dec)x8 [16]

45. Row 45

    Stuff.

46. Row 46

    R19: (dec)x8 [8]

47. Row 47

    Fasten off leaving a tail of about 1 m and close the hole.

48. Row 48

    Shaping the ribs (For In-The-Round Styles):

49. Row 49

    Use a tapestry needle or doll needle to cross the yarn tail from the top to the bottom through the middle of the pumpkin.

50. Row 50

    Then, insert the needle in the same spot on the top again and pull it tight on the bottom.

51. Row 51

    Repeat that 4 more times, making sure you place the yarn at a certain distance from the last one to space the pumpkin ribs properly.

52. Row 52

    In the end, make a knot, hide the rest of the yarn inside and fasten off.

53. Row 53

    Stems (Same for both pumpkin styles)

54. Row 54

    (Uses 3.5 mm hook / medium weight yarn holding double strand in brown)

55. Row 55

    Ch5 (size 1 pumpkins) / Ch7 (size 2 pumpkins) / Ch9 (size 3 pumpkins).

56. Row 56

    From the second ch from hook do 1 sl st into each chain through the back loop of the chain.

57. Row 57

    Fasten off leaving a tail to sew it to the top of the pumpkin.