Easy Crochet Pumpkin with Chunky Yarn Cozy Fall Decor

If you love adding handmade touches to your home as the seasons change, this Easy Crochet Pumpkin with Chunky Yarn is the perfect little project for fall! 🎃 It works up quickly, has a soft and cozy texture, and makes a beautiful addition to your autumn decor.

Whether you are a beginner looking for a simple crochet project or an experienced crocheter wanting to make a few pumpkins for your home, this chunky yarn crochet pumpkin is fun, quick, and satisfying to make.

This pumpkin is made by crocheting a simple piece that is joined and stuffed to create the pumpkin shape. You can choose traditional autumn shades such as orange, cream, mustard, rust, brown, or olive green. You can also experiment with neutral colors for a more modern farmhouse look.

Materials Used:-

Chunky Yarn
10mm Crochet Hook

Fiber Fill for Stuffing

Size:-

11 Inches - can be customized to any size

Crochet Terms Used:-

US Crochet Terms

Abbreviations Used:-

Ch - Chain

HDC - Half Double Crochet

DC - Double Crochet

SC - Single Crochet

St/Sts - Stitch/Stitches

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Why You’ll Love This Crochet Pumpkin

There’s something special about decorating your home with handmade pieces. These crochet pumpkins bring a warm, rustic feel to shelves, coffee tables, mantels, baskets, and seasonal displays.

Here are a few reasons to give this project a try:

• Quick to crochet: Chunky yarn helps the pumpkin grow quickly.
• Beginner-friendly: The pattern uses simple crochet techniques.
• Cozy texture: Chunky yarn gives the pumpkin a soft and squishy appearance.
• Perfect for fall: It’s a lovely handmade addition to your autumn decor.
• Easy to customize: Make pumpkins in different sizes and colors to create your own collection.

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Let's Start:-

Round 1:-

Start with a Slip Knot.

Chain 20.

You can increase or decrease these starting chains according to the size which you need to make.

Round 2:-

1 Single Crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook.

1 Single Crochet in the next stitch.

1 Half Double Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.

1 Double Crochet in each of the remaining stitches untill the last 4 Stitches.

1 Half Double Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.

1 Single Crochet each in the remaining 2 stitches.

Once you reach the end, Chain 1 and turn your work.

Round 3 :-

**This round onwards we will be working only in the Backloops.

1 Backloop Single Crochet each in the first 2 Stitches.

1 Backloop Half Double Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.

1 Backloop Double Crochet in each of the remaining stitches untill the last 4 Stitches.

1 Backloop Half Double Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.

1 Backloop Single Crochet each in the last 2 Stitches.

Once you reach the end, Chain 1 and turn your work.

Round 4 Onwards :-

Keep repeating Round 3 untill its around 15 to 16 inches in size or untill the size needed.

Joining and Stuffing:-

Fold your work and join both the ends with Single Crochets in each of the stitches.

Make sure to align both the sides equally.

Flip the project inside out.

Using a Yarn needle, make running stitches on top of one opening and pull the yarn to gather up and close the opening.

Stuff the pumpkin with fiber fill. You can use saved up yarn ends and scrap yarn as stuffing in place of fiber fill.

Repeat the same on the other opening too and close the opening.

Leave a long tail for shaping the pumpkin.

Shaping :-

Use the needle to pull the tail through the center of the pumpkin so that you can wrap the yarn around the side, and pull back through the center. 

Tug the yarn gently to make it tight which will create a slight indent. 

Repeat this four to five more times to create evenly spaced indents around the pumpkin.

If you wish you can increase the number of indents.

Stem:-

Round 1:-

Start with a Slip Knot.

Chain 4.

6 Single Crochets into the 1st Chain from the start.

*Do not Slip Stitch. Work in continuous rounds.

Make 5 to 6 rounds of 1 Single Crochet in each stitch around.

You can increase the number of rounds if you wish to make the stem longer.

Round 2:-

Chain 10 .

1 Slip Stitch into the same stitch (i.e.the Bottom stitch)

1 Slip Stitch in the next stitch.

Repeat(Ch10,1SL in same St),1SL in the next stitch).

Leave a long tail and weave off.

Total 6 Petals.

Assembling:-

Using a yarn needle ,sew the stem on top of the pumpkin and weave off yarn ends.

Here is the Summary of the Pattern:-

Round 1:-

Start with a Slip Knot.

Ch 20.

You can increase or decrease these starting Chs according to the size which you need to make.

Round 2:-

1 SC in the 2nd Ch from the hook.

1 SC in the next St.

1 HDC each in the next 2 Sts.

1 DC in each of the remaining Sts untill the last 4 Sts.

1 HDC each in the next 2 Sts.

1 SC each in the remaining 2 Sts.

Once you reach the end, Ch 1 and turn your work.

Round 3 :-

**This round onwards we will be working only in the Backloops.

1 BLSC each in the first 2 Sts.

1 BLHDC each in the next 2 Sts.

1 BLDC in each of the remaining Sts untill the last 4 Sts.

1 BLHDC each in the next 2 Sts.

1 BLSC each in the last 2 Sts.

Once you reach the end, Ch 1 and turn your work.

Round 4 Onwards :-

Keep repeating Round 3 untill its around 15 to 16 inches in size or untill the size needed.

Joining and Stuffing:-

Fold your work and join both the ends with SCs in each of the Sts.

Make sure to align both the sides equally.

Flip the project inside out.

Using a Yarn needle, make running Sts on top of one opening and pull the yarn to gather up and close the opening.

Stuff the pumpkin with fiber fill. You can use saved up yarn ends and scrap yarn as stuffing in place of fiber fill.

Repeat the same on the other opening too and close the opening.

Leave a long tail for shaping the pumpkin.

Shaping :-

Use the needle to pull the tail through the center of the pumpkin so that you can wrap the yarn around the side, and pull back through the center. 

Tug the yarn gently to make it tight which will create a slight indent. 

Repeat this four to five more times to create evenly spaced indents around the pumpkin.

If you wish you can increase the number of indents.

Stem:-

Round 1:-

Start with a Slip Knot.

Ch 4.

6 SCs into the 1st Ch from the start.

*Do not Slip St. Work in continuous rounds.

Make 5 to 6 rounds of 1 SC in each St around.

You can increase the number of rounds if you wish to make the stem longer.

Round 2:-

Ch 10 .

1 Slip St into the same St (i.e.the Bottom St)

1 Slip St in the next St.

Repeat(Ch10,1SL in same St),1SL in the next St).

Leave a long tail and weave off.

Total 6 Petals.

Assembling:-

Using a yarn needle ,sew the stem on top of the pumpkin and weave off yarn ends.

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