Crochet Pumpkin Man

The Crochet Pumpkin Man is a charming seasonal décor piece that brings a delightful touch to any fall setting. With his whimsical design and warm orange hue, he adds a cozy and festive atmosphere to your home or office. Crafted with intricate crochet stitches and adorned with small details like a stitched-on face and curly vines, this little pumpkin man radiates handmade charm and creativity. Whether placed on a mantel, used as a table centerpiece, or gifted to a friend, the Crochet Pumpkin Man is sure to bring smiles and autumn cheer to all who encounter him. His friendly presence is a reminder of the joy that can be found in simple, handmade treasures during the harvest season.

Materials-

• Worsted weight yarn
  • Orange, green, blue, and pants color
• Hook size 3.5mm (E)
• 10mm Safety Eyes, or an alternative form of eyes
• Stitch Marker
• PolyFill
• Tapestry Needle, and extra-long needle (optional)
• Scissors
• Sewing Pins

US Abbreviations-

• Rd(s)- Round(s)
• MR- Magic Ring
• Sc- Single Crochet
• Hdc- Half Double Crochet
• Dc- Double Crochet
• Sl St- Slip Stitch
• St(s)- Stitch(s)
• Inc- Increase
• Dec- Invisible Decrease
  • In front loops only pick up the next two loops, yarn over, and pull through twice.
• P- Picot
  • Ch 3 and sl st in the third ch from the hook.
• FO- Fasten Off
• FLO- Front Loop Only
• BLO- Back Loop Only

Notes-

• Magic Ring Alternative- chain 2 and single crochet in the second chain from the hook.
• This will be crocheted in the round.
• If not specified or in () repeat to the end of the round.©
• Stuff as you go.

Body-

Feet- (make 2)

Orange

Ch 7

Rd 1: sc in the second ch from the hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, continue around the ch, sc 4, inc (14)

Rd 2: inc, sc 4, inc x3, sc 4, inc x2 (20)

Rd 3: inc, sc 5, (inc, sc) x3, sc 4, (inc, sc) x2 (26)

Rds 4-6: sc around (26) (3 rounds)

Rd 7: sc 5, (sc, dec) x4, sc 9 (22)

Rd 8: sc 6, dec x4, sc 8 (18)

Rd 9: sc 4, dec x3, sc 8 (15)

Rds 10-15: sc around (15) (6 rounds)

Change to pants color. Stuff

Rd 16: BLO sc around (15)

Rds 17-22: sc around (15) (6 rounds)

FO the first leg, but not the second one.

Body-

You will be placing your st marker in a new spot in this round.

Rd 23: Line up the legs, making sure that the feet are pointing the same direction. Sc 4, ch 2, sc on the first leg and place your st marker. Sc 14, sc 2 across the ch, sc 15 around the second leg, sc 2 on the other side of the ch (34)

Rds 24-31: sc around (34) (8 rounds)

Change to the shirt color. Stuff

Rd 32: BLO sc around (34)

Rd 33: sc 3, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 3 (30)

Rds 34-35: sc around (30) (2 rounds)

Rd 36: sc 3, dec (24)

Rds 37-38: sc around (24) (2 rounds)

Rd 39: sc 2, dec (18)

Rds 40-41: sc around (18) (2 rounds)

Rd 42: sc, dec (12)

Rds 43-44: sc around (12) Stuff (2 rounds)

FO leaving a long tail to sew on the head.

To make the cuff, insert your hook into the FLO of rd 16 of the pants through the st, toward the leg and sc around, sl st to the first st, FO and sew in the ends.

Arms- (make 2)

Orange

Rd 1: sc 6 in MR

Rd 2: inc (12)

Rd 3: sc 2, inc (16)

Rds 4-6: sc around (16) (3 rounds)

Rd 7: sc 2, dec (12)

Rd 8: sc, dec (8)

Rds 9-13: sc around (8) (5 rounds)

Rd 14: BLO sc around (8)

Change to the shirt color.

Rds 15-17: sc around (8) (3 rounds) Stuff part of the way before closing.

Rd 18: fold in half and sc through both sides 4 times.

FO leaving a tail for sewing.

To make the cuff, insert your hook into the FLO of rd 14 from the shirt through the st toward the arm and sc around, sl st to the first st, FO and sew in the ends.

Sew arms between rds 39 and 40.

Suspenders-

Pants color

Center the suspenders with 6 sc between the 2 suspenders on the front and the back of your pumpkin man.

Sc around the post of the first rd of the shirt in the front of the body, ch 20, skip 9 sts around the side of the body, sc on the backside. If the suspender doesn’t fit over the arm properly, you may need to adjust how many ch you need. Repeat this for the second suspender.

FO and sew in the ends.

For the strap across the chest, you will start about 5 ch up and just below the arms. Sc, ch 5, sc on the other suspender, the same height as the other side, about 5 ch up.

Row 1: sl st in the first ch on the suspender, turn and sc across the ch, sl st on the other suspender.

FO and sew in the ends. You can leave a longer tail to tack the suspenders in place.

Head-

Pumpkin Part-

Orange

Rd 1: sc 6 in MR

Rd 2: inc (12)

Rd 3: sc, inc (18)

Rd 4: sc 2, inc (24)

Rd 5: sc 3, inc (30)

Rd 6: sc 4, inc (36)

Rd 7: sc 5, inc (42)

Rd 8: sc 6, inc (48)

Rd 9: sc 7, inc (54)

Rd 10: sc 8, inc (60)

Rds 11-20: sc around (60) (10 rounds) insert the eyes between rds 13 and 14, 8 sts apart.

Rd 21: sc 8, dec (54)

Rd 22: sc 7, dec (48)

Rd 23: sc 6, dec (42)

Rd 24: sc 5, dec (36)

Rd 25: sc 4, dec (30)

Rd 26: sc 3, dec (24). Stuff very loosely so that you can have room to form the pumpkin.

Rd 27: sc 2, dec (18)

Rd 28: sc, dec (12)

Rd 29: dec (6)

FO leaving a long tail to create the bumps of the pumpkin. Close the gap by slipping the needle through the FLO and pulling tight.

To create the bumps, you start by inserting your tapestry needle through the hole you just closed up and the MR at the bottom. Pull tight to create the sunken-in look. *Now you will take the needle and insert your needle back through the pumpkin, through the top to the bottom like the first bump and pull tight. This will create an indent on the outside. Continue to repeat from * 5 more times to create 6 bumps, wrapping around 6 times total. To help get the bumps even, you can do one line and then come up and down with the yarn being wrapped around the opposite side to complete the “line” across the pumpkin and continue to do that around the pumpkin. FO and sew in the ends.

Stem-

Green

These next several steps; stem, leaf, vine are all made as one piece without FO.

Rd 1: sc 6 in MR

Rd 2: inc (12)

Rd 3: BLO sc around (12)

Rd 4: sc around (12)

Rd 5: sc, dec (8)

Rd 6-7: sc around (8)

Sl st but don’t FO.

Leaf-

This will not be crocheted in rounds, it will be crocheted in rows.

Ch 6

Row 1: sc in the second ch from the hook (sc 6, ch 1) and turn. The sts are all in the same ch so that the leaf is loose.

Row 2: (sc, hdc), (dc, p, dc, hdc), (sc, hdc), (dc, p, dc, hdc), (sc, hdc, dc), p, (dc, hdc, sc), sl st in the ch loop. Sl st 3 along the ch, sl st in the same space as before, when you started the leaf in the stem

Sc around the stem

Vine-

Ch 15 or 18, sc 2 in the second ch from the hook, 2 sc in each ch, sl st in the same st, ch 12 or 15, sc 2 in the second ch from the hook and every other ch, sl st in the same st. Ch 1. On the other side of the leaf (sc, inc), sl st on the base of the vine. FO and sew to the top of the pumpkin, stuffing as you go, and sew in the ends. Sew the pumpkin to the top of the body. Continue to stuff the neck to help prevent a floppy neck.