Featuring: How to Crochet Jellycat Pumpkin Plushie for Fall & Halloween

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Looking for the CUTEST Halloween buddy? Today, I am featuring this “free crochet miniature Jellycat pumpkin buddy plushie” as part of the “Halloween pumpkins with character plushies” series. Learn how to crochet a pumpkin plushie with a smiling face and legs that is even cuter than the original “Jellycat Amuseables PUMPKIN” plushie. This pumpkin redesign also has blush on the cheeks and curly vines, too. You can also crochet this pumpkin plush as a Valentine’s Day present. It is the CUTEST pumpkin plushie of this year, too.

Can be crocheted either as an amigurumi Jellycat pumpkin that makes an irresistible keychain or as a medium-sized plushie. This crochet sitting pumpkin is so CUTE and anti-stress that I recommend you crochet it as a desk buddy if you use velvet yarn to make yours.

You can also crochet your pumpkin plushie in orange, even though in the demonstration golden yellow will be used. For a spooky Halloween present, I would also recommend crocheting the pumpkin light purple and sewing fangs on the smile. If you want to decorate with this crochet buddy pumpkin, the idea is to put an amigurumi version onto the plush bigger version. Now, continue reading to learn more about this Halloween project.

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Tutorial to Crochet Amuseables Pumpkin Plushie

Difficulty: Easy / Beginner-friendly.

Why: The project uses basic amigurumi techniques like the magic ring and basic increases/decreases. It is small in scale, making it a quick project to complete. The most “complex” part is the shaping, which is done by crocheting separate parts and then simple sewing rather than difficult stitch patterns.

Materials Used

Yarn: 2mm plush yarn in pumpkin yellow, brown (for stem and legs), and green (for leaf).
Crochet Hook: 2.5mm hook.
Eyes: 4mm safety eyes or beads.
Stuffing: Fiberfill.
Thread/Yarn for Details: Black thread for the mouth and pink yarn for the blush.
Tools: Stitch marker, needle, tweezers, scissors, and glue (B-7000).

Crochet Abbreviations

ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
3sc in 1 st: increase by making 3 single crochets into one stitch
FLO: front loops only

Learn Crocheting Now!

Better learn the whole method of crocheting this quick Jellycat pumpkin plushie with the following tutorial:

Written Pattern?

Use the “ask” feature of the tutorial to retrieve the quick pattern. This method is designer-compliant!

Quick Guide

The crochet pumpkin is built in several separate parts, starting with the main body. The body is worked in continuous rounds of yellow plush yarn, beginning with a magic ring and expanding through regular increases before narrowing down with decreases.

After stuffing, a long yarn tail is used to sew vertically through the center, pulling tight to create the pumpkin’s signature ribbed segments.

The stem is a small brown cylinder worked in rounds, while the leaf is a short chain of green yarn with increases to add width. The unique character comes from two small brown legs made using a foundation chain and simple stitches. Finally, the parts are sewn onto the body, safety eyes are attached, and the mouth and blush are embroidered for a friendly finish.