How to Crochet UNIQUE Craft-Style 3D Pumpkin Fall Decoration

Author: Talha

I am a crochet designer, macramé maker and a crafter who also loves doing MATH.

Featuring: Papari of MIY By Papari

She is a crochet designer and tutor based in US and has been our freind recently!

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On my craft blog, last week I shared a free tutorial on how to make a 3D pumpkin paper craft made by cutting flat pumpkin cutouts. Today, I am excited to FEATURE the crochet version of this elegant and clever pumpkin craft that will be easy to crochet for even beginners. Introducing the crochet 3D pumpkin hanging decoration that you can also add to a Halloween garland, and learn how to crochet with a step-by-step tutorial. I am calling it a beginner-friendly crochet pumpkin because all you have to do to crochet the pumpkin body is to make flat circle pieces, fold them in half (just like the paper craft), and then assemble them using glue.

You will also learn how to crochet a life-like green pumpkin stalk as well as a coiled pumpkin vine. The crochet pumpkin slices also have the lovely crab stitch edging that makes each slice look even more elegant.

When you hang these crochet pumpkin crafts in your Halloween or autumn garland, this DIY pumpkin will also spin like a crochet wind spinner. You can also crochet your pumpkin plush using aqua, pink (with a brown stem), and even slate green with the brown stem. Anyway, you can definitely decide how you should customize your DIY crochet pumpkin after you learn how to crochet one. So, continue reading to learn more about this Halloween & autumn pumpkin slice project.

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Collaborative Patterns

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Collaborative Patterns

This tutorial teaches how to make a 3D oval-shaped pumpkin by crocheting six separate oval pieces. You start each oval with a magic ring and make single crochets, increasing the stitch count in each round to create the oval shape. The final round uses a reverse single crochet.

After making six ovals, you stack them and stitch the tops and bottoms together to form the pumpkin body. Next, you crochet a green stem with a spiral by making half double crochets in a chain. Finally, you attach the stem base to the pumpkin using a needle or fabric glue.

Difficulty Level

Intermediate. The difficulty is intermediate because while it uses basic stitches, it requires making multiple uniform pieces, assembling them correctly to form a 3D shape, working in front loops only, and executing the reverse single crochet stitch, which requires careful tension.

Pattern Abbreviations

sc – single crochet
inc – increase
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
flo – front loop only

Materials

Orange yarn
Green yarn
4.0 mm crochet hook
3.5 mm crochet hook
Stitch marker
Yarn needle
Scissors

Difficult Stitch Details

Reverse Single Crochet: Keep your active loop a little bit loose. Insert your hook into the previous stitch to the right instead of the next stitch to the left. Pull up a loop so you have two loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull a loop through both of them to complete the stitch.