I love a good texture, and this stitch pattern really gives a lot of beautiful interest to an otherwise boring pattern. I love how the diamond shape catches the light. Add tassels, and you have an elegant table decoration for Fall! Because this pattern is rather challenging, I have made a YouTube video to accompany it. This is an intermediate crochet pattern.

Supplies Needed:
-150-250 yds of any size yarn (this pattern can be made any size and yardage will vary)
-Any hook size (I used the recommended hook sizes according to my yarn label)
-6 beads with large central holes of 2 varying sizes (Optional. 2 are used for the stem)
-leather strip or matching pipe cleaner (Optional. Used for the stem)
-Hot glue gun and glue stick (to attach stem to pumpkin)
-Polyfil stuffing
-Yarn needle, scissors, tape measure
-Piece of cardboard 4” wide

Terms Used and Abbreviations:
Pattern is written in US terminology.

Back Post Half Double Crochet – bphdc
Begin - beg
Chain(s) - ch(s)
Fasten Off - FO
Front Post Double Crochet 2 together - fpdc2tog
Front Post Half Double Crochet - fphdc
Half Double Crochet – hdc
Repeat - Rep
Single Crochet - sc
Skip - sk
Slip Stitch - sl st
Stitch(es) - st(s)
Yarn Over – YO

Special Stitches:
Fpdc2tog – explained in depth in my pattern.

Gauge:
Not necessary due to the simplicity of using st multiples.

Finished Measurements:
The size of your pumpkins will be totally up to you, but my instructions are for both smaller and larger pumpkins, with the larger size being in parentheses. My instructions call for a tubular shape that is 6” (7.5”) wide and 5” (6.5”) tall. These measurements reflect the unstuffed, flat tube. If you choose to make a different size, the rule of thumb is to make your pumpkin 1” shorter than the width of your piece.

There are no refunds for the purchase of my digital patterns. My patterns have been tested and edited accordingly; however, there may still be lingering errors as I am human. If you encounter an error, please let me know and I will be happy to fix it and send you the updated version.