Chubby Pumpkin

Free Chubby Pumpkin crochet tutorial by @medvedik.toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a little pumpkin doll. Any cotton blend yarn works well for this amigurumi: Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, YarnArt Jeans, and others. This toy can make a lovely autumn decoration for Halloween.

Finished toy size is about 10 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Cotton Gold yarn: green and orange
• Black thread for embroidering the face
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Chubby Pumpkin Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 8. (6 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 9-16. 48 sc (8 rounds)

Insert the eyes between rounds 11 and 12, 6 stitches apart.

Rnd 17. (6 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 18. (5 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 19. (4 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 20. (3 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 21. (2 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 22. (sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 23. 6 dec

Close the opening, fasten off, and cut the yarn. Make 4 sculpting pulls on the head.

Body

Crochet the same as the head through round 8. Then:

Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 10. (8 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 11-21. 60 sc (11 rounds)
Rnd 22. (8 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 23. (7 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 24. (6 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 25. (5 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 26. (4 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 27. (3 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 28. (2 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 29. (sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 30. 6 dec

Make 6 sculpting pulls on the body. Sew the head to the body. Embroider the mouth, nose, and upper eyelid with black embroidery floss.

Hat and Curls

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6
Rnd 6. (3 sc, dec) x 6
Rnd 7. (2 sc, dec) x 6

Fasten off and cut the yarn, then sew to the head. Crochet 2 curls.

Large Curl

Chain 16, then starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: (3 sc in 1 stitch) x 10, 5 sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Small Curl

Chain 13, then starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: (3 sc in 1 stitch) x 8, 4 sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Sew the curls on.

Arms (2 pieces)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2-11. 6 sc

Do not stuff the arms. Fold each piece in half and crochet 3 sc through both layers. Sew to the body.

Legs (2 pieces)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) x 3
Rnd 3. (2 sc, inc) x 3
Rnd 4-6. 12 sc

Do not stuff the legs. Fold each piece in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Sew the legs to the body.