How to Crochet Little Pumpkin Amigurumi For Autumn Decor

A cute little pumpkin amigurumi will decorate perfectly your fall tables and walls. Learn how to crochet such mini pumpkin amigurumi with a step-by-step tutorial we found on lydia shepel crochet. She explains crocheting it very well and the finished amigurumi is super realistic and professional. Whether you add up to the autumn buntings or to the table centerpiece, it will be perfect.

Follow though with the tutorial in the end while in this post we shall provide you with every detail needed for this small pumpkin project.

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Skill Level: Beginners can easily crochet this pumpkin fruit amigurumi. It is quick so you can easily crochet as many in just a few hours.

Tutorial Timing: About 15 Minutes (Yes just 15)

Type: Small and low-sew.

How to Use the Mini Pumpkin Amigurumi

• Autumnal Table Decor: Use mini pumpkins as part of a table centerpiece for fall gatherings or Thanksgiving dinner, combining them with leaves, pinecones, and candles.
• Halloween Accessories: Attach a small loop and wear them as unique, festive earrings.
• Pumpkin Patch Display: Create an assortment of mini pumpkins in various sizes and shades of orange, green, white, and even patterned yarn to display as a miniature pumpkin patch.

Crochet Mini Pumpkin Amigurumi

In this pumpkin amigurumi tutorial, the video tutorial walks through crocheting a small pumpkin, which can be a quick and fun project.

Video Notes

• Materials Needed: The instructor uses yarn and a 1.6 mm crochet hook for this project.
• Magic Ring Technique: The pumpkin begins with a magic ring with 8 single crochets, a foundational crochet technique that helps in creating a tight loop.
• Increasing Stitches: The tutorial covers increasing stitches in rounds to shape the pumpkin. The pumpkin reaches a maximum of 32 stitches in a round, providing its full round shape.
• Decreasing Stitches: Towards the end, decreasing stitches help in shaping the top of the pumpkin before closing it up.
  The pumpkin's height is achieved with 6 rounds of single crochets.
• Fiberfill and Assembly: The pumpkin is stuffed with fiberfill, and the shape is finalized by pulling the thread through the pumpkin in various directions to add the uneven effect.
• Green Stem: The final touch is a small green stem, created with a magic ring and several rounds of single crochets.

Supplies Needed

Following are the things you will need to tackle this project according to the instructor:

1. Thin Cotton Yarn: Bulkier the yarn, bigger the amigurumi.
   • Orange (for the pumpkin body)
   • Green (for the stem)
2. Crochet Hook: 1.6 mm hook size.
3. Fiberfill: To stuff the pumpkin and give it shape.
4. Scissors
5. Needle: For sewing and weaving in the ends.
6. 

Techniques Used:

1. Magic Ring: A technique to start the pumpkin with a tight, adjustable loop.
2. Single Crochet (sc): The main stitch used throughout the project, creating a tight texture. To make it, ns hook into the stitch, yo and pull up a loop. YO and pull through the two loops on the hook.
3. Increase Stitches: Adding extra stitches to expand the pumpkin's shape. Work two single crochet stitches Work one sc by inserting hook into the two stitches.
4. Decrease Stitches: Reducing stitches to taper and close the top of the pumpkin.
5. Slip Stitch: Used to join rounds and finish off sections neatly. Ins hook into the stitch, yo and pull up a loop.
6. Shaping: Using the yarn to pull through the pumpkin and create a rounded, realistic shape.

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