Granny Pumpkin

These pumpkins would make wonderful gifts, party favours or table decorations. They work beautifully for a mobile, garland (vertical or horizontal) or bag charm. Using very little yarn, they’re also fabulous stash busters and give you great opportunities for playing with colour. Finish one in an evening, they’re a quick project that take just a few hours each. You’ll be crocheting the squares together so no sewing is required except for an easy gathering stitch to shape the pumpkin. There are very few ends to weave in - if you choose, you don’t have to weave in any ends! Just knot and hide them inside your pumpkin- something that you can only do with amigurumi style crochet (and something I usually don’t recommend) Experiment with various yarns and appropriate hook sizes for different sized pumpkins. **Yarn Used for samples** Samples made in fingering, sport & DK weight yarn, but pumpkins can be made in most yarn weights with appropriate hook size. Louie and Lola Merino Fingering; 100% superwash merino; 100/3.5oz; 400m/437yds; Super Fine #1 Sock/ Fingering weight (4 ply) Scheepjes Catona; 100% mercerised cotton; 50g/1.75oz; 125m/137yds; Fine #2 Sport weight (5 ply) Drops Lima; 65% Wool, 35% Alpaca; 50g/1.76oz; 100m/109yds; Light #3/ DK weight (8 ply) **Yarn amounts required:** Granny Squares: Scraps of 2-5 different colours: Fingering & Sport: 24m (26yd) total DK: 24m (26yd) total Body of Pumpkin Fingering & Sport: 36m (39yd) DK: 38m (42yd) A few metres/yards of yarn for stem **Finished size:** Merino Fingering: 6.5cm (2.5in) across x 4cm (1.6in) high Scheepjes Catona: 8cm (3.15in) across x 4.5cm (1.75in) high Drops Lima: 9cm (3.5in) across x 5.5cm (2.2in) high **Hook size:** 2.5mm (US B-1 is suitable substitute) with Louie & Lola Merino (Fingering weight) or Catona (Sport weight) OR 3mm (US D-3 is closest size) with Drops Lima (DK/ 8 ply) Use hook size at least 1mm smaller than the one recommended for the yarn you choose. Crochet with tight tension. This will help to minimise gaps in the granny squares. For the stem, you’ll also need a : 4mm (US G-6) hook with fingering weight yarn OR : 4.5mm (US 7) hook with DK weight yarn **Other Supplies:** Yarn Scissors Tapestry needle Chenille needle, or longer tapestry needle (optional) Polyester fibrefill or other similar stuffing Small amount thin cotton fabric Stitch marker x 1 (optional) **Find me here:** Instagram - [@crochetroad][1] Facebook - [Crochet Road][2] Facebook Group - [Crochet Road Community][3] YouTube - [Crochet Road][4] This pattern is an original Crochet Road design and is for personal use only. It may not be copied, shared, translated, published, altered, edited or distributed either online or offline. You are free to sell items made from this pattern, as long as they are made by yourself in a small number. Please mention Crochet Road (Joy Clements) as designer in your product listings & on tags. Use your own photos to promote and sell your items. Thank you and have a wonderful day! ©Crochet Road. All rights reserved. [1]: https://www.instagram.com/crochetroad/ [2]: https://www.facebook.com/crochetroad [3]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/crochetroadcommunity/?ref=share [4]: https://youtube.com/@crochetroad?si=eI_nmBtFk8jLfKGv