FREE Mini Crochet Pumpkin Pattern

This free mini crochet pumpkin pattern can be used as a keychain or just as little Fall decor accents! We will use puff stitches to create a cute little textured pumpkin, with 2 different size options!

Scroll down for the free pattern, or purchase an inexpensive PDF version right here.

Pumpkin Design & Structure

It is my first Fall in my new home with my new husband (which is amazing) but that also means I have NO Fall decorations! So I figured it was time to design my first little pumpkins.

When I say these pumpkins work up fast, I’m not kidding. The tiny ones take like 5 minutes, and the larger ones 10-15.

I didn’t want them to look exactly like your standard crochet pumpkin, so I added the design element of some mini puff stitches. I really like how the texture came out using these! (I hope you do too).

To make the pumpkins, we’ll basically just work in the round, first increasing, then working some straight rounds, and then decreasing. We’ll add some ridges at the end as a finishing touch, along with a stem. Easy peasy!

And if you have any trouble along the way, make sure to check out my video tutorial because that will show you everything step by step.

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Mini Crochet Pumpkins – Free Pattern

Fall is upon us! Kick off the season with this super easy crochet pumpkin keychain pattern. You will love how quickly these little pumpkins work up!

Tiny Pumpkin Video:

Regular Pumpkin Video: coming soon!

Materials: 

• Red Heart Super Saver (100% Acrylic, 364 yds / 333 m, 7 oz / 198 g) small amounts in Carrot and Buff
• Feel free to use any worsted weight orange & brown yarn
• F/3.75mm crochet hook (or adjust based on your tension)
• Yarn needle
• Keychain supplies (if desired) I used these ones on Amazon

Gauge: 

Not necessary for this project.

Notes:

1. Tiny pumpkin will be worked in continuous rounds, starting at the top of the pumpkin.
2. Regular sized pumpkin will be worked in joined rounds (so the puff stitches don’t look off).
3. Ch 1 does not count as a stitch for the regular pumpkin.

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Measurements/Sizing: 

Teeny: 3/4”

Regular: 2”

Abbreviations/Stitches Used (U.S.) 

Chain – ch

Slip stitch – sl st

Single crochet – sc

Repeat – rep

Stitch(es) – st(s)

Round – rnd

Special Stitches:

Puff Stitch (puff st):

Insert hook into indicated st. YO, pull up a loop. YO, insert hook into same st, YO pull up a loop. YO, pull through 4 loops on hook.

Written Instructions:

Tiny Pumpkin:

With orange, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1 (RS): Make 6 sc into ring. (6 sc)

Row 2: *Puff st in next st, 2 puff sts in next st. Rep from * around. (9 puff sts)

Row 3: Sc in each st around. (9 sc)

Row 4: Puff st in each st around. (9 puff st)

Begin stuffing here.

Row 5: *Sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Rep from * around. (6 sc)

Fasten off. Finish stuffing with polyfill. Weave yarn through last 6 sts and pull tight to close the hole. (Note: this is the bottom of the pumpkin).

Stem: Ch 5. Sl st in second ch from hook and next 3 ch. (4 sl st) Fasten off.

Finishing: 

• Create ridges in the pumpkin by using orange yarn like so: Thread a yarn needle. Start with the yarn at the bottom, then insert needle from top to bottom, so that a length of yarn goes along the side of pumpkin. Pull tight to create 1 ridge. Repeat, creating 5 ridges that are evenly spaced around the pumpkin (try to create the ridges in between the puff stitches for the best look).

• Attach stem to pumpkin by weaving the yarn all the way down from top to bottom of pumpkin. 
• Weave in all ends.

Regular Pumpkin:

With orange, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1 (RS): Make 6 sc into ring. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: Puff st in same st a sl st, 2 puff sts in next st. *Puff st in next st, 2 puff sts in next st. Rep from * around, sl st to first st to join. (9 puff sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as sl st. Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st. *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st. Rep from * around, sl st to join. (12 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, puff st in same st as sl st. Puff st in next st, 2 puff st in next st (increase made). *Puff st in next 2 sts, 2 puff st in next st. Rep from * around. Sl st in first puff st to join. (16 puff st)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around. (16 sc)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, puff st in each st around. (16 puff st)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, Sc in same st as sl st. Sc in next st, sc2tog. *Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. Rep from * around. (12 sc)

Begin stuffing now.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, puff st in each st around. (12 puff st)

Rnd 9: Sc2tog in each st around. (6 sc)

Fasten off. Finish stuffing with polyfill. Weave yarn through last 6 sts and pull tight to close the hole. (Note: this is the bottom of the pumpkin).

Stem: Ch 7. Sl st in second ch from hook and next 5 ch. (6 sl st). Fasten off.

Finishing: 

• Create ridges in the pumpkin by using orange yarn like so: Thread a yarn needle. Start with the yarn at the bottom, then insert needle from top to bottom, so that a length of yarn goes along the side of pumpkin. Pull tight to create 1 ridge. Repeat, creating 5 ridges that are evenly spaced around the pumpkin (try to create the ridges in between the puff stitches for the best look).
• Attach stem to pumpkin by weaving the yarn all the way down from top to bottom of pumpkin. 
• Weave in all ends.

(Use the same tutorial from the tiny pumpkin to see how to make segments and attach the stem!)

I hope you loved this crochet pattern. It was so much fun to design, and now I have lots of cute little pumpkins for my brand new home. Yay! 🍁 😄