Crochet Pumpkin Pattern (Easy Amigurumi Halloween Pumpkin)

This round little pumpkin is a Halloween staple project — quick to make, great for using up orange scraps, and perfect scattered across a mantel or strung into a garland.

Materials

• Orange worsted weight yarn (about 20g)
• Small amount of brown or green yarn for the stem
• 4.0mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — invisible decrease
• FLO/BLO — front loop only / back loop only
• st(s) — stitch(es)

Pumpkin Body

Worked bottom-up in a continuous spiral.

• Round 1: MR, 6 sc in ring (6)
• Round 2: inc around (12)
• Round 3: (1 sc, inc) around (18)
• Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around (24)
• Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30)
• Round 6: (4 sc, inc) around (36)
• Rounds 7–14: sc around, no increase (36) — 8 rounds

To create the classic pumpkin ridges, use a length of the same yarn threaded on a yarn needle and surface-stitch 6 evenly spaced vertical lines from top to bottom once the piece is finished, pulling gently to create the segmented look.

• Round 15: (4 sc, dec) around (30)
• Round 16: (3 sc, dec) around (24)

Begin stuffing firmly.

• Round 17: (2 sc, dec) around (18)
• Round 18: (1 sc, dec) around (12)
• Round 19: dec around (6)

Fasten off, leaving a tail. Weave through remaining stitches and cinch closed.

Stem

With brown or green yarn:

• Round 1: MR, 5 sc in ring (5)
• Rounds 2–5: sc around (5) — 4 rounds

Lightly stuff, fasten off leaving a tail, and sew to the center top of the pumpkin.

Finishing

Weave in all ends. If making a garland, attach a loop of yarn or string through the top before sewing on the stem so the attachment point is hidden.

Tip: for a more dramatic ridged look, pull the surface-stitch lines slightly tighter — it deepens the grooves and makes the pumpkin shape read more clearly from a distance.

Top it with the mini witch hat, or scatter several along a mantel with the ghost garland. Prefer something to wear? See the pumpkin beanie.