Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Crochet Pumpkin Chocolate orange cover Free Pattern


Crochet Pumpkin 
  Chocolate Orange Cover  





                                                                            
By Sara Scales @ Octopudding
UK Terms

Materials
Green double knit yarn
Orange double knit yarn
3.5mm crochet hook
Chocolate orange or fruit
Wool sewing up needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Felt for eyes
Black yarn for mouth

Pumpkin body
Make 2ch
Round 1, 6dc into the first of these chains
Round 2, 3 & 4, 1dc in each dc
Round 5, 2dc in each dc
Round 6, 1dc in each dc   ( 12sts)

Change to orange yarn
Round 7 ( 2dc in next dc, 1c in next dc) x 6    (18sts) 
Place stitch marker
Round 9, 1dc in each dc
Round 10, ( 2dc in next dc, 1dc in next 3dc ) x 6 ( 30sts)
Round 11, (2dc in next dc, 1dc in next 4dc ) x 6 ( 36sts)
Round 12, (2dc in next dc, 1dc in next 5dc ) x 6 (42sts)
Move stitch maker up
Next 7 rounds 1 dc in each sts
Round 20, (dc2tog, 1dc in next 5dc) x 6  ( 36sts)
Round 21 & 22, 1dc in each dc
Round 23, (dc2tog, 1dc in next 4dc) x 6  ( 30sts)
Round 24, 1dc in each dc
Round 25, 1dc in each dc
Round 26, 1dc in each dc, ss in next st and fasten off
Depending on your tension you may need more or less rows at the end, keep checking over your orange.  It will be tight but it needs to be as the yarn will stretch a bit each time you put it on and take it off. 

Tendrills x 2 or more
Make 20 ch
Make 3dc in each chain to create a twist
Fasten off
Making up
Sew in loose ends and stitch on tendrils where required
Sew or glue on eyes, I prefer to sew for safety reasons
Stitch a mouth shape of your choice.

Abbreviations
Ss              slip stitch
Dc              double crochet
Dc2tog      crochet 2 double crochet together
Sts             stitches
Any problems please contact me, you can also watch the tutorial on Youtube 😊