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) 

Round 8, (2dc in next dc, 1dc in next 2dc ) x 6 ( 24sts)

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 😊