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Crochet Pumpkins are all the rage right now!! You can find them all over Pinterest. I am not surprised that they are so popular as they are so easy to make and will last a lifetime! Besides that, they are handmade, can be made in any color of your choice and they look great sitting on a shelf, mantel, or table in your home. Beautiful home decor on a budget is what I am talking about!

So make some crochet pumpkins to add to your home this fall! These pumpkins can be made in different sizes and stacked too! Group them together for a fun display in your home.
Make them farmhouse style by choosing some neutral colors. I love the texture and ribbed effect of these pumpkins and hope you do too.

You can have a variety of stems for your pumpkins. For example, use twigs, cinnamon sticks, wooden dowels, crocheted stems, etc.

If you wish you can add crocheted leaves or felt leaves. However, I kept it simple and tied a jute string around the stem in a bow.

There are many ways to customize your pumpkins and make them your own.

There are several patterns out there. But as usual, I like to find the easiest and quickest one! As a busy mom, time is precious and the less time it takes to make something the better, right??!

So let’s get to the pattern, but first:

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THESE EASY CROCHET PUMPKINS?

Yarn – plain colors, variegated, chunky yarn. The yarn I used is from Hobby Lobby, it is acrylic yarn in autumn shades. The thicker the better, it makes it chunky and cute! I do not recommend using fine yarn or sport-weight yarn.

Crochet hook – 5mm or 5.5mm ( or use the recommended size for the yarn you are using)

Scissors

Yarn needle

Polyfill or scrap yarn or felt

For the stem – sticks, cinnamon sticks, or a dowel rod. ( I used some dried twigs from my backyard)

Twine ( optional)

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HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE EASY CROCHET PUMPKINS?

I followed this Easy Ribbed Pumpkin pattern by Erica of 5littlemonsters.com. She has a video tutorial too if watching and learning is more your style. Please visit her website to get the detailed pattern.

Thank you to Erica for this super easy pattern!

The ribbed effect looks so good and I knew I had to make these!

To make these pumpkins you need to know how to:

Make a slip- knot

Chain

HDC (half double crochet) in the back loops.

That’s it!! Super easy even for beginners!

So basically you make a rectangle as big or small as you want. Then, whip stitch the bottom, pull the yarn, and close it up. Stuff the pumpkin with polyfill or scrap yarn.
Whipstitch the top and pull tight leaving a little opening for the stem. Using the yarn needle go down and up and sort of shape it like a pumpkin.

Add your stem, you can hot glue it or just stick it in there. Optional: Tie a bow with a jute string, some yarn, or ribbon if desired. I think it took me about an hour to make one.

That’s it!! Make more and display them all over your home!

If you do not crochet and would like to learn, please check out my beginner posts:

Learn How to Crochet

Learn the Basic Crochet Stitches

If you would like to make cute mini pumpkins, I already have a post of these crochet mini pumpkins.

These mini pumpkins are made amigurumi style though. For mini pumpkins it is ok, but to make larger ones I preferred the method of making a big piece and making a pumpkin as I am not a fan of stitching in the round!

I still have some DIY pumpkins for you even if you are not a fan of crochet!

Easy DIY Felt Pumpkins

Easy Thumbtack Pumpkins

Hope you liked reading about these simple crochet pumpkins, if you try them out please let me know in the comments below, I love hearing from you! Do share a picture on Instagram or Facebook. Be sure to tag the original pattern creator too.

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These Easy DIY Felt Pumpkins are simple and quick to make. Use them around your home to decorate for fall and brighten up your space!

This is my 3rd post featuring pumpkins, I think I’m not going bananas but I am definitely going pumpkins! 🤣

If you would like to see my other pumpkin posts, here they are:

Thumbtack Pumpkins

Mini Crochet Pumpkins

Now onto these Felt Pumpkins. I had some pumpkins from the dollar store which needed a make-over.

Of course, the first place I look is Pinterest for ideas, this one really caught my eye: yarn pumpkins. Aren’t they gorgeous? ( Have a look at them by clicking the link) However, I didn’t have any nice colors of yarn for the pumpkins and was not about to go out to buy yarn.

Felt Pumpkins was an option as I had lots of felt. Most of the ideas out there used whole sheets of felt and others used cut-out leaves or shapes.

So I had to think of my own idea, eventually, I came up with these Felt Pumpkins. They are really easy to do and can be made in lots of colors.

WHAT SUPPLIES DO YOU NEED FOR THESE EASY DIY FELT PUMPKINS?

Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Wooden Sticks ( I just gathered these from my garden)

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HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE EASY DIY FELT PUMPKINS?

Remove leaves and flowers from pumpkin and make a hole for the stem. ( I had gone right though but its not neccesary)

Cut strips of felt, leaf and thin strip of green felt for tendril

Use hot glue and stick the strips of felt

Wrap the bottom part of the stick with felt and hot glue on top of the pumpkin. stick with felt

Cut a circle of felt and glue around the stick. If you want you can glue a circle of felt at the bottom too.

First, take off all the flowers or leaves from the foam pumpkin.
Next, make a little hole on the top for the stem.
After that paint the pumpkins the same color, I chose white but you can choose whatever color you want.
Cut strips of felt less than an inch wide, with a length of about 7 to 8 inches. I ended up needing about 30 strips to cover each pumpkin.
Using your hot glue gun, stick the strips of felt onto the pumpkin, overlapping them whenever necessary.
When the pumpkin is fully covered with strips, add the stem. Glue a stick onto the top. ( I made a hole right through the pumpkin, as I had planned something else which didn’t work, in the end, the stick was wrapped with felt to make sure it fit in the hole)
Cut a small circle, make a small hole in the center, and glue it around the stick.
Cut out a pumpkin leaf from green felt and a thin strip for the tendril. You can find a pumpkin leaf template here.
Hot glue both of them around the stem.
Optional – Cut another circle and glue at the bottom to cover up any gaps.
Your felt Pumpkins are ready!

NOTES:

You can use regular glue instead of a hot glue gun.

For the stem, use rolled-up brown felt instead of a stick. Another option is a cinnamon stick.

Roll a thin strip of felt around a pencil to get it to make that twirly shape needed for the tendril.

Tag me on Instagram @lovetostayhomeblog if you try out these felt pumpkins, I would love to see your creations! Also, leave me a comment below, I would love to hear from you!

You might also be interested in my other felt DIYs:

Fall Felt Leaf Garland

DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments

DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing!

Easiest felt flower tutorial

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