Braided Crochet Stacking Pumpkins | Easy Fall Crochet Tutorial

Written by Kate Curry

Happy pumpkin season! If you’re looking for some stacking pumpkins that won’t rot away on you, try out these chiffon crochet braided pumpkins! 

Materials

8.00mm
1 Chiffon Ribbon Ombre Packs or 4 skeins of Chiffon Ribbon Yarn
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stuffing
Small sticks or cinnamon sticks for the stems

Abbreviations

CO: Cast on 
CH(s): Chain(s) 
SK: Skip
BLOSC: Back Loop Only Single Crochet

Notes

Here’s how I organized my colors
#1 Darkest Orange - Color A
#2 Mid Orange - Color B
#3 Light Orange - Color C
#4 Lightest Yellow - Color D

Small Pumpkin

Using one ball // 50 grams
Using color A, leaving a long tail, CO and ch 11.
Round 1: SK the 1st ch and blosc into each ch down the line. At the end of the row, ch 1 and turn. 
Round 2: Blosc up the row. At the end of the ch. Ch 1 and turn.
Round 3-24: Repeat round 1 and 2. 
Round 25: Ch 1 and sandwich your work in half and slst the edges together to create a tube.Once you’re done, cut your yarn, leaving a very long tail for sewing (about 1 foot of ribbon) 
Round 26: Turn your work inside out to show the braiding. Using the shorter tail, sew your pumpkin shut, sewing all the way around and sinch shut. Weave in your end.
Round 27: Turning your pumpkin over, stuff it nice and chunky. Close the opening in the same way as round 26
Round 28: Push your yarn needle into the center of your pumpkin and push through to the other side. Pull tight - this will make the squashed pumpkin shape!
Round 29: BO and weave in your ends

Medium Pumpkin

Uses 2 balls // 98 grams
Leaving a long tail, CO and ch 21 with color B
Round 1: SK the 1st ch and blosc into each ch down the line. At the end of the row, ch 1 and turn.
Round 2: Blosc up the row. At the end of the ch. Ch 1 and turn.
Round 3-6: Repeat round 1 and 2.
Round 7-12: Switch to color D and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 13-18: Switch to color B and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 19-24: Switch to color D and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 25: Ch 1 and sandwich your work in half and slst the edges together to create a tube.Once you’re done, cut your yarn, leaving a very long tail for sewing (about 1 foot of ribbon) 
Round 26: Turn your work inside out to show the braiding. Using the shorter tail, sew your pumpkin shut, sewing all the way around and sinch shut. Weave in your end.
Round 27: Turning your pumpkin over, stuff it nice and chunky. Close the opening in the same way as round 26
Round 28: Push your yarn needle into the center of your pumpkin and push through to the other side. Pull tight - this will make the squashed pumpkin shape!
Round 29: BO and weave in your ends

Large Pumpkin

Uses 2 balls and the remnants of the other 2 balls // 115 grams
Leaving a long tail, CO and ch 16 with color C
Round 1: SK the 1st ch and blosc into each ch down the line. At the end of the row, ch 1 and turn.
Round 2: Blosc up the row. At the end of the ch. Ch 1 and turn
Round 3-13: Repeat round 1 and 2.
Round 14-22: Switch to color A and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 23-30: Switch to color D and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 31-41: Switch to color C and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 42-50: Switch to color B and repeat round 1 and 2
Round 51: Ch 1 and sandwich your work in half and slst the edges together to create a tube.Once you’re done, cut your yarn, leaving a very long tail for sewing (about 1 foot of ribbon) 

Round 52: Turning your pumpkin over, stuff it nice and chunky. Close the opening in the same way as round 51
Round 53: Push your yarn needle into the center of your pumpkin and push through to the other side. Pull tight - this will make the squashed pumpkin shape!
Round 54: BO and weave in your ends

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