Everyone’s favorite Halloween/Christmas movie was the inspiration for this patchwork pumpkin. I used the colors and designs from Sally’s dress to make a colorful patchwork pumpkin. This pumpkin is going to look absolutely perfect on your mantle or front porch, and the best part is that you can keep it up until Christmas!
I’d love to see your versions of Sally’s Patchwork Pumpkin – so make sure you tag me if you make one! @nineinspired on IG & Tiktok and @nineinspiredblog on Pinterest and Facebook
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The Jack and Sally dolls aren’t my design, but they do all look amazing together! You can follow this tester on her Facebook page.
Yes, her pumpkin turned out so good that we just had to use hers as the example photo. you can follow this tester on her Instagram page.
Written Instructions
Materials
Worsted, size 4, medium weight yarn in 4 colors:
- 15 g / 30 yards teal
- 10 g / 20 yards yellow
- 20 g / 40 yards magenta
- 10 g / 20 yards black
5 mm hook
Polyfil Stuffing
Embroidery Needle
Stick (for the stem)
Skill Level
Intermediate
Finished Measurements
6 x 6 x 5 in (15 x 15 x 12.5 cm) not including stem
Abbreviations – US Terminology
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sp = space
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
Notes
Color Changes: When you have 2 loops on your hook from the last sc of the current color, draw up a loop from the new color to pull through the 2 loops and finish the sc, then proceed to the next stitch with the new color.
I recommend making the little patch first to get a feel for the C2C (corner to corner) moss stitch before jumping into the main body of the pumpkin. This can also be used to check your gauge. The patch should be approximately 2 x 2 in (5 x 5 cm).
Patch
With yellow
Row 1: Ch 3, sc in the 3rd ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in the next ch sp, ch 1] x2, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in the next ch sp, ch 1] x2, sc in the next ch sp, sc in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 7: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in the next ch sp, ch 1, sc in the next ch sp, sc in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 8: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, sc in the ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 9: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, sc in the ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 10: Ch 2, sl st to the ch 2 sp, fasten off.
Main Body of Pumpkin
Start with yellow
Row 1: Ch 3, sc in the 3rd ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in the next ch sp, ch 1] x2, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x3, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 7: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x4, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 8: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x5, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 9: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x6, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 10: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x7, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 11: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x8, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 12: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x9, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 13: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x10, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Switch to teal
Row 14: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x11, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 15: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x12, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 16: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x13, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 17: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x14, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 18: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x15, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 19: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x16, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 20: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x17, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 21: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x18, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 22: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x19, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 23: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
The next row is our first decreasing row. Please note there is no ch 1 between the last 2 scs.
Row 24: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 25: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 26: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, switch to magenta turn.
The next row is the same as row 25 but with added color changes.
Row 27: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, [ch 1, sc in next ch sp] x4, switch to black, [ch 1, sc in next ch sp] x4, switch to magenta, [ch 1, sc in next ch sp] x4, switch to black [ch 1, sc in next ch sp] x4, switch to magenta, [ch 1, sc in next ch sp] x4, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch 3 sp, turn.
Keep your two colors in these straight columns as you continue to repeat rows 26 and 25 for a total of 19 magenta and black rows, then switch to yellow.
Row 46: Ch 3, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
We will now begin to decrease on both ends of our rows.
Row 47: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x20, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 3 sp, turn.
Row 48: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x19, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 49: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x18, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 50: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x17, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 51: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x16, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 52: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x15, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Switch to teal
Row 53: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x14, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 54: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x13, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 55: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x12, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 56: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x11, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 57: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x10, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 58: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x9, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 59: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x8, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 60: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x7, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 61: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x6, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 62: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x5, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 63: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x4, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 64: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x3, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 65: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, [sc in next ch sp, ch 1] x2, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 66: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 67: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 68: Ch 2, sc in 1st ch sp, sc in ch 2 sp, turn.
Row 69: Ch 2, sl st to the ch 2 sp, fasten off.
Embroidery Details
Start with black
Surface slip stitch along every other row of the first teal section.
Ch 40, fasten off. Use an embroidery needle and yarn to sew this length of chain in a swirl on the large magenta section.
Working in the 2nd yellow section, bring both sides of a short piece of yarn up around a sc stitch, double knot them together. Bring the ends of the yarn back through to the wrong side of the work and double knot again. Repeat this until you have as many black polka dots as you want.
With yellow
Roughly sew your yellow patch onto your pumpkin wherever you would like. You want the stitches to show and look messy!
Assembly
With the wrong side facing out, using any color yarn, stitch the two ends of your rectangle together to form a tube. Keep your needlework close to the surface and do not go all the way through to the right side. That way your stitch work should be invisible. I recommend using the mattress stitch technique for this.
Now you can turn your tube right side out.
Pick which end of your tube you want to be the bottom of your pumpkin. With any color yarn, use the running stitch technique to weave your yarn in and out of your work, go all the way around the circle created by the end of the tube. When you get back to where you started, pull very tightly on your beginning and ending strands to close up the bottom of your pumpkin like a drawstring bag, double knot and weave in your ends.
Add your stuffing through the top of your pumpkin firmly, leaving a half-inch at the top unstuffed. Make a hollow in the middle of your stuffing and add your stick for the stem. Use the running stitch technique in the same way that you did for the bottom of your pumpkin with whatever color you want to be wrapped around the stem. When you pull the two ends tightly, double knot them around your stem. Then wrap them in opposite directions around your stem until you only have a bit of length left. Double knot them together again and tuck your loose ends in underneath the wrapped yarn.
Take a single strand of black yarn and lay the middle of it right next to one side of your stem. Hold tightly to your two ends, turn your pumpkin over, pull the two ends firmly and double knot underneath your pumpkin. Repeat this process two more times so your pumpkin is divided into 6 equalish sections. Tuck the loose ends up into your pumpkin to hide them.
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Wow, what a gorgeous pumpkin. Thanks for joining us at Handmade Monday and sharing your lovely pumpkin!
What a great fall project.