As Halloween and fall approach, these Crochet Pumpkin Coasters are a charming addition to your seasonal decor and can be enjoyed all year round.
You can use any cotton yarn for the coasters, with recycled cotton being a great choice for its sturdy texture. For the pumpkins, choose a soft and puffy yarn like wool, acrylic, or a blend.
The pumpkins are crocheted using the bullion stitch, which I finally perfected after some trial and error. I was so pleased with the result that I also made a matching pumpkin garland!
Check out my video tutorial on YouTube to see my method, and feel free to use it or your technique.
MATERIALS:
Yarn: Coasters – Denim Breeze by Hobbii / Sport /95% Cotton, 5% Other /109 yards, 50 grams – 1 skein,
Pumpkins – Winter Glow Solid by Hobbii / Light / 51% Virgin Wool, 49% Acrylic / 100 g, 350 m – leftovers.
Crochet Hook: 3.5 mm (E4) – coasters and 3 mm (D3) – pumpkins.
Size: d 11 cm (4 1/4 in), pumpkin h 1,5 cm (1/2 in).
Stitches Used: sl st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, dc – double crochet.
THE PATTERN IS WRITTEN USING AMERICAN ENGLISH CROCHET TERMS.
COASTER PATTERN:
Ch 4, join with sl st to the first ch.
Round 1: Ch 3 (count as the first dc), 11 dc into the circle, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 12 dc.
Round 2: Ch 3 (count as the first dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in each st to the end of the round, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 24 dc.
Round 3: Ch 3 (count as the first dc), dc in same st, dc in next dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc **, rep 10 times, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 36 dc.
Round 4: Ch 3 (count as the first dc), dc in same st, dc in next 2 dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc **, rep 10 times, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 48 dc.
Round 5: Ch 3 (count as the first dc), dc in same st, dc in next 3 dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc **, rep 10 times, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 60 dc.
Round 6: Ch 1 (don’t count as the first sc), sc in each dc around, join with sl st to the first sc. 48 sc.
PUMPKIN PATTERN:
How to crochet pumpkins you can see HERE.
Bullion Stitch – Attach the yarn to any sc, chain 2, * wrap the yarn around the hook six times, insert the hook into the same stitch, yarn over, and pull through the first two loops. Then, pull the new loop through until only two loops remain on the hook, wrap the yarn, and pull through the last two loops to complete the first bullion stitch **, rep from * to ** two times,
wrap the yarn around the hook six times, insert the hook in next stitch, yarn over, and pull through the first two loops. Then, pull the new loop through until only two loops remain on the hook, wrap the yarn, and pull through the last two loops to complete the first bullion stitch, rep from * to ** two times, join with sl st to top of ch 2. Cut the yarn.
The first pumpkin is complete.
Skip next 2 sc, attach the yarn to any sc, chain 2, * wrap the yarn around the hook six times, insert the hook into the same stitch, yarn over, and pull through the first two loops. Then, pull the new loop through until only two loops remain on the hook, wrap the yarn, and pull through the last two loops to complete the first bullion stitch **, rep from * to ** 5 times, join with sl st to top of ch 2. Cut the yarn.
Crochet as many pumpkins as you wish.
CROCHET PUMPKIN GARLAND PATTERN:
You will need to crochet a stretchy base for the pumpkins. You can use a foundation single crochet (fsc) for this. How I crocheted the elastic band can be found HERE.
The number of stitches is a multiple of 4. Repeat the Pumpkin Pattern to the end of the row.
