I came across the cutest little Mickey Mouse pumpkin on Ribblr but it's paid. It's just a simple pattern. Right? Well, for whatever reason Sandworms are coming to mind. I need it. I have this thicker yarn and I don't know what better thing to use it for. So I was thinking of making the mouse head but replacing one small pumpkin with a sandworm and calling it even. Hmm, maybe even make the big pumpkin striped and the ones on top green and purple. So many different designs are coming but by far this is my favorite. Let's get into it!
Materials:
3.5 , 4 , 4.5 , 8 mm hook
4 weight yarn in: red, green, white, black, brown, and blue
6 weight yarn in purple
Scissors
Darning needle
Wire & Safety Eyes (optional)
Abbreviations: US Terminology
ch - chain
MR - Magic Ring
sk - skip
hdc - half double crochet
sc- single crochet
( ) - Repeat
inc - increase
BLO - Back Loop Only
FLO - Front Loop Only
turn - turn work
dec - decrease
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
FO - Fasten Off
Inv CC - Invisible Color Change
Start:
Big ( 8mm / Purple ) / Little Pumpkin ( 4mm / Green )
1.) ch 16, sk 3
2.) BLO : hdc down chain, ch 1, turn
3-35.) Repeat row 2
36.) Connect both sides of the pumpkin, sc or sl st down the side.
37.) FO - Leave a long end for sewing both sides!
Sewing : Sew the bottom closed! Once you get the sides sc or sl st together, you will have a big open circle! Kind of like a cuff if you were making clothes! You need to string the needle through the top of each rib, pull tightly as you work around! Start stuffing your pumpkin now and well! You want it to be round and juicy! Then string the needle through the middle and sew the top just alike!
Snake: Black and White ( 3.5mm )
NOTES
* Each ROUND ends with a sl st, ch1 *
** Every 2 rows change color, I started with white and ended with white **
*** Inv CC: To make an Inv CC, start by sticking your hook into the stitch, yarn over, and instead of yarning over for the second time and pulling through, we will add and yarn over with the new color! Pull the yarn through the loops and you're done! ***
**** Stuff throughout the process, DON'T wait until the end!!!! ****
***** For a stronger hold, you can also use wire to help with the snake's shape *****
1.) 4 sc in MR
2.) ( 2 sc, inc ) x3
3-37.) sc around
38.) BLO : 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, turn
39.) sc across, turn
40-44.) dec, sc across, turn
45.) sl st, sc, hdc, sc, sl st
46.) FO - Tuck in the ends
Sew/ Add Safety eyes / red, and add white around them to create dimension!
Connect white to middle BLO of the last round of the snake!
38.) BLO : 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, turn
39.) sc across
40-44.) dec, sc across, turn
45.) sl st, sc, sl st
46.) FO - Tuck in the ends!
**SC Surface crochet on the lips - I used blue **
Inner Head: All White ( 3.5mm )
1.) ch 8, sl st, ch 1
2.) 8 sc around, 2 inc
3.) 6 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc
4-5.) 12 sc around
6.) 12 sc, 2 dec
I would start stuffing here and as it decreases, also if you use safety eyes go ahead and add em!
7.) 10 sc, dec
8-10.) 10 sc around
11.) dec, sl st
12.) FO - Leave a long tail for sewing!
Sew the mouth of the head closed and drag the needle through the center and sew into FLO of the last round of the snake!
Sew eyes / black, and add white around them, mouth / blue, spots / red
Fin: Black ( 3.5mm )
1.) ch 6
2.) sl st, sc , hdc, dc, tr
3.) FO - Leave yarn tail for sewing!
Sew onto the first black stripe after mouth opening!
Once snake is finished, I curled mine once, and strung the yarn through the entire thing and so on and forth around until sat still. Then sew onto pumpkin!
Stump: Brown ( 4.5mm )
1.) 6 sc in MR
2.) 6 inc
3.) BLO 12 sc around
4-6.) 12 sc around
7.) ( inc, 3 sc )x4
*** [ ] means down ch ***
8.) ch 4, [ sl st, sc , hdc ], 2 sc, hdc, dc, 2sc, ch 3, [ sl st, 2 sc, hdc ], sc, ch 4, [ sl st, 3 sc, hdc ], 3sc, ch 3, [ sl st 2 sc, hdc ], ... etc. until finished the round.
9.) FO - Leave a tail for sewing!
Sew onto the top of your pumpkin! As I got closer to closing the hole, I stuffed the stump! hehe
Twirl: Blue ( 4.5mm )
1.) ch 21
2.) hdc TIGHTLY down ch.
3.) FO
Sew onto stump!
FINISHED!
Thank you so much for using my pattern!! If I need to correct anything, please feel free to comment below!! I had so much fun making this. I hope you enjoy it too, if you do, tag me on social! 💜💚
