Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Free Crochet Pattern

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

****You can find the PDF version of this pumpkin pattern by clicking HERE. It’s ad-free and great for printing! For the free pattern, scroll down into the blog post****

Okay, so here’s the deal. I wasn’t planning on doing another pumpkin pattern this year. But then, I got this idea, and one thing led to another and I was at Hobby Lobby picking out a yarn to make yet another. I’m happy I made the last-minute decision to create a new pumpkin pattern, and I hope you are too! This is a unique one that features a cool and simple mudcloth pattern that will surely add some interest to your pumpkin collection.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Wanna know the best part about this here pumpkin? It’s a great candidate for a weekend project. I mean it won’t even take up your whole weekend, just a few hours (made with super bulky yarn, score!). That’s my kinda project.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

I added an actual pumpkin stem to the top, but you could totally add whatever your heart desires, I’ve seen wooden thread spools, cinnamon sticks, cut tree branches, even wine corks :)

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

And for the mudcloth sewing portion, I’ve totally got your back on that. There’s plenty of pics included to help you along!

****You can find the PDF version of this pumpkin pattern by clicking HERE. It’s ad-free and great for printing! For the free pattern, scroll down****

Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin

What you’ll need:

-approximately 80 yards of super bulky (category 6) yarn, I used Yarn Bee Cozy Occasion yarn in color Ivory
-8 mm crochet hook
-yarn needle
-worsted weight (category 4) yarn for sewing mudcloth pattern, I used Caron Simply Soft yarn in color Black
-polyester fiberfill
-pumpkin stem (or other item to be used as stem such as cut tree branch, wooden thread spool, cinnamon stick)
-hot glue & gun

Notes:

-ch’s at beginning of rounds do not count as sts
-for all rounds: you will work the first st into the st you joined into from previous round
-pumpkin is approximately 8 inches in diameter

Abbreviations:

sc=single crochet, sl=slip, st(s)=stitch(es), sc2tog=single crochet two together

Pattern:

make magic circle

Round 1) ch 1, work 8 sc into circle, join to first sc with sl st, and pull yarn tail to close circle up (8 total sts)

Round 2) ch 1, work 2 sc into each st around, join to first sc with sl st (16 total sts)

Round 3) ch 1, work [2 sc, sc into next st] around, join to first sc with sl st (24 total sts)

Round 4) ch 1, work [2 sc, sc into next two sts] around, join to first sc with sl st (32 total sts)

Round 5) ch 1, work [2 sc, sc into next three sts] around, join to first sc with sl st (40 total sts)

Round 6) ch 1, work [2 sc, sc in next four sts] around, join to first sc with sl st (48 total sts)

Rounds 7-14) ch 1, sc into each st around, join to first sc with sl st (48 total sts)

Round 15) ch 1, [sc2tog, sc into next four sts] around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (40 total sts)

Round 16) ch 1, [sc2tog, sc into next three sts] around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (32 total sts)

Round 17) ch 1, [sc2tog, sc into next two sts] around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (24 total sts)

***at this point I stopped crocheting the pumpkin, and began to sew the mudcloth pattern (plus stuff with fiberfill).

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

To start sewing, you’ll grab your yarn needle plus a very long strand of your worsted weight yarn. I began sewing on the underside— starting between round 2 and 3.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

For the first series of stitches, you’ll insert your needle from the inside between rounds 2 and 3. Then put your needle back through two rounds down, to create a dash. It’s important to not pull the yarn too tightly when sewing because it’ll bunch the pumpkin and also make the dashes not that visible.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

You’ll repeat that until there’s three vertical lines.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Then you’ll make horizontal lines about a stitch away from your vertical lines. I kind of eyeballed the size so the lines would match up in size. I didn’t worry about it looking too perfect… Repeat three vertical and three horizontal lines all the way around till you reach the first lines you made.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

For the next stitch series, I did a sort of boxy zig zag pattern. It kinda reminded me of that old snake game you could play on Nokia phones-ha! I just inserted the needle from the inside, skipping a round between the dashes you just sewed. You’ll make dashes again that are two rounds tall and then go about three stitches to the right. I always inserted my needle one step ahead then brought it back to make the line (you can see in the photo above). Go all the way around with this pattern.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Once done, I decided to put little dots in each of the little “boxes”. I did this by making a french knot. To make a french knot you’ll bring your needle through from the inside of the pumpkin, and draw your yarn through. Then wrap your yarn around the needle 3-4 times (shown in photo above), and insert your needle in a spot that is very close to where you brought the needle through. It’s important not to insert in the same spot because the knot won’t work.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Repeat french knots around in each of the “boxes”.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Skip another round for the next series of stitches. I decided to do “X’s” next. I made diagonal dashes spanning about 2-3 stitches, crossing over each other. I spaced the “X’s” out so there was a stitch in between each of them. Continue the “X” stitch pattern all the way around.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Then I repeated the 3 vertical, 3 horizontal dashes for the next series. And last I did little sideways v’s or arrows. Same concept, just one diagonal dash spanning only one round, about 3 sts wide, then another right below it. Once I went all the way around with the sideways v’s I knotted off my black yarn.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Then, before finishing up crocheting the pumpkin, I stuffed it full of polyester fiberfill. Now to continue crocheting…

Round 18) ch 1, [sc2tog, sc into next st] around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (16 total sts)

Round 19) ch 1, sc2tog around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (8 total sts)

Round 20) ch 1, sc2tog around, join to first sc2tog st with sl st (4 total sts)

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

After Round 20 you will draw your hook through the two sides of the opening hole remaining in the pumpkin and sl st to close. Finish off and leave a extra long tail to compress the center of the pumpkin.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

To compress the center of the pumpkin, you will take your hook and insert it from the bottom center hole up through the top of the pumpkin. You will draw your yarn with your hook through the pumpkin, back through the bottom center.

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Pull tightly on your yarn to smoosh the center of the pumpkin down. Then draw your yarn through a close-by stitch and then tie a couple of knots to secure. Then you’ll weave your yarn end in a bit inside the pumpkin, and cut to hide.

Lastly you will get your stem and hot glue it onto the top of the pumpkin. I used quite a big glob of hot glue to make sure it was firm. You can also add other little adornments to it also if you’d like. For example— moss, ribbon, a leaf.


And that concludes the mudcloth pumpkin! What a fun little autumn project—and quick too. Share with me over on Insta if you make one yourself!

Take care + happy hooking!

Meg

Free Crochet Pattern for a Mudcloth Crochet Pumpkin - Megmade with Love

Free Crochet Pattern for the Rustic Christmas Tree Set

Crochet Pattern - Rustic Christmas Tree - Megmade with Love

**If you’d like the PDF version of this free pattern click HERE. Great for easy printing!!

Have I got a fun holiday project for you today! This rustic tree set would make the perfect decor just about anywhere in your home— I can picture them on an entryway table surrounded by greenery or even on a side table!

Rustic Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern - Megmade with Love

They’re actually incredibly simple to make— if you can half double crochet you can make these trees! The trees are made up of three different-sized pieces, stacked on top of each other then glued to a wooden dowel.

Rustic Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern - Megmade with Love

I honestly had a ton of fun scouting for tree branches to use for the base. You can use a chop saw or even a jigsaw to cut your branches. Then I drilled a little hole in the tree chunks for the dowel to fit in for a more secure bond.

Rustic Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern - Megmade with Love

You can add so many little decorations to the trees also to personalize to your own style! Like little beads for ornaments or a star on top.. ribbon… moss.. It’s fun to think of the ways to jazz them up! I hope you love making these trees as much as I did!

**If you’d like the PDF version of this free pattern click HERE. Great for easy printing!!

What you’ll need:

-approximately 50 yards of worsted weight (4) yarn/jute per tree

-size G crochet hook (or hook size to obtain gauge)

-3 wooden dowels, 3/16” wide by 12” long

-wooden rounds for the base of the tree, drilled to make a hole for the dowel

-other little embellishments for decoration (moss, ribbon, star, ornaments)

-hot glue gun

Gauge:

15 hdc by 11 rows = 4 inch square

Notes:

-fully-assembled trees measure from 12-15” tall by 2” wide

-if using jute, the first couple of rows are a little tough to manage the stiffness, but it gets easier as the sts increase

-ch’s at the beginning of rounds do not count as sts

Pattern:

Bottom piece:

1) make magic circle, ch 1, work 6 hdc in circle, join to 1st st with sl st (6 total sts) *at this point just tighten the circle, don’t tie off*

2) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st(6 total sts)

3) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next st] around, join to 1st st with sl st (9 total sts)

4) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (9 total sts)

5) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next two sts] around, join to 1st st with sl st (12 total sts)

6) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (12 total sts)

7) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next three sts] around, join to 1st st with sl st (15 total sts)

8) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (15 total sts)

9) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next four sts] around, join to 1st st with sl st (18 total sts)

10) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (18 total sts)

11) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next five sts] around, join to 1st st with sl st (21 total sts)

12) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (21 total sts)

13) ch 1, [work 2 hdc in st, hdc in next six sts] around, join to 1st st with sl st (24 total sts)

14) ch 1, [sl st, dc] around, join to 1st st with sl st (24 total sts)

Finish off

Middle Piece:

Follow pattern instructions of bottom piece through round 11.

12) repeat instructions from round 14 of bottom piece (21 total sts)

Finish off

Top Piece:

Follow pattern instructions of bottom piece through round 9.

10) repeat instructions from round 14 of bottom piece (18 total sts)

Finish off

Crochet Tree

After all 3 pieces are crocheted you are ready to assemble the tree. You’ll weave in your ends, but don’t tighten the top too tight because the dowel will need to fit through. You’ll begin with the largest, bottom piece and will place it on the dowel a couple of inches from the top of the dowel. It may help you to stack all the pieces on the dowel to see where you’d like to put it. v

crochet tree

Slide the bottom piece down a tad from where you’d like it to be, then place a good amount of hot glue right above it, on the dowel. Scoot the piece up to sit on top of the glue.

crochet tree

Then have your middle piece ready to stack on top of the bottom piece. Put a generous amount of hot glue on the dowel above the bottom piece as well as the top of the bottom piece. Slide the middle piece onto the dowel, on top of the bottom piece.

crochet tree

You’ll do the same thing for the top piece-- placing glue on the top of the dowel then putting the top piece on top of it.

crochet  tree

Glue your stacked wood rounds together. Then to join the dowel to the wood chunks, fill the drilled hole with hot glue then put the dowel into the hole, and hold up straight until the glue cools.

crochet tree

To add the moss, put more glue around the base of the dowel, then top with moss. Tie on your bow, and add any other decorations of choice... then your tree is complete. Repeat for the other two trees to make a fun, rustic holiday set!


I hope you enjoy these for the holidays! So much rustic goodness.

Happy hookin’

Meg

Rustic Christmas Tree Crochet Pattern - Megmade with Love