Jack O'Lantern

My work is having a pumpkin decorating contest, and I thought I'd make a pumpkin out of yarn. Only when I started looking for patterns, I couldn't find anything that quite matched what I wanted the end result to be. I wanted the shape to be roundish, and for it to have cutouts for the mouth and eyes so a fake tea light or candle could be placed inside. Here's what I came up with.

It only took about 2 hours to complete. I bought a color changing light to use with it, and just watching it makes me laugh.  

Jack O’Lantern

Materials

Yarn weight: Bulky

Yardage: Color A: 212 yds

Color B : 25 yds

(sample used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick &

Quick in color Pumpkin & Grass)

Hook: G (4.5 mm)

Abbreviations

st - stitch

ch – chain

hdc – half double crochet

bpdc – back post double crochet

ss – slip stitch

hdc inc – 2 hdc in same stitch

dec dc - decrease double crochet - [(yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw yarn through st, yo,

draw through 1st two loops) 2 times, yo, draw through all 3 loops]

dc3tog - double crochet 3 together decrease - [yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw yarn through

st, yo, draw through 1st two loops) 3 times, yo draw through all 4 loops]

Pumpkin

Round 1: ch 3, 7 hdc into 3 rd ch from hook (first 2 ch count at first st). Join with a ss to top stitch of ch2.

(8)

Round 2: ch 2 (counts as first hdc throughout pattern), hdc in 1 st st, *hdc inc in next 7 sts, join with slst to

top of ch2 (16)

Round 3: ch 2, hdc in next 2 st, (hdc inc in next st, hdc in next st) 7 times, join with slst to top of ch2 (24)

Round 4: ch 2, hdc in next 3 st, (hdc inc in next st, hdc in next 2 st) 7 times, join with slst to top of ch2

(32)

Round 5: ch 2, hdc in next st, bpdc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, (hdc inc in next st, bpdc in next st, hdc in

next 2 st) 7 times, join with slst to top of ch2 (40)

Round 6: ch 2, hdc in next st, bpdc in next st, hdc in next 3 st, (hdc inc in next st, bpdc in next st, hdc in

next 3 st) 7 times, join with slst to top of ch2 (48)

Round 7-10: continue increasing in pattern, 8 st per round. (80)

Round 12-14: ch 2, (bpdc, hdc in next 10 st) 7 times, bpdc, hdc in next 9 st, join with slst to top of ch2

Round 15: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 10 st) 3 times, bpdc, dc, sc, slst next 17 st, sc, (dc, bpdc, dc in next 9 st)

3 times, join with slst to top of ch3

Round 16: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 10 st) 3 times, bpdc, dc, ch 19, (dc, bpdc, dc in next 9 st) 3 times, join

with slst to top of ch3

Round 17: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 10 st) 3 times, bpdc, dc, dc in next 19 ch, (dc, bpdc, dc in next 9 st) 3

times, join with slst to top of ch3 (80)

Round 18: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 11 st) 7 times, bpdc, dc in next 10 st, join with slst to top of ch3

Round 19: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 9 st, dec dc) 7 times, bpdc, dc in next 8 st, dec dc, join with sl st to top

of ch3 (72)

Round 20: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 10 st) 3 times, bdc, dc in next 3 st, ch 10, sk next 4 st, dc in next 2 st,

bpdc, dc in next 2 st, ch 10, sk next 4 st, dc in next 2 st, (dc, bpdc, dc in next 9 st) 3 times.

Round 21: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 10 st) 3 times, bdc, dc in next 3 st, sl st in 4 st from hook, slst in next ch,

sk next 3 ch, dc in next 2 st, bpdc, dc in next 2 st, sl st in 4 st from hook, slst in next ch, sk next 3 ch, dc in

next 2 st, (dc, bpdc, dc in next 9 st) 3 times

Round 22: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 8 st, dec dc) 7 times, bpdc, dc in next 7 st, dec dc, join with sl st to top

of ch 3 (64)

Round 23: ch 3, (bpdc, dc in next 7 st, dec dc) 7 times, bpdc, dc in next 6 st, dec dc, join with sl st to top

of ch 3 (56)

Round 24 - 29: cont decreasing in pattern (8 st), cut color A

Teeth 

With Color A: Use standing double crochet stitch attach new yarn to the mouth where the tooth will be placed, dc in next stitch, cut yarn, and weave in ends.

Stem:

Join color B with sl st to top of ch 3 in previous round, leaving a long tail in front.

Round 1: Ch 3, (dec dc) 2 times, dc3tog, join with sl st to top of ch 3 (4 st)

Round 2-3: Ch 3, hdc in next 3 st, join with sl st to top of ch 3, cut color B, leaving a long tail.

Pull tail down through center of stem and out to the front between the dc at bottom of the stem.

Leaf

Round 1: Using color B, ch 4, 7 hdc in 4 ch from hook. (8)

Round 2: 2 Hdc in ea st around. (16)

Round 3: sl st in next 2 st, *(Sc, hdc, dc) in next st, (dc in next st, ch 1, sl st in ch, ch 3, sl st in same st)*

two times; (sc,hdc) in next st, (2 dc, tr) in next st, ch 1, sl st in ch, (tr, 2 dc) in next st, (hdc, sc) in next st;

*(sl st in next st, ch 4, sl st in 1st ch from hook, dc in same st), (dc, hdc, sc) in next st* two times; sl st in

next 1 sts,

Leaf stem - worked back and forth

Row 1-7: ch 1, sc in next 2 st, cut yarn leaving a long tail.

Attach leaf to pumpkin by pull tail through stitches at the bottom of the stem, leaving the tail in front.

Vines

Using tail from Color B used in stem, make a sl st near base of stem, ch 10-15, pull yarn through and cut

close to end of chain, curl near base of stem. Repeat with other tails from stem and leaf.