Whimsical Pumpkin Coaster – Free Crochet Pattern

This is a free crochet pattern for how to crochet a whimsical pumpkin coaster that is perfect for Fall decorating or on the Thanksgiving table under some Pumpkin Spice coffee.

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In August, I shared a round up of 20 free apple crochet patterns. While I was working on this round up, I was feeling inspired by the bottom shaping on some of the apples. It made me think about how pumpkins have the ridges that create different sections so I set out to create a pumpkin with bottom shaping, and it turned out cuter than I could have imagined.

It was a happy accident that the pumpkin is a little shorter on the left side than the right, but it gave it a beautiful, whimsical shape that I just love.

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Materials:

• 20 Yards of Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn Per Coaster – I used WeCrochet/Knit Picks Dishie in Clementine (16 Yards) and Coffee (4 Yards)
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers

Material Notes:

Yarn Alternatives: Lily Sugar n Cream, Red Heart’s Smoothie

If you are only making a coaster that will house a cold or hot beverage, you can use acrylic as an alternative with an I9/5.5mm hook – just do not put anything fresh from the oven on the acrylic coaster, or you will melt the fibers and risk burning yourself.

Other Recommended Yarns (with I9/5.5mm Hook): Red Heart’s Super Saver, Caron’s One Pound, Bernat’s Super Value

Weaving in ends of a tough yarn, like cotton yarn, can be hard on the fingers. Sore thumbs and frustration can be a thing of the past by simply using jewelry pliers to [carefully] help pull the tapestry needle through the work.

Time Spent:

I worked up one coaster in just over 15 minutes.

Measurements:

A little shy of 4.38″ (4 3/8″) Wide at widest point by 3.75″ Tall down center

Gauge:

In the round starting with 12 HDC, after Round 2 = 2.25″ diameter

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• TR – Treble Crochet -> Yarn over 2 times, insert hook into the indicated stitch, yarn over and pull through two loops) 3x

Pattern Notes:

I work my increases differently than most to help keep my seam straight, and that is that the first stitch from the first set of increases is done in the first stitch of the round, which will appear just to left of the beginning chain, then the round will be worked as normal, and the final stitch of the round will be the second stitch of the first set of increases, and it will be worked into the same stitch as the first, and appear just to the right of the beginning chain. The photo above shows where the first and last stitch are worked, and I have a photo tutorial of this technique in my How to Keep a Straight Seam post. You can work in your preferred increase method as long as we end up with the same stitches at the end of the round.

Join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain 2.

Whimsical Pumpkin Coaster Video Tutorial:

Whimsical Pumpkin Crochet Pattern:

With Orange, chain 5. Slip stitch join to form a ring. Chain 1. 12 HDC into the ring. Join. (12 HDC)

R2: Chain 1. HDC into the 1st HDC, 2 HDC into each of the next 11 HDC, HDC into the same stitch as the 1st. Join. (24 HDC)

R3: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, HDC into the next stitch, (2 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch) 2x, 2 TR into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch, (DC, HDC) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, (slip stitch, SC) into the next stitch, HDC into the next stitch, (SC, slip stitch) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, (HDC, DC) into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch, 2 TR into the next stitch, (DC into the next stitch, 2 DC into the next stitch) 3x, HDC into the next stitch, SC into the same stitch as the first. Join. (36 stitches)

R4: Chain 1. Skip the 1st stitch, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch, (2 DC into the next stitch, DC into each of the next 2 stitches) 2x, 2 TR into the next stitch, DC into each of the next 2 stitches, (DC, HDC) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, slip stitch into the next stitch, (SC, HDC) into the next stitch, HDC into each of the next 2 stitches, (SC, slip stitch) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, (HDC, DC) into the next stitch, DC into each of the next 2 stitches, 2 TR into the next stitch, DC into each of the next 2 stitches, (2 DC into the next stitch, DC into each of the next 2 stitches) 2x, 2 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch, HDC into the next stitch, chain 1, skip the last stitch. Join to beginning chain 1. Fasten off Orange.

R5, Written: Starting on the top right side of the pumpkin, insert hook into the skipped stitch from Round 4 and come back out of the space so you are working around the stitch itself. Grab Brown yarn. Chain 1. SC around this stitch, SC into the next stitch of Round 4 working over the initial chain 1, insert hook into the 1st stitch from Round 4 and come back out of the space so you are working around the stitch itself and complete a SC. (3 SC)

R5, Photo Tutorial

Starting on the top right side of the pumpkin, insert hook into the skipped stitch from Round 4 and come back out of the space so you are working around the stitch itself.

Grab Brown yarn. Chain 1. SC around this stitch,

SC into the next stitch of Round 4 working over the initial chain 1,

insert hook into the 1st stitch from Round 4 and come back out of the space so you are working around the stitch itself and complete a SC. (3 SC)

R6, Written: Chain 1, and turn. Insert hook into the corresponding chain space stitch from the pumpkin and also into the 1st stitch from the stem and complete a SC, 2 SC into the next stitch, insert hook into the next corresponding chain space stitch from the pumpkin and also into the last stitch from the stem and complete a SC. (4 SC)

R6, Photo Tutorial:

Chain 1, and turn. Insert hook into the corresponding chain space stitch from the pumpkin

and also into the 1st stitch from the stem and complete a SC, 2 SC into the next stitch,

insert hook into the next corresponding chain space stitch from the pumpkin and also into the last stitch from the stem and complete a SC. (4 SC)

R7: Chain 1, and turn. SC across. (4 SC)

Fasten off, and weave in ends.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Whimsical Pumpkin Coaster using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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