This adorable Pumpkin Bear — a teddy bear in a pumpkin — is my newest Halloween themed crochet pattern!
Read on to learn more about my design process and inspiration. To make this doll, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here.
The cutest pumpkin ever!
Sweater weather and cozy season is upon us, and with the fall chill out comes all of our delightful fall decor!
If you’re like me, that includes tiny pumpkins, fleece blankets, and flannels. I love a classic fall pumpkin, but this year I wanted to combine my love of teddy bears with the fall festivities. The result was this utterly adorable teddy bear pumpkin!
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll remember that this pattern was originally designed for the Spooky Cute Crochet Along I hosted with Curious Papaya, a.p.i.l.y, and Tiny Friends Crochet.
This pumpkin bear accompanies a previous pumpkin spin off that I made last year, Secret the Pumpkitten! However, this pumpkin bear is about half the size and has its own unique touches. Take a look below!
A Beginner Friendly Pumpkin!
One of my favorite parts of the pumpkin designs that I’ve made is that the pumpkin section is so beginner friendly! The entire pumpkin is essentially a ball with a simple sewing technique to create the grooves.
If it sounds at all intimidating to you, never fear! Along with the step-by-step photos I include in all my patterns, I made a quick video tutorial to help you out with this step!
I love this pumpkin bear so much because it’s the perfect twist on the classic Halloween pumpkin and small enough that it can double as a keychain or desk companion. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Spooky Cute Crochet-Along
This pattern was featured as week 2 of the #SpookyCuteCAL on Instagram! I was so excited that thousands of you downloaded the pattern and at how many finished pumpkin bears I saw on Instagram.
I wanted to include a few of my favorites here to celebrate how creative and talented everyone who participated was!
The Pattern
- To make this pattern, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here!
- Pin this pattern to your Pinterest boards here:
Description
This Pumpkin Bear is an adorable amigurumi of a teddy bear sitting with his head and limbs sticking out of a pumpkin. Although this pattern looks complicated, it’s actually very straightforward—if you can make a ball, then you can make this pattern! He is perfect decor for the fall, or as holiday decorations for Halloween or Thanksgiving.
Final Dimensions: 2″ x 3″
Yarn
- WeCrochet Brava Sport
- (<1 skein) Orange
- (<1 skein) Almond
- light brown
- (<1 skein) White
- (<1 skein) Sienna
- dark brown
- (<1 skein) Peapod
- light green
Notions
- 3.25mm hook
- 4.0 mm safety eyes
- tapestry needle
- polyester fiberfill
- stitch markers
- black embroidery thread
Color Coding
For this pattern, MC is light brown, CC1 is orange, CC2 is white, CC3 is dark brown, and CC4 is green.
PUMPKIN (in MC, see Technical Notes for color coding)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
- Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
- Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 sts)
- Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36 sts)
- Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42 sts)
- Rounds 8-13 (6 rnds): sc around (42 sts)
- Round 14: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36 sts)
- Round 15: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30 sts)
- Round 16: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)
- Round 17: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)
- Stuff.
- Round 18: (sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)
- Invisible finish off, leaving a tail of around 2 feet. There will be a gap in the middle (fig. 1 and 2).
Make a well in the center of the pumpkin by pushing your finger all the way to the bottom through the stuffing.
Click here for a video tutorial. Using a tapestry needle, push the tail end of the yarn through the middle and out the bottom of the pumpkin. Then, draw the needle up and over the outside of the pumpkin and push it through the base again tightly and secure, creating a groove in the side of the pumpkin. Repeat 5 more times evenly around the pumpkin. Finish off by tying a knot and weaving in the end to secure (fig 2 and 3).
HEAD (in MC)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
- Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
- Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 sts)
- Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36 sts)
- Round 7-10 (4 rnds): sc around (36 sts)
- Place 4.0mm safety eyes between rounds 7-8, four stitches apart.
- Round 11: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30 sts)
- Round 12: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)
- Round 13: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)
- Round 14: (sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)
- Round 15: dec x6 (6 sts)
Finish off (fig. 4) and weave in end. Don’t sew to the pumpkin yet.
MUZZLE (in CC2)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: (2 sc, inc) x2 (8 sts)
- Round 3: sc around (8 sts)
- Invisible finish off, and embroider a nose (using method 2 from this link here). See fig. 5 for completed muzzle. Stuff lightly (with tail of yarn) and sew to the head between rounds 7 and 10, counting from the top. Now your project should look like fig. 6 (minus the limbs and ears).
PUMPKIN TOP (in CC1)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Invisible finish off, leaving a tail for sewing (fig. 7).
PUMPKIN STEM (in CC3)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2-3 (2 rnds): sc around (6 sts)
- Do not stuff. Invisible finish off, leaving a tail for sewing (fig. 7). Sew to the center of the pumpkin top (see fig. 10 for reference).
PUMPKIN LEAF (in CC4)
- Begin: Chain 4
- Round 1: Beginning from the second chain from the hook, sc, hdc, then work 4 dcs in the last chain. Continue to work around the other side of the chain and work an hdc and sc on the way back. Slst to the first stitch in the round.
- If you’re confused about this step or don’t understand what “second chain from the hook means, check out this blog post here where I break it all down with a photo and video tutorial!
Invisible finish off and weave in end (fig. 7). Use the tail end of the yarn for sewing. See fig. 8 for a crochet chart. Sew the leaf to the right of the stem (fig. 10).
Sew the pumpkin top with stem and leaf to the top of the head (fig. 9).
EARS (in MC, make two)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Round 3-4 (2 rnds): sc around (12 sts)
- Do not stuff. Flatten and sew across the opening to seam closed, and leave a short tail for sewing (fig. 9). Make another identically. Then, sew both ears to the top of the head in a curve between the 2nd and 7th rounds from the top of the head, to the right and left of the pumpkin top (fig. 10). Sew head to the pumpkin.
ARMS (in MC, make two)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
- Round 2: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Round 3-4 (2 rnds): sc around (12 sts)
- Stuff lightly. (I use the tail end of the yarn to stuff.)
- Round 5: dec x6 (6 sts)
- Round 6: sc around (6 sts)
- Finish off, leaving a tail for sewing (fig. 11). Make another identically. Sew to the seam between the head and the pumpkin, on the left and right sides of the head.
LEGS (in MC, make two)
- Begin: Chain 4. Beginning in the 2nd chain from hook, single crochet. Single crochet into the next chain, then work two single crochets in the last chain. Continue working on the other side of the chain and work two more single crochets into each chain (for help working around a foundation chain see here). See fig. 12 for visual representation. (6 sts)
- Round 1: inc x6 (12 sts)
- Round 2-3 (2 rnds): sc around (12 sts)
- Stuff lightly.
- Round 4: (sc, dec) x4 (8 sts)
- Invisible finish off, leaving a tail for sewing. Make another identically (fig. 13). Sew between rounds 8-12 of the pumpkin (counting from the bottom). You’re all done (fig. 14)!
I hope you like this Pumpkin Bear! If you run into any problems feel free to ask me a question in the comments section below or through email at littleworldofwhimsy@gmail.com.
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