Baby

Pumpkin

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Anchor Creativa Fino 50 g Art. No. 4620004-*(colour nº) Crochet

1 x *00411; *00257, *00395, *00161,

*01332 (just a little to embroider eyes) Easy 2

N° 2.75 3” (8 cm) tall

(US 2)

Baby Pumpkin
REQUIRED With the same yarn and a long needle, connect the lower and upper center
STITCH MARKERS of the pumpkin by passing inside the work. Pull the yarn
TAPESTRY NEEDLE just enough to crush the pumpkin a little.
SCISSORS Fix the yarn and hide the end inside the piece.
SOFT POLYFILL STUFFING
PINS STEM - SPIRAL WORK
PLANT POT ø 2 3/8” (6 cm) Color yarn 0257.
01. sc 4 into a magic ring [4]
ABBREVIATIONS 02-03. sc 4 (2 rnds) [4]
inc increase, 2 single crochet stitches in the stitch below 04/flo. inc 4 [8]
dec decrease from 2 stitches to 1 only Cut the yarn leaving a tail and fasten it invisibly. Leave the yarn attached to
rnd(s) round(s) the stem to sew it to the pumpkin later. - photo 3 -
ch chain stitch
st stitch
slst slip stitch
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
flo through front loop only
blo through back loop only
(...) x... repeat instructions in brackets for the times indicated
[...] total amount of stitches made in current round LEAF 4X
turn turn the work at the end of a row Color yarn 0395.
Make a foundation chain of 6 ch.
PUMPKIN HEAD - SPIRAL WORK 01. from the 2nd ch from the hook slst 1, in the next stitch work 1 sc and 1
Color yarn 0411. hdc together, sc 1, slst 2, ch 1,
01. sc 8 into a magic ring [8] from the 2nd ch from the hook slst 1, sc 1, inc, sc 1, slst 1 [13]
02. inc 8 [16] Cut the yarn leaving a tail and pass it completely through the last stitch.
03. (slst 1, inc) 8x [24] Leave the yarn attached to the leaves to sew them to the
04. (slst 1, inc 2) 8x [40] pumpkin later. - photo 4 -
05. (slst 1, sc 1, inc, sc 2) 8x [48]
06-16. (slst 1, sc 5) 8x (11 rnds) - photo 1 - [48 ]

17. (slst 1, sc 1, dec, sc 2) 8x [40]

Stuff the pumpkin and continue stuffing as you go. GROUND - SPIRAL WORK
18. (slst 1, dec 2) 8x [24] Color yarn 00161.
19. (slst 1, dec) 8x - photo 2 - [16] 01. sc 6 into a magic ring [6]
20. dec 8 [8] 02. inc 6 [12]
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail and close the remaining stitches. 03. (inc, sc 1) 6x [18]
04. (sc 2, inc) 6x [24]
05. sc 1, (inc, sc 3) 5x, inc, sc 2 [30]
06. (inc, sc 4) 6x [36]

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07. sc 3, (inc, sc 5) 5x, inc, sc 2 [42] ARMS - SPIRAL WORK

08. (inc, sc 6) 6x [48] Color yarn 0395.
09. sc 4, (inc, sc 7) 5x, inc, sc 3 [54] As explained below for both sides of the body.
Increase or decrease the rounds depending on the diameter of your plant 01. sc 6 along the four skipped stitches on round 06 of the body. Turn the
pot. If you need to crochet more rounds, remember to increase piece over and continue along the two chains
6 stitches every round evenly distributed. on round 07, only in the outer loop. - photo 11 - [6]
Cut the yarn and fasten it invisibly. Hide the end on the back.

BODY - SPIRAL WORK

Color yarn 0257.
Work the first round of the body between rounds 03 and 04 of the ground.
- photo 5/9 -
01-06. sc 18 (6 rnds) [18]
07. sc 6, inc, sc 8, inc, sc 2 [20]
08. sc 6, inc 2, sc 8, inc 2, sc 2 [24]
09. sc 6, ch 2, skip the next 4 stitches, sc 8, ch 2, skip the next 4 stitches,
sc 2 [54] 02-07. sc 6 (6 rnds) [6]
Crochet another 2 sc. Press the tube to match the last worked stitch on one
side. Crochet 2 sc in the two opposite middle stitches to
close the piece. Cut the yarn and pass it completely through the last stitch.
Hide the end inside the work. - photo 12 -

Continue the work on the body.

10. dec 3, sc 2 in correspondence with the left arm, dec 4, sc 2 in correspon-
dence with the right arm, dec [12]
11. dec 6 [6]
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail to sew the body to the pumpkin later.

CURLS
Color yarn 0395.
CURL 1 : Make a foundation chain of 19 ch.
01. from the 2nd ch from the hook inc 18 [36]
CURL 2: Make a foundation chain of 13 ch.
Insert a marker in the last stitch to prevent it from unraveling and pause 01. from the 2nd ch from the hook inc 12 [24]
body work. - photo 10 - Cut the yarn leaving a tail and pass it completely through the last stitch.
Leave the yarn attached to the curls to sew them later.
- photo 13 -

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ASSEMBLY
Sew the stem in the center over the pumpkin. Sew the leaves to one side of Sew the two remaining leaves to one side of the baby pumpkin’s neck. On
the stem. Fix the threads and hide the ends inside the the opposite side, sew the curls at the base of the body. Hide
piece. - photo 14 - the yarns inside the work or on the wrong side of the ground.
Cut a circle-shaped card stock the same size as the ground and glue it
under the base.
If necessary, insert stones inside the plant pot to make it heavier. Glue the
perimeter of the ground to the top inside edge of the pot
with hot glue.

WASHING INSTRUCTIONS
All our threads are produced in accordance with Oeko-Tex standards. PH
values are tested and all our colour dye lots adhere to Global fastness
standards.
Sew the base of the pumpkin to the neck. However, it is important to follow our thread washing instructions. Particu-
Embroider the eyes over the ninth and tenth round of the pumpkin, about larly with dark colors, excess dye can remain on the thread. To minimise any
6 stitches apart (yarn 01332). A round above the eyes embroider potential bleeding of excess dyestuff it is important to wash the products
the eyebrows. Two rounds under the eyes embroider the mouth (yarn in THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE possible, in accordance with the speci-
00161). - photo 15 - fications of the fabrics, and use a large amount of water. Please make sure
that you also follow the fabric washing instructions where appropriate. As
a precaution, you can also use decolorating sheets that you can find in any
supermarket.

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