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Stuffed Pumpkin

This stuffed pumpkin would be really cute as a Halloween Centerpiece surrounded by fall leaves! You could also make it with size 10 thread and a size 7 steel hook to make small pumpkins.

Materials Needed:
1 skein 3oz Orange worsted weight yarn.
Scrap of Green Worsted weight yarn. Pop-N-Yarn was used in the example.
Size H aluminum crochet hook
Polyester Stuffing
Yarn needle
Gauge 9dc=2"
Yarn Thickness 4mm
Finished Size=7"diameter 6" high from tip of stem to bottom
Skill Level Easy

Instructions
With Green
RND 1: Ch4, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3, work 16 dc in ring. Join w/slst to first dc. This is to hide the ch3. Fasten off green. Join Orange in any st.

RND 2: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. 2dc in next st. *Sc in next st. 2dc in next st. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 3: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. 2dc in each of the next 2 dcs. *Sc in next sc. 2dc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 4: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. 2dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. 2dc in next dc. *Sc in next dc. 2dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. 2dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 5-13: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. Dc in each of the next 6 dcs. *Sc in next sc. Dc in each of the next 6 dcs. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 14: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. (Yo, insert hook in next st, draw up a lp and draw through 2 lps on hook, insert hook in next st, yo draw lp through st, yo and draw through all lps on hook Dec. made.) Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Dec1. *Sc in next sc. Dec1. Dc in each of the next 2 dcs. Dec1. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 15: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. Dec2. *Sc in next sc. Dec2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off Orange. Stuff pumpkin until desired effect is acheived.

RND 16: Join green in any stitch. Ch3. Dec1. *Dc in next st. Dec1. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 17 & 18: Ch3. dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. At the end of RND 18, fasten off leaving at least a 6" length. Run a gathering stitch around the top and draw up tight. Weave ends into work then trim off.

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