Get ready to unleash your creativity this Halloween with this exciting crochet Jack O' Lantern pattern! 🎃 This spooky little pumpkin is perfect for decorating your home or gifting to friends. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, this fun project is sure to spark joy and bring a festive spirit to your fall season. Join us for some yarn-filled fun and let’s make something spook-tacular together! Don’t forget to grab your hooks and yarn—let’s get crocheting! 🧶

Supplies:

• 4mm Crochet Hook
• 4 medium Worsted Weight Yarn 
• Orange
• Black
• Brown
• Polyfill
• 9mm Safety Eyes (optional)
• O Ring + Swivel Clasp (optional if you want to turn this into a keychain)
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle

Stitch Key (US Terms)

• CH - Chain
• SS - Slip Stitch
• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• DC - Double Crochet
• DEC - Single Crochet Decrease
• BLO - Back Loop Only

If you are more of a visual learner, below is the free companion YouTube tutorial just for you!

 Notes:

-2 variations for each the eyes and mouth are provided. Pick the look you like best and make your jack-o'-lantern just the way you like it!

Pumpkin (make 2):

Start with orange yarn and a CH of 9 working first stitch in 2nd CH from hook

• Row 1: SC in each CH + CH1 turn (8)
• Rows 2-8: BLO SC in each stitch + CH1 + Turn (8 each row)

-After 8th row CH1 but don't turn. You will now be working around the rectangle you just made.

• Starting in same stitch as last SC 
• SC+HDC in first stitch, DC+HDC in next, SC in next, SS, SS, SC, HDC+DC, HDC+SC
• Working along side (this should be the opposite side of foundation CH
• SC in first CH + 6HDC(1 in each CH) + SC in last CH
• Along bottom of pumpkin
• SC+HDC in first space, HDC+SC in next, SS+HDC in next, 2DC in each of the next 2 spaces, HDC+SS in next, SC+HDC, HDC+SC
• Along last side
• 1SC + 6HDC + 1SC 
• SS into first SC of round
• Fasten off first panel
• Don't fasten off after second panel, you will now join the 2 panels together.

Joining:

• With wrong sides together and last panel made facing you, work 1SC around both panels at the same time making sure to place 1SC into every stitch and 1SS into each SS made (there are only 4 SS two on the top of the pumpkin and two on the bottom.) 

Before joining last side of pumpkin....

• If adding Safety Eyes make sure to attach them to pumpkin before joining last side. I attached them between rows 2-3 and 6-7 about 4 stitches down from top of pumpkin (adjust yours any way you'd like)
• Stuff pumpkin with polyfill
• Finish joining last side with 1SC into each stitch 
• SS to first SC made and fasten off

Adding The Face:

Please click on video link above if you'd like to watch a detailed tutorial on how to embroider the pumpkin face. Otherwise, follow the directions and pictures below.

Mouth:

• Zig Zag Mouth
• Stitched Mouth

-Use Black yarn and tapestry needle to embroider the mouth you'd like. These pictures should give you an idea as to where to place the mouth.

Eyes/Nose:

• Safety Eyes
• Triangle Eyes

-If adding safety eyes, remember to attach them before closing pumpkin. Attach them between rows 2/3 and 6/7 about 3-4 stitches down from the top of the pumpkin.

-If embroidering the eyes make two larger triangles for the eyes and one slightly smaller triangle for the nose.

-If embroidering the nose/eyebrows with the safety eyes use picture below as a guide

Stem:

-Attach brown yarn to first SC just right of the 2 SS's on the middle top of pumpkin + SC in same stitch,

• Work 2 long Single Crochets in next 2 SS's (Just work a SC in the stitch below the SS's, this is the same space that you worked the SS's from the joining round.) + 1SC in next SC (4)
• CH1 + turn + 1SC in each stitch (4)
• CH1 + turn + DEC SC in first 2 stitches and last 2 stitches 
• CH1 + Fasten Off

Keychain:

-Place O ring anywhere in the middle of the stem, add swivel clasp if you'd like.

Congratulations!