How to Crochet Cinnamon Stick Pumpkin Pattern 🍁 Beginner Tutorial🧶✨🌺🌸

That is a wonderful project! Combining the warmth of a crocheted pumpkin with the beautiful scent and rustic look of a cinnamon stick makes for a perfect, cozy autumn decoration. This is an excellent beginner project because it uses simple stitches (single crochet) and works flat before being seamed.

Here is a detailed tutorial for crocheting a small, decorative Cinnamon Stick Pumpkin.

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🍂 Cinnamon Stick Pumpkin Tutorial

Materials Needed

• Yarn: Medium-weight yarn (worsted/size 4) in Orange (or desired pumpkin color). Small amount of Brown/Green for the leaf (optional).
• Crochet Hook: A size slightly smaller than recommended for your yarn (e.g., 4.0 mm or 4.5 mm) to create a tight fabric that holds stuffing well.
• Cinnamon Sticks: 1-2 sticks (4-6 inches long) to act as the stem.
• Stuffing: Fiberfill (Polyester stuffing).
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle: For seaming and finishing.

Key Crochet Terms

Abbreviation	Stitch Name
ch	Chain
sc	Single Crochet
sl st	Slip Stitch
st(s)	Stitch(es)
BLO	Back Loop Only

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Part 1: Crocheting the Pumpkin Body

The pumpkin is crocheted as a flat rectangle, and the ribbed texture is created by working into the Back Loop Only (BLO).

Body Pattern (Make 1 Rectangle)

1. Foundation Chain: With Orange Yarn, ch 21. (This determines the height of your pumpkin. Adjust this number if you want a taller or shorter pumpkin).
2. Row 1 (First Row): sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and sc in every remaining chain across. (20 sc). ch 1 and turn.
3. Row 2 (Creating the Ribs): Working in the BLO, sc in every stitch across the row. (20 sc). ch 1 and turn.
4. Repeat: Repeat Row 2 until the piece measures approximately 6 to 8 inches long when slightly stretched. This length determines the girth (circumference) of your pumpkin.
   • (Tip: You want enough rows so the piece wraps around your cinnamon stick stem with extra room for stuffing).
5. Finish: Do NOT fasten off. Leave the yarn attached for seaming.

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Part 2: Shaping and Seaming

This part turns the flat rectangle into a 3D pumpkin shape.

1. Seam the Side: Fold the rectangle in half, bringing the first row and the last row together.
   • Using the attached working yarn, sl st or sc the two edges together, working through both loops of the last row and the remaining loop of the foundation chain stitches. This creates the vertical seam.
2. Close the Bottom: Do NOT fasten off. Using the working yarn and your tapestry needle, thread the yarn through the top edge of the tube (around the perimeter).
   • Pull the thread tight to gather the fabric and close the bottom opening completely. Knot the yarn securely inside the pumpkin and leave the tail attached.
3. Stuffing: Turn the pumpkin right-side out. Begin filling the pumpkin generously with fiberfill.
4. Insert Cinnamon Stick and Close Top:
   • Place the cinnamon stick into the center of the pumpkin opening.
   • Using the tapestry needle and the yarn tail, weave the thread around the top edge of the pumpkin opening, securing it tightly around the base of the cinnamon stick.
   • Pull the thread tight to close the top and hold the stick firmly in place. Knot securely and weave the tail inside.

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Part 3: Adding Pumpkin Segments (Optional Detail)

To give the pumpkin a more realistic, segmented look:

1. Thread the Needle: Thread a long piece of orange yarn onto your tapestry needle.
2. Stitch Segments: Insert the needle through the center bottom opening and up through the center top opening (next to the cinnamon stick).
3. Create Rib: Pull the thread firmly over the side of the pumpkin and insert the needle back through the top center and out the bottom center. Pull tight to create a visible indentation (rib).
4. Repeat: Repeat this process 4-6 times, evenly spaced around the pumpkin, to create defined vertical segments. Knot the tails securely at the bottom and trim.

Part 4: Adding a Simple Leaf (Optional Embellishment)

1. Leaf Pattern (Green/Brown):
   • ch 5.
   • sl st in the 2nd ch from hook. sc in the next ch. hdc in the next ch. dc in the last ch.
   • ch 2. (This is the top point).
   • Working down the other side of the foundation chain: dc in the first available loop, hdc in the next, sc in the next, sl st in the last.
2. Finish: sl st to the base. Fasten off, leaving a tail.
3. Attach: Use the tail and tapestry needle to sew the leaf onto the base of the cinnamon stick stem.

Your beautifully scented, rustic Cinnamon Stick Pumpkin is complete! Would you like a pattern for a slightly larger pumpkin variation?

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