Pumpkin amigurumi scales from a keychain-sized stash-buster up to a jumbo version worked in bulky yarn, with a handful of flat pumpkin coasters mixed in for anyone who’d rather skip the stuffing entirely. Twelve designs total, sorted below by finished size and construction.
Fiberfill is the one constant across the stuffed versions; add safety eyes if you want a face on yours, though several of these skip a face by design.
Pumpkin patterns to explore
1. No-Sew Amigurumi Pumpkin
Cuddly Stitches Craft’s no-sew pumpkin is worked in continuous rounds, so the stem and leaf need no sewing either, and it is about 11 cm (4.5 inches) wide. The gauge note says a flat circle should be 2 inches across after 7 rounds and 42 stitches with a 2.5 mm (B/1) hook and sport weight yarn, and she recommends a hook at least one size smaller than the yarn label suggests to avoid gaps that show the stuffing. The yarn options include sport, DK or worsted in cotton, acrylic or a blend.
2. Pumpkin
Mariska Vos (DIY Fluffies) keeps this one small and quick, about 8 cm wide in sport weight Catania cotton with a separate crocheted stem. She notes it scales up nicely in chenille if you want a bigger, plusher pumpkin instead. A beginner should have one done in an hour or two.
3. Paulie Pumpkin
Ashley Parker’s Paulie Pumpkin uses brown, green and orange yarn and basic tools, and it is rated easy. After finishing off, you use the yarn tail to shape the pumpkin, threading it from the base out through the top, and then add a curled green vine. She suggests customizing it by omitting the eyes and face for a plain pumpkin. The sample uses WeCrochet Brava Worsted, and there is a video tutorial.
4. The Absolute Easiest Pumpkin
Jess Coppom’s pumpkin is a collaboration with Lion Brand and shows how to crochet a pumpkin of any size with any weight yarn. You crochet a rectangle, join it into a tube, cinch the bottom, add stuffing and cinch the top, so making it bigger or smaller is just a matter of changing the rectangle. The page links a beginner single crochet tutorial from TL Yarncrafts, and has sections on customizing and decorating with crochet pumpkins, plus yarn substitutions and a video.
5. Mini Pumpkin Amigurumi
Mohu’s mini pumpkin comes from her old blog in 2015 and was updated with new photos and instructions. In medium (worsted) weight yarn and a 3.5 mm (E) hook the pumpkin is only a few centimeters wide, and she also tried fingering weight yarn with a smaller hook for an even smaller one. She says exact gauge is not important, and there is a video tutorial, so it is a good way to use up scraps.
6. Plump Pumpkin
Vince’s Knot Bad plump pumpkin revisits a classic concept in bigger yarn: he used Yarnspirations Bernat Blanket Brights, chunky yarn that gives a plush, squishy pumpkin. The pattern was inspired by JOANN’s fall displays, and he notes the pumpkin is good beyond Halloween, through November. He also asks what colors a pumpkin can be, and says he would love to see one made in white. The small and large sizes are described on the page.
7. Cuddle-Sized Pumpkin
Holly Lanier’s pumpkin uses worsted weight yarn on a G (4 mm) hook with 15 mm black safety eyes, fiberfill, a bent tip tapestry needle and an extra-long (5 inch) tapestry needle. She doesn’t remember the orange brand, so she suggests Paintbox Simply Aran in Blood Orange for a bright orange, and used Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn in Mid Green for the stem and vines. It finishes at about 4.5 inches, with ridges made by needle-indenting.
8. Pumpkin Amigurumi
StringyDingDing’s pumpkin is rated easy: you make a circle and give it the pumpkin definition by sewing from the middle to the top, then make the stem and leaf and finally a smile. It uses a 4 mm hook, medium weight yarn in orange, green and brown, and 8 mm safety eyes. The sample yarns are Red Heart Pumpkin for the orange and Big Twist for the green and brown.
9. Mini Pumpkin Keychain
Cutiepiecrochet’s mini pumpkin uses worsted weight (size 4) yarn with a 3.75 mm hook, polyester fiberfill, a yarn needle, stitch markers and pins. You shape it by bringing the needle up through the middle with the extra long tail and out the top. She lets you sell items made from the pattern if you credit her as the designer, but you may not copy or alter the pattern. It was published in October 2023 and updated in July 2025.
10. Pumpkin Coaster
Louise Bollanos’ pumpkin coaster works up fast, uses only scraps, and is made from a flat hdc circle with easy shaping to suggest pumpkin lobes, plus a tiny stem in brown and a leaf in green. She recommends 100% cotton because it is absorbent, lies flat and handles moisture, though any DK yarn works. It uses a 4 mm (G/6) hook. There is a free printable version of the pattern, and it can also become an appliqué.
11. Pumpkin Crochet Coasters
Repeat Crafter Me adapts the first three rounds of a larger pumpkin granny square into a standalone coaster, worked in worsted weight with a crocheted stem and spiral vine. Since it’s drawn from a granny square pattern, it’s also the one to check out if you’d rather keep going and make a full motif instead of stopping at a coaster.
12. Pumpkin Coaster
Kimberly Arenas designed her pumpkin coaster for her morning coffees, and calls the fall coasters easy and addictive. They are perfect for selling at craft bazaars and give a thoughtful gift for teachers at the start of the school year. She suggests adding a jack-o-lantern face for a Halloween version, and links a matching apple coaster pattern. Cotton yarn suits a coaster because it absorbs moisture.
