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Crochet Sněhurka Pumpkin

7 září, 2026

Pumpkin season is just around the corner! Let’s crochet a beautiful autumn pumpkin using Sněhurka yarn. This one is a little different, because we’ll combine classic cotton yarn with a colorful variegated sewing thread to give the finished pumpkin a more interesting look and texture. It makes a lovely autumn decoration, and by changing the colors you can easily match it to your own home décor.

For this project, I chose Sněhurka yarn by Niťárna. Sněhurka is made from 100% cotton and comes in 30 g balls with 200 meters of yarn. That works out to approximately 660 meters per 100 g, so it is a fairly fine cotton yarn. It is suitable for a wide range of projects, from Christmas ornaments and doilies to crocheted garments and home decorations. Finished items can be washed at up to 60 °C.

For my pumpkin, I chose a lovely orange and soft green shade. I also added a variegated polyester sewing thread by Ariadna, which blended beautifully with the colors of the Sněhurka yarn and gave the finished pumpkin a more distinctive look.

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The Story Behind the Pumpkin

Let’s admit it: buying yarn and crocheting are two completely different hobbies. One Friday after work, I came home and needed to unwind. Some people go to the gym. I go to my local haberdashery in Kroměříž. That’s where Sněhurka yarn caught my eye. Surprisingly, I had never worked with it before. I spotted a beautiful orange and green shade, and the idea of an autumn pumpkin was born almost instantly. But, as luck would have it, right next to the yarn sat a small box filled with colorful variegated and solid Ariadna sewing threads.

The variegated polyester threads matched the Sněhurka colors almost too perfectly. So I left the shop very happy, with not one but two ideas in mind: there would definitely be a pumpkin, and I would also try combining Sněhurka yarn with a variegated thread. And that is exactly how this autumn pumpkin came to life.

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SNĚHURKA PUMPKIN
Yarn: Sněhurka from Nitarna.cz and Ariadna Nici thread set
Amount: one ball of orange and one of green
Hook: 2 mm
Size: height 6 cm, length 11 cm
Other tools: yarn needle with large eye, stitch markers, fiberfill
Time required: about 3 hours
Skill level: complete beginner

Abbreviations:
CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
DC – double crochet
SC – single crochet
HDC – half double crochet
HDC3LO – half double crochet in the third loop
TR – treble crochet (double treble crochet in UK terms)

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Pumpkin, 2 mm hook

Row 1: Crochet a chain of 31 stitches.
Row 2: Work 1 HDC in the 2nd chain from the hook. Continue with 1 HDC in each chain across. Turn. (30)
Row 3: 1 CH as a turning chain instead of the first HDC. Work 1 HDC3LO in each stitch across. The last stitch goes into the turning chain. Count your stitches. Turn. (30)
Row 4: 2 CH as a substitute for the first stitch. In the next stitch, crochet 5 DC together. 1 SL ST in the next stitch. Repeat across. You will have 14 puff-like clusters. Finish with 1 SL ST into the turning chain. Turn.

Row 5: 2 CH instead of the first stitch. Crochet 2 SC into each cluster stitch across. Push the puff clusters to the right side. Finish with 1 SC in the turning chain. Count your stitches. Turn. (30)
Row 6: 1 CH instead of the first HDC. Crochet 1 HDC in each stitch across. Count your stitches. Turn. (30)
Rows 7–57: Repeat rows 3–6. Finish with a row of single crochets.

Sewing the pumpkin, 2 mm hook

Row 1: Fold the short sides together and join the edges on the right side with slip stitches. Then pick up the chain from Row 1 and the front loop of the opposite side, joining with SL ST across. Do not fasten off. Crochet 1 SC into each row around. The top will start to gather.
Row 2: 1 CH as a substitute for a SL ST. Work SL ST in the back loop only all around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Finishing

Thread the yarn tail onto a needle and weave it through the stitches, pulling tight to close the opening. Stuff the pumpkin with fiberfill. With the needle, pass the yarn through the center of the pumpkin and pull to shape the opposite side. Note: The more you pull, the flatter the pumpkin will become. No shaping is needed, the textured stitch pattern creates the form.

Leaf, 2 mm hook

Row 1: Leave a long tail for sewing the leaf to the center of the pumpkin. Crochet 12 CH.
Row 2: In the 2nd CH from the hook: 1 SL ST. Next CH: 1 SC. Next CH: 1 HDC, and CH: 1 DC and finally next CH: 1 DC. In the next CH: 1 TR crochet in two steps. In the same CH: 2 × TR, then 4 CH, and 1 SL ST in the same CH. Continue with SL STs across the chain. On the other side of the chain, work SL ST up to the CH where you made the TRs. Mirror the pattern: 4 CH, 2 × TR, 1 TR in two steps, 1 DC, 1 DC, 1 HDC, 1 SC, finish with 1 SL ST. Weave in one yarn end, and sew the leaf to the pumpkin center with the long tail.

Tendril, 2 mm hook

Row 1: Crochet a chain of 20–25 CH. In the 2nd CH from the hook, crochet 5 HDC. Continue working into the chain (through one loop only), making 5 HDC in each stitch. At the end of the chain, crochet 3 CH and 1 SL ST in the last stitch. Fasten off with a long tail and knot the ends together. If the tendril is twisted, align all stitches in the same direction.

Finishing
Weave in all loose ends.

Usage and Permissions

This pattern is intended for personal use only. If you would like to use it for commercial purposes, please contact me first. Always include the source link: www.krampolinka.cz when sharing your projects online. The pattern is specifically written for the yarn, hook size, and tension used in this sample. If you use a different yarn or hook, your final bag size and shape may vary.

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