This super cute Easy Pumpkin Dishcloth is week 9 of the 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL 12 Week-12 Dishcloths. It is fun to make and will dress up any kitchen for the Fall… Great to give as a gift or keep for yourself!
This free crochet pattern uses basic stitching and 2 complementary colors. Grab your hooks and yarn and make as many as you can!
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Below are the first 8 weeks. They are so much fun, besides… who doesn’t love a great quick gift!
Waffle Stitch Textured Dishcloth – Week 1
Summer Squiggles Dishcloth – Week 2
Bavarian Stitch Dishcloth – Week 3
Alpine Stitch Dishcloth – Week 4
Autumn Acorn Dishcloth – Week 5
Optical Illusion Dishcloth Week 6
Simple Cluster Dishcloth Week 7
Easy Cat Dishcloth Week 8
Now on to Week 8 – Easy Pumpkin Dishcloth
Using 2 colors makes the design pop!
Tips:
- It is super easy, there are only a few ends to weave in for this project.
- Use two contrasting colors to get the best effect.
- You can choose any color scheme to make it your own.
- You work one side of the pumpkin in the chain then the opposite side in the chain
- Make sure to sl st loosely
- Most color changes you will just drop the color and pick up the next, carry the color up the side for the next color change
- Even rows are the right side
Materials:
Yarn: 150 total Yards of Cotton Yarn for each, about 140 yds total, Color A 100 yds, Color B 40 yds.
Here is what I used: Hobby Lobby Crafter’s Secret Cotton in A-Bright Orange and B-Papaya
Hook – G
Stitches:
- Ch – Chain
- St – Stitch
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Bl – Back Loop
- Fl – Front Loop
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Dec – Decrease (these are worked over 2 stitches)
Instructions for the Easy Pumpkin Dishcloth:
Importantly, make sure to read the tips above. They are most important to success!
With Color A, Ch 26
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across.=25 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts. = 10 sc, 20 hdc & 7 dc
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st. = 10 sc, 10 hdc & 11 dc
Drop color A and pick up color B
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sl st in each bl across. = 31 bl sl sts
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sl st in each fl across. = 31 fl sl sts
Drop color B and pick up color A
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, working in fl of the sl sts, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st. = 10 sc, 10 hdc & 14 dc
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in net 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st. = 10 sc, 14 hdc & 16 dc
Drop color A and pickup color B
Row 8 & 9: Repeat rows 4 – 5
Drop color B finish off and pickup color A
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, working in fl of the sl sts, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st,, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in last st. = 10 sc, 14 hdc & 23 dc
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 16 sts, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next 10 sts, sc in next 3 sts, dec sc over last 2 sts(this is the bottom of the pumpkin). = 9 sc, 20 hdc & 20 dc
Row 12: Ch 1, turn, dec sc over 1st 2 sts, sc in next 11 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, dc in next 11 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, sc in next 12 sts. = 25 sc, 14 hdc & 11 dc
Finish off
With color A, turn work around to opposite side of beginning chain. Make sure the wrong side is facing. Join in 1st chain(where the tail is)
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in each ch across.= 25 sc
Rows 14- 22: Repeat rows 2-10
Row 23: Ch 1, turn, dec sc over 1st 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 16 sts, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next 10 sts, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st. = 9 sc, 20 hdc & 20 dc
Row 24: Ch 1, turn, sc in 13 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, dc in next 11 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, sc in next 11 sts, dec sc over last 2 sts. = 25 sc, 14 hdc & 11 dc
Bottom Edge:
Continuing with color A
Row 1: Ch 1, sc 15 sts evenly across the bottom edge rows. = 15 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 4 sts, hdc in next 7 sts, sc in last 4 sts. = 8 sc & 7 hdc
Do not finish off, Drop color A and pick up color B making sure RS is facing
Row 3: Skip 1st 4 sts of and join in the 5th st, ch 2(counts as hdc), dec hdc over next 2 sts, hdc in next st, dec hdc over next 2 sts, hdc in next st, leave remaining sts unworked.= 5 hdc
Finish off
Pick up color A, working on the RS
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 4 sts, sc in next 5hdc, sc in next 4 sts, working up the side of the pumpkin, 1 sc in the side row, sc in next 50 sts, sc 17 sts evenly on top side rows, sc in next 50 sts down the pumpkin side, 1 sc in side row of bottom, join with sl st to 1st sc. = `132 sc
Finish off
Pumpkin Top
You will have 16 sts that form the top of the pumpkin(looks like a U where these are). With RS facing, join color B in the 1st st of the 16 in the U area
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in 16 sts. = 16 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, dec sc over 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, dec sc over next 2 sts, sc in next st, dec sc over next 2 sts, sc in next st, dec sc over next 2 sts, sc in 2 sts, dc sc over last 2 sts. = 11 sc
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, *dec sc over 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat *to* 2 more times, dec sc over last 2 sts. = 7 sc
Continuing to work all the way around the pumpkin
Row 4: Sl St in each st around and 1 sl st each in the top edge side rows. join to beginning sl st
Finish off
Stem
Join color B to 1st sc of row 3 of pumpkin top
Sl st in 1st 3 sts
Row 1-5: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts, turn
Finish off, weave ends in and block if needed. Lastly, Enjoy!!!
That’s it!!! You now have an Easy Pumpkin Dishcloth, So, enjoy and see you soon!!! Meet me right back here next week for week 10 of our 2022 Fall Gift Giving CAL!
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