Free Crochet Pumpkin that Can be Lit for Halloween Night Parties

Today, let’s crochet this miniature pumpkin lantern that is no-sew and quick to crochet with a FREE pattern for absolute beginners. I also shared this glow-in-dark pumpkin tutorial last year, but this time, I will also provide a written pattern. You can also call it an fall LED cover as we shall crochet a hollow pumpkin amigurumi with a hole at the bottom.

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Through this, instead of inserting the stuffing, we shall put a yellow battery-charged LED. Crocheting this mini pumpkin lantern is quick and easy and you can either crochet the yellow or orange version of this crochet pumpkin. Then decorate your Halloween table with this crochet pumpkin. Now, continue reading for the full glow-in-the-dark pumpkin pattern.

About the designer: The designer behind this lantern pumpkin amigurumi doll is @ochycrochet – she is among our favorite collaborators all for her oh-so cute and clever pumpkin. From crochet pumpkins to fox and much more, she has the best fall patterns as well as other seasonal patterns and designs.

How to Crochet Miniature Pumpkin Lantern for Halloween 

This is a cute and easy crochet tutorial to make a little hollow Halloween pumpkin! It starts from the top using green yarn to make the stem, expanding outward in rounds.

Then, you switch to orange yarn and use a mix of basic stitches and double crochets to create the bumpy, ribbed shape of a pumpkin.

Finally, you decrease the stitches to curve it back inwards and finish it off, leaving the center hollow so you can pop a small LED light inside to use it as a little festive lamp!

Materials Needed

• • Milk cotton yarn (50g) in Green

  • Milk cotton yarn (50g) in Orange

  • Crochet hook (Size 2.0 mm)

  • Stitch marker

  • A small flashing LED light string (1 meter)

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• • MR: Magic Ring

  • ch: Chain

  • sc: Single Crochet

  • inc: Increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch)

  • dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together – invisible decrease used here)

  • dc: Double Crochet

  • dc inc: Double Crochet Increase (2 double crochets in the same stitch)

  • slst: Slip Stitch

  • R: Round

Full Written Pattern

• • Note: This pattern uses joined rounds. Slst to the first stitch at the end of each round, and ch 1 at the beginning of the next (ch 1 does not count as a stitch).

  • Stem (Green Yarn)

    • R1: MR, 5 sc, slst. (5)

    • R2: ch 1, 5 sc, slst. (5)

    • R3: ch 1, 5 sc, slst. (5)

    • R4: ch 1, 5 inc, slst. (10)

    • R5: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 1 inc), slst. Change to Orange yarn on the last step of the final slst. (15)

  • Pumpkin Body (Orange Yarn)

    • R6: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 3 sc in the next stitch, 1 sc), slst. (25)

    • R7: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 1 dc inc, 1 dc, 1 dc inc, 1 sc), slst. (35)

    • R8: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 1 dc inc, 3 dc, 1 dc inc, 1 sc), slst. (45)

    • R9: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 7 dc, 1 sc), slst. (45)

    • R10: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc), slst. (35) (Use invisible decrease: work only in the front loops)

    • R11: ch 1, 5 * (1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc), slst. (25)

    • R12: ch 1, 5 * (3 sc, 1 dec), slst. (20)

  • Finishing

    • Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave the loose ends into the inside of the pumpkin.

    • Insert the LED string light inside the hollow pumpkin.

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