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Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern

Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cozy Accent

A warm touch for your space that transforms ordinary corners into inviting nooks filled with handmade charm.

About This Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates an adorable crocheted Pumpkin House complete with a crooked witch hat, tiny windows, a purple door and little Halloween treats. You will work the pumpkin as a double-layered structure with fishing line reinforcement and shaping lines to create realistic pumpkin ribs. The pattern also includes instructions for the hat crown, ribbon, attic window, door, round windows, lanterns and small monster cookies.

Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Detailed step-by-step rounds are provided for every piece so you can follow along precisely. Photos and finishing notes help with shaping and assembly so your Pumpkin House looks neat and sturdy.

Why You'll Love This Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines classic amigurumi techniques with playful architectural details that make the piece feel like a tiny home. I enjoy the shaping techniques using fishing line and front/back loop rounds — they give the pumpkin structure and a professional finish. The hat design is especially fun to sculpt and personalize with a ribbon and buckle. I also love that the pattern includes little treats like cookies and lanterns to decorate the house and make it feel complete.

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Switch Things Up

I love how versatile this Pumpkin House is for customization — try different yarn colors to change the mood from spooky to sweet.

You can make a mini keychain version by using fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook for tiny decorations.

Swap the black hat for a striped or polka-dot hat by changing colors every few rounds for a whimsical effect.

Make a family of pumpkins by altering the number of rounds in the body to create small, medium and large houses to display together.

I often add embroidered faces or felt accents to the cookies for more personality — try tiny felt bats or stars instead of windows.

For a sturdier display piece, reinforce the pumpkin base with a thin cardboard disk inside before stuffing, then crochet over the edge to conceal it.

If you want a more rustic look, use cotton-linen blend yarn for a textured finish and slightly larger hook for a looser, cottage-style house.

I sometimes add LED tealight inside the house (battery-operated) by creating a removable lid at the top of the pumpkin for nighttime ambience.

Try metal charms or beads as door knobs and window frames for a little sparkle and to personalize each house.

Don’t be afraid to mix techniques — crocheted appliques, tiny embroidery details, and glued elements all work together to make each Pumpkin House unique.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not adding the fishing line early can make the crown and brim unstable; add and fix the fishing line from the indicated round and melt the end to secure it. ✗ Skipping the back loop round will flatten the pumpkin edge detail; work round 15 through the back loops only to create the correct rim before proceeding. ✗ Overstuffing the space between layers will make joining difficult and distort the shape; stuff the space between the two layers neatly and not tightly as instructed. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches after increases results in uneven rounds; count at the end of each increase round to ensure the correct stitch totals.

Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Pumpkin House with a crooked witch hat and tiny Halloween treats. This pattern guides you step-by-step through crocheting the pumpkin base, hat, windows, door, lanterns and cookies with clear rounds and assembly notes. Perfect for seasonal decor, gift making or a spooky centerpiece that you can customize with color and tiny details.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Pumpkin House Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Yarn Art Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m/50 g) - Terracotta color 85: 2 balls for the pumpkin
  • 02
    Yarn Art Jeans - Black 53: 1 ball for the witch hat
  • 03
    Yarn Art Jeans - Yellow 35: small quantity for windows and details
  • 04
    Yarn Art Jeans - Orange 23: small quantities for accents and cookies
  • 05
    Yarn Art Jeans - Green 69: small quantity for trims and frames
  • 06
    Yarn Art Jeans - Light Olive 29: small quantity for trims
  • 07
    Yarn Art Jeans - Purple 50 and Light Purple 72: small quantities for door and ribbon
  • 08
    Yarn Art Jeans - Brown 70: small quantity for lanterns and accents
  • 09
    Yarn Art Jeans - White 62: small quantity for eyes
  • 10
    Yarn Art Jeans - Beige 07: small quantity for monster cookies
  • 11
    Yarn Art Jeans - Neon Yellow 58: small quantity for icing and neon details

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.25 mm (hook size may vary depending on your crocheting density)
  • 02
    Scissors
  • 03
    Big-eyed needle
  • 04
    Hot glue gun
  • 05
    Synthetic fiberfill (polyester stuffing)
  • 06
    1 mm diameter fishing line
  • 07
    Gas lighter
  • 08
    Wooden manicure stick
  • 09
    Steam iron
  • 10
    Stitch markers (optional)
  • 11
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Pumpkin :

Info :

First of all prepare 1 mm diameter fishing line. Neatly burn the end with a lighter so that a small ball appears on the tip.

Info :

Add the fishing line from the 3d round. Just apply it to crocheting and crochet so that it lays under the stitches. The ball at the end of the fishing line will not let it slip out.

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6=24 sc

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc)*6=30 sc

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc)*6=36 sc

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc)*6=42 sc

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc)*6=48 sc

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc)*6=54 sc

Round 10 :

(8 sc, inc)*6=60 sc

Round 11 :

(9 sc, inc)*6=66 sc

Round 12 :

(10 sc, inc)*6=72 sc

Round 13 :

(11 sc, inc)*6=78 sc

Round 14 :

(12 sc, inc)*6=84 sc

Round 15 :

Work only this round through the back loops: (13 sc, inc)*6=90 sc

Round 16 :

(14 sc, inc)*6=96 sc

Round 17 :

(15 sc, inc)*6=102 sc

Rounds 18-37 :

20 rounds of 102 sc

Round 38 :

(15 sc, dec)*6=96 sc

Round 39 :

(14 sc, dec)*6=90 sc

Round 40 :

(13 sc, dec)*6=84 sc

Info :

Cut the fishing line, leaving a short end. Melt it with a lighter and quickly press to the crocheting so that the end sticks to the yarn. Crochet a few more sc to close the line. Finish with sl st, cut the yarn.

Info :

Join yarn to the 14-th round and crochet through the front loops.

Round 1 :

(13 sc, inc)*6=90 sc

Round 2 :

(14 sc, inc)*6=96 sc

Round 3 :

(15 sc, inc)*6=102 sc

Round 4 :

(16 sc, inc)*6=108 sc

Round 5 :

(17 sc, inc)*6=114 sc

Round 6 :

(18 sc, inc)*6=120 sc

Round 7 :

(19 sc, inc)*6=126 sc

Rounds 8-30 :

23 rounds of 126 sc

Round 31 :

(19 sc, dec)*6=120 sc

Round 32 :

(18 sc, dec)*6=114 sc

Round 33 :

(17 sc, dec)*6=108 sc. Do not cut the yarn. Neatly stuff the space between 2 layers, not tightly.

Round 34 :

(16 sc, dec)*6=102 sc

Round 35 :

(15 sc, dec)*6=96 sc

Round 36 :

(14 sc, dec)*6=90 sc

Round 37 :

(13 sc, dec)*6=84 sc

Info :

Join together the upper edges of both layers and sc 84 through both of them.

Info :

Thread the needle. Starting from the bottom (approximately along the inc lines), drag the needle straight through the stitches to the top edge.

Info :

Slightly pull this thread and fasten at the top edge of the pumpkin. Make 6 such shaping lines to form pumpkin ribs.

— Witch hat roof :

Info :

Crochet the hat roof with black yarn. Use a piece of yarn of contrasting color as a marker for easier rounds counting.

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

Round 2 :

(1 sc, inc)*3=9 sc

Round 3 :

9 sc

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*3=12 sc

Round 5 :

12 sc

Round 6 :

(3 sc, inc)*3=15 sc

Round 7 :

15 sc

Round 8 :

(4 sc, inc)*3=18 sc

Round 9 :

18 sc

Round 10 :

(5 sc, inc)*3=21 sc

Round 11 :

21 sc

Round 12 :

(6 sc, inc)*3=24 sc

Round 13 :

24 sc

Round 14 :

(7 sc, inc)*3=27 sc

Round 15 :

27 sc

Round 16 :

(8 sc, inc)*3=30 sc

Round 17 :

30 sc

Round 18 :

(9 sc, inc)*3=33 sc

Round 19 :

33 sc

Round 20 :

(10 sc, inc)*3=36 sc

Round 21 :

36 sc

Round 22 :

(11 sc, inc)*3=39 sc

Round 23 :

39 sc

Round 24 :

(12 sc, inc)*3=42 sc

Round 25 :

42 sc

Round 26 :

(13 sc, inc)*3=45 sc

Round 27 :

(14 sc, inc)*3=48 sc

Round 28 :

48 sc

Round 29 :

(15 sc, inc)*3=51 sc

Round 30 :

(16 sc, inc)*3=54 sc

Round 31 :

54 sc

Round 32 :

(17 sc, inc)*3=57 sc

Round 33 :

(18 sc, inc)*3=60 sc

Round 34 :

60 sc

Round 35 :

(19 sc, inc)*3=63 sc

Round 36 :

(20 sc, inc)*3=66 sc

Round 37 :

(21 sc, inc)*3=69 sc

Round 38 :

(22 sc, inc)*3=72 sc

Round 39 :

(23 sc, inc)*3=75 sc

Round 40 :

(24 sc, inc)*3=78 sc

Round 41 :

(25 sc, inc)*3=81 sc

Round 42 :

(26 sc, inc)*3=84 sc

Round 43 :

(27 sc, inc)*3=87 sc

Round 44 :

(28 sc, inc)*3=90 sc

Round 45 :

(29 sc, inc)*3=93 sc

Round 46 :

(30 sc, inc)*3=96 sc

Info :

Add a fishing line to crocheting after melting its tip so the line runs under stitches.

Rounds 47-51 :

5 rounds of 96 sc with the line

Info :

Cut the line and fasten the end as when crocheting a pumpkin.

Round 52 :

Join new fishing line, work only this round through the front loops: (11 sc, inc)*8=104 sc

Round 53 :

(12 sc, inc)*8=112 sc

Round 54 :

(13 sc, inc)*8=120 sc

Round 55 :

(14 sc, inc)*8=128 sc

Round 56 :

(15 sc, inc)*8=136 sc

Round 57 :

(16 sc, inc)*8=144 sc

Round 58 :

(17 sc, inc)*8=152 sc

Round 59 :

(18 sc, inc)*8=160 sc

Round 60 :

(19 sc, inc)*8=168 sc

Round 61 :

(20 sc, inc)*8=176 sc. Cut and fasten the line.

Info :

Pull out the yarn marker. Thread black yarn into the needle and stitch the crown of the hat along the trail of the marking thread, starting from the fishing line up to the tip. Pull the yarn to make the crown bend and fasten the end at the tip.

Info :

Crochet a ribbon with purple yarn. Chain 96, work back and forth rows with a turning ch: 95 sc *5 rows. Steam the finished ribbon with an iron. Glue or sew the ribbon on the part of the crown which is crocheted with fishing line. The joint should be in the center of the intended front of the hat.

— Attic window :

Item Name (P1) :

Crochet the attic window with yellow yarn. Chain 11 and sc a rectangle 10 sc*7 rows. Cut the yarn.

Info :

Join green yarn and sl st around all 4 sides. Sc around through the both loops of green sc. Crochet 3 sc in 1 st on angles. Sl st around. Leave a long end.

Info :

Thread the green yarn into the needle and stitch a cross frame on the window. Cut the yarn. Make 2 pcs. Glue the finished window on the joint of the ribbon.

— Door :

Item Name (P1) :

Crochet door with purple yarn. Chain 11.

Round 1 :

9 sc, 3 sc in the last loop of the chain, 9 sc along the bottom side of the chain =21 sc

Round 2 :

9 sc, inc*3, 9 sc =24 sc (U-shaped turning rows with a turning loop at the beginning)

Round 3 :

9 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc =27 sc

Round 4 :

9 sc, (2 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc =30 sc

Round 5 :

9 sc, (3 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc =33 sc

Round 6 :

9 sc, (4 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc =36 sc. Cut the yarn.

Info :

Join light olive yarn. Sl st around except the bottom side of the door. Turn to the wrong side and sc through the both loops of the olive sl st: 9 sc, (5 sc, inc)*3, 9 sc =39 sc. Turn to the front side and sl st around. Cut the yarn. Make several stitches with yellow yarn for a door knob.

— Round windows :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc)*6=24 sc. Finish with a sl st, cut the yarn.

Round 5 :

Join green yarn and sl st around.

Round 6 :

sc through the both loops of the green sl st: (3 sc, inc)*6=30 sc

Round 7 :

sl st around. Leave a long end. Thread the green yarn into the needle and stitch a cross frame on the window. Cut the yarn. Make 2 pcs. Glue (or sew if you prefer) the windows on the sides of the door.

— Lanterns :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR (yellow yarn)

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc

Rounds 3-5 :

3 rounds of 12 sc

Round 6 :

Dec every st until the opening closes. Stuff while crocheting.

Item Name (P1) :

Crochet 2 circles with brown yarn and leave one of them with a long end: 1. 6 sc in AR 2. inc*6=12 sc. Glue the brown circles on the top and bottom of the lantern.

Info :

Thread the end of the yarn into the needle and draw a line from one circle to another. Then go back, wrapping the yarn around this line several times, fasten. Make 4 such vertical lines at equal distances from each other. Make 2 lanterns. Glue lanterns on the sides of the door.

— Monster Cookies :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR (beige yarn)

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc

Round 4 :

1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc =24 sc

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc)*6=30 sc

Round 6 :

2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc =36 sc

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc)*6=42 sc

Round 8 :

3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc =48 sc

Round 9 :

(7 sc, inc)*6=54 sc

Round 10 :

54 sc

Round 11 :

(7 sc, dec)*6=48 sc

Round 12 :

3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc =42 sc

Round 13 :

(5 sc, dec)*6=36 sc

Round 14 :

2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc =30 sc

Round 15 :

(3 sc, dec)*6=24 sc

Round 16 :

1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc =18 sc

Round 17 :

(1 sc, dec)*6=12 sc

Round 18 :

dec*6. Do not stuff! Leave a long end. Thread the needle and stitch through the center several times to shape the cookie.

— Icing and faces :

Item Name (P1) :

Crochet icing with neon yellow: 1. 6 sc in AR 2. inc*6=12 sc 3. (1 sc, inc)*6=18 sc 4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc =24 sc 5. (3 sc, inc)*6=30 sc 6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc=36 sc 7. (5 sc, inc)*6=42 sc 8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc=48 sc. Finish with a sl st, cut the yarn.

Info :

Crochet eyes with white yarn in two sizes: a 2-round circle and a 3-round circle. Crochet pupils with black yarn - 1 round circle. Glue eyes on the icing and embroider a smile with black yarn. Glue the finished face onto the cookie. You can make several pieces in any color.

Assembly Instructions

  • Glue (or sew) the attic windows to the purple ribbon buckle and position the buckle at the front center of the hat crown.
  • Glue or sew the purple door onto the front of the pumpkin, aligning the base with the bottom curve and add a small yellow stitch as a door knob.
  • Attach the round windows at the sides of the door and glue the small lanterns to the sides of the door at equal spacing.
  • Insert fishing line edges and join the pumpkin layers, stuff neatly between layers before closing, then stitch shaping lines from bottom to top to form 6 pumpkin ribs.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work with the recommended small hook and tight tension to keep the stitches firm for detailed shaping and to hide fishing line.
  • 💡Add and secure the fishing line early where instructed; melt and press the end carefully to prevent slippage.
  • 💡Stuff the pumpkin and small pieces gradually and evenly to avoid lumps and to achieve the round shapes described.

This Pumpkin House pattern creates a delightful seasonal centerpiece full of handmade charm and tiny surprises. 🎃 Add a crooked hat, tiny windows and little treats to give it personality and whimsy. Whether you display it for Halloween or keep it as a cozy autumn decoration, this project brings joy stitch by stitch. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished Pumpkin House measures roughly 18-22 cm tall including the hat when using the recommended yarn and 2.25 mm hook, though size varies with yarn and tension.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight, but the final size and stitch counts will be affected; choose an appropriate hook and expect to adjust stuffing and fishing line placement.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and uses standard amigurumi techniques such as magic ring, increases, decreases, working in front/back loops and simple finishing — basic crochet experience is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary depending on experience level, how many decorative elements you make, and assembly time.