Here’s another random idea for you: the crochet pumpkin dish scrubber. For some reason, I didn’t even have to think about this one. I just started making it without a plan, and somehow knew exactly what I was doing.
Also, I’ve had a lot of people tell me that this could also be a coaster. Which, I guess it could. But for some reason, I’m just enthralled with the idea of it being a dish scrubber, so that’s what I called it.
These really only take like 15 minutes to make. Seriously. All you do is make two orange circles, single crochet them together, and add a stem and a leaf. It’s that simple. And if you’re trying to use up your end-of-October, orange cotton yarn stash (like me), this is a great option for that.
Wait!! Before I finish up, I want to tell you about my Halloween costume! One of my friends got an idea, that my brother should be Henry VIII of England, and that we and a bunch of other girls should be all his dead wives! How ingenious is that?! It’s going to be hilarious. I can’t help but feel a little bit sorry for my poor brother, though…
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The Crochet Pumpkin Dish Scrubber Pattern:
Materials:
-About 200 yards of orange cotton yarn in orange, and less than 100 yards in green (I used Peaches & Cream in Bright Orange and Rosemary)
-Size G (4.25 mm) crochet hook
-Stitch marker
-Scissors and yarn needle
Stitches Used/Abbreviations:
mc – magic circle
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
Gauge: 15 sc x 14 rows = 4″ x 4″
Pattern Notes:
-What you’ll be doing is making two separate circles, single crocheting them together, then making the stem and the leaf.
-Rounds are continuous; do not join at the end of each round.
-Anything between the asterisks is repeated to the end of the round.
-Make sure you weave in your beginning ends BEFORE you stitch the two circles together. I learned that one the hard way, haha!
Circles for the pumpkin (make 2):
With orange yarn:
Rnd 1) mc, ch 1, 8 sc in circle, pull shut.
Rnd 2) 2 sc in each stitch around.
Rnd 3) *1 sc, 2 sc in next* around.
Rnd 4) *1 sc in next 2, 2 sc in next* around.
Rnd 5) *1 sc in next 3, 2 sc in next* around.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
With right sides facing out, sc both circles together. Do not fasten off. Change to green yarn.
Stem:
With green yarn, ch 4.
Rw 1) sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in remaining 2 chs. Sl st in next orange stitch of pumpkin. ch 1, turn.
Rw 2) sc in each stitch across.
Fasten off.
Leaf:
With green yarn:
Rnd 1) mc, ch 1, 4 sc, ch 2, 4 sc, pull shut.
Fasten off and sew to pumpkin.
All done!
Cool.