Free Crochet Pattern- Pumpkin Cart Applique

September 19, 2021

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Level: Beginner

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YOU WILL NEED

  • I use 4-medium weight yarn.

  • 5mm crochet hook

  • Colors you will need: red, black, white, orange, light brown

  • A hot glue gun and glue sticks

All items linked here:

Hook

Yarn

The stitches/ skills you will need to know and KEY:

  • Chain (ch)

  • Slip Stitch (sl st)

  • Single crochet (sc)

  • Half double crochet (hdc)

  • Magic loop

  • Weave ends and finish off.

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CROCHET PATTERN

Cart:

With red and 5mm crochet hook, chain 13

Row 1: sc in the second chain from the hook, sc across (12 sc)

Row 2-4: sc across. (12 sc) Finish off and weave ends.

Wheels:

With white make a magic circle

Round 1: 4 sc into the magic circle, closed. Keep working in a round, do not join.

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (8 sc)

Round 3: switch to black *sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from *—* around (12 sc)

Finish off and weave ends. MAKE 2.

Handle:

With back chain 9. Finish off and weave ends. 

Pumpkins: 

Large Pumpkin:

Round 1: Make 5 sc into a magic circle, pull closed. Keep going in a round, do not join.

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (10 sc)

Round 3: sl st in the first stitch, 2 hdc in the next 2 stitches, sc in the next three stitches, 2 hdc in the next two stitches, sl st in the next 2 stitches (14 sts)

Finish off and weave ends.

Attach light brown to the top with a sl st, chain 3, sl st in the second chain from the hook, sl st in the next chain. Sl st back into the same stitch you attached the brown in. Finish off and weave ends.

Small Pumpkin:

Round 1: Make 4 sc into a magic circle, pull closed. Keep going in a round, do not join.

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (8 sc)

Round 3: sl st in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next 2 stitches, sl st in the next two stitches, 2 sc in the next two stitches, sl st in the next stitch (12 sts)

Finish off and weave ends.

Attach light brown to the top with a sl st, chain 2, sl st in the second chain from the hook Sl st back into the same stitch you attached the brown in. Finish off and weave ends.

Assembly:

Attach everything together with hot glue. Pull a piece of white yarn through the piece to make the door knob.

You can attach the piece to felt and with some string and then use as an ornament. You can also just attach the piece to a bag or card stock. You can also crochet a simple pillow and then sew this appliqué to a pillow.

There are tons of possibilities.

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