Bobble Crochet Pumpkin Pillow Free Pattern Overview

Ivory tweed crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, brown stem, green vines and orange edging, displayed on a surface.

This is a pattern overview, not a complete crochet tutorial. It summarizes the bobble pumpkin pillow designed by Knotted Nest, including its construction, materials, and details to consider before you begin. The chart and complete instructions are available in the original pattern from Knotted Nest.

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Coussin crocheté carré à motif de citrouille orange en relief, avec une tige brune, des vrilles vertes et une bordure orange, posé sur un fond clair.

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Coussin crocheté écru moucheté avec une citrouille orange en relief, des vrilles vertes et une bordure orange, posé en biais sur un banc.

A flat ivory crochet pillow panel with a raised orange pumpkin, a gray stem, and an orange border, on a wooden surface beside green yarn and a plant.

The design brings together a raised pumpkin motif, a contrasting background, attached dimensional vines, and an orange border. The background uses herringbone half double crochet, while bobbles create the pumpkin’s textured surface. Knotted Nest describes the background as tweed, though the pattern also allows you to choose a different background color.

Texture and color changes give the front panel its character, rather than a separate printed or sewn-on pumpkin. For a different seasonal project, see our Tapestry Crochet Pumpkin Potholder: Pattern Overview.

Construction and Materials

Square ivory crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, green vines, a brown stem and orange edging, displayed upright on a table.

Ivory tweed crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, green vines, and an orange border, resting at an angle on a pale wooden floor.

Square crocheted pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, green vines, a brown stem, and an ivory flecked background with an orange border, resting on a metal chair.

The cover is made from two flat panels worked in rows and joined around an 18-inch pillow insert. The back is a square worked in herringbone half double crochet. The front combines that background stitch with the charted pumpkin, color changes, and bobble texture. The source provides both a chart and written directions for the front motif.

Knotted Nest rates the project intermediate because it involves color changes and several stitches that may be unfamiliar. The designer also suggests that an advanced beginner could take it on. Consider whether you are comfortable following a chart and managing color changes within a row. Knotted Nest describes the project as fairly fast and easy once underway, while noting that the textured front is where the more challenging work occurs.

Bobble Crochet Pumpkin Pillow Pattern Overview

This guide collects planning details and construction features, not the full chart or row-by-row directions. The yarn figures in the source do not all agree, so use care when estimating supplies. The list below distinguishes the stated skein information from the separate approximate yardage estimates.

Skill level

The stated level is intermediate. The named stitches are herringbone half double crochet, bobble, and reverse single crochet, and the front includes color changes. The source says stitch instructions and links to video tutorials are included. An advanced beginner may find the project manageable, as the designer suggests, but chart reading and color tracking are important considerations.

Materials

The source specifies worsted weight (4) yarn and identifies the brands and colors used by the designer. Those details describe the sample materials rather than requiring the same yarn choices.

Ivory Tweed background yarn: the materials list names three skeins of I Love This Yarn Tweed, each 5 oz (142 g) and 252 yd (230 m).
Burnt Pumpkin yarn: the list names one skein of ILTY, 7 oz (199 g) and 355 yd (325 m).
Brown worsted weight yarn for the stem, about 10 yd. The designer names Lion Brand Pound of Love in Taupe.
Green worsted weight yarn for the vines, about 15 to 20 yd. The source says a combination of scrap yarn can be used.
Size H (5.00 mm) crochet hook, an 18-inch pillow insert or other stuffing material, scissors, and a yarn needle.

Yarn estimate discrepancy: one materials statement gives about 700 yd of worsted weight yarn overall, while its listed skeins specify three background skeins and one pumpkin skein. Elsewhere, the source estimates about 550 yd of ivory and about 100 yd of orange. These statements do not reconcile, so do not treat them as a single confirmed total. Check the source listing and consider the yarn you plan to use before purchasing.

Dimensions

Each panel is approximately 18 inches square, although the back may be slightly smaller. The panels are intended to fit an 18-inch pillow insert. These are the source’s approximate dimensions, not a guarantee of the finished size with every yarn or tension.

Gauge

The stated gauge is 14 stitches and 12 rows over a 4-inch square in herringbone half double crochet. This is the designer’s sizing reference for the project.

Notes

The front chart guides the pumpkin motif and its color changes. The source notes that bobbles are made while looking at their wrong side. A row of herringbone half double crochet follows each bobble row so the raised stitches appear on the same side. The pumpkin stem uses regular half double crochet, rather than herringbone half double crochet. The turning chain of 1 does not count as a stitch, and the pattern uses US crochet terms.

The source also explains that unused colors can be carried across the back of the panel and picked up when needed. Since the wrong sides of the panels face inward in the finished pillow, the designer says those color changes do not require cutting and weaving in the yarn each time. For visual stitch help, see the herringbone half double crochet video and the bobble stitch video. Use the chart and written directions to understand how each stitch fits into the motif.

Pattern Overview

Square cream crochet pillow with an orange border and a raised orange pumpkin topped with a brown stem and green vines.

Finished ivory tweed crochet pillow with a raised white pumpkin, green vines, a brown stem, and an orange border.

Coussin crocheté ivoire avec une citrouille orange en relief, une tige brune, des vrilles vertes et une bordure orange.

Coussin crocheté ivoire moucheté avec un potiron orange en relief, une tige brune et des lianes vertes.

Close-up of a raised orange crochet pumpkin with a brown stem and green vines on a flecked ivory crocheted cushion.

Close-up of a raised orange crochet motif on speckled ivory fabric.

Gros plan d’un crochet bleu travaillant du fil orange sur un tissu crocheté ivoire chiné.

Close-up of a blue crochet hook working white yarn beside orange yarn on an ivory crochet panel, with a brown pumpkin stem and green vines visible.

A cream tweed crochet pillow with an outlined cream pumpkin, green vines, a brown stem, and an orange border.

Close-up of raised orange crochet stitches on flecked ivory fabric, with an orange strand running horizontally across it.

Panneau crocheté écru moucheté avec un motif orange en relief et une pelote de laine verte posée au-dessus.

Panneau crocheté carré posé à plat, avec une citrouille orange en relief, une tige brune et des vrilles vertes sur un fond écru moucheté.

Close-up of a crochet hook working white stitches above raised orange bobbles, with a brown stem and green vines visible behind them.

Square ivory crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, brown stem, and green leaves, resting on a sofa.

A round cream crocheted pumpkin with raised orange bobbles, a brown stem and curled green vines on a whitewashed wooden surface.

Square cream tweed crochet pillow with a raised orange bobble pumpkin, brown stem, and green vines, displayed on a light sofa.

Coussin carré au crochet, en fil ivoire chiné, orné d’une citrouille orange en relief avec une tige brune et des détails verts.

Finished ivory tweed crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, brown stem, and green curling vines.

Finished cream speckled crochet cushion with a raised orange pumpkin, brown stem, and green vines, displayed on a wooden table outdoors.

Square ivory crochet pillow with a raised orange pumpkin, a brown stem, green vines and an orange border.

A cream cushion on a sofa with a raised orange pumpkin, green leaves and vines, and the word “Nikki” embroidered below.

At a high level, the project has a charted front with a bobble pumpkin, stem, and four attached green vines, plus a plain herringbone half double crochet back. The source describes the panels being joined with an orange reverse single crochet border. Regular single crochet is offered as an alternative edging. Add the pillow insert or other stuffing before closing the final side.

The vines are made separately and attached to the base of the stem; the source recommends attaching them to the front before joining the panels. For assembly, the panel wrong sides face inward, with the edges aligned as closely as possible. The designer advises keeping the joining stitches loose to help prevent puckering and describes spacing them differently along the edges and sides. These are useful construction considerations, but this overview does not replace the source’s complete finishing directions.

Use Knotted Nest’s chart and written instructions for the stitch sequence, motif placement, color changes, and full construction details. This is especially helpful for the front panel, where the chart coordinates the pumpkin pattern with changes in stitch and color.

Bobble Crochet Pumpkin Pillow: Pattern Overview

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Construction and Materials