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Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern

Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern
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8-10 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

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

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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive knitting.

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Holiday Cheer

Festive fun for the season, bringing handmade magic to celebrations and creating new family traditions.

About This Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern

This magical Pumpkin House pattern brings Halloween enchantment to life with its charming witch hat and glowing windows. The pattern features a unique double-layer construction technique using fishing line for structural support, creating a sturdy container perfect for treats. Complete with miniature lanterns, a purple arched door, and round windows with cross frames, this piece captures the essence of a fairytale witch's cottage.

Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The pattern includes bonus Halloween treat patterns to fill your pumpkin house, from smiling monster cookies to colorful striped candies. Each component is designed with detailed photo tutorials to guide you through advanced techniques like color changes and structural shaping.

Why You'll Love This Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern

I absolutely love how this pattern combines functionality with fantasy - you're not just creating decoration, but a magical treat container that brings joy to Halloween celebrations. The clever use of fishing line creates amazing structural integrity while the detailed accessories like tiny lanterns and cross-framed windows add enchanting authenticity. What makes me smile most is watching the transformation from simple orange yarn to a complete fairytale cottage that sparks imagination in both makers and admirers.

Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern step 1 - construction progress Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how this pattern opens up endless creative possibilities beyond the traditional Halloween theme. Try switching the orange pumpkin base to deep purple or midnight black for a more gothic witch house aesthetic, or use autumn colors like burnt orange, golden yellow, and deep red for a harvest festival version.

The witch hat can be transformed into different magical elements - imagine it in silver and blue for a wizard's tower, or forest green with brown accents for an earth witch dwelling. I've experimented with adding tiny LED tea lights inside the pumpkin for a genuine glowing effect that brings the windows to life.

For the treat collection, consider seasonal variations like pastel Easter eggs for spring, red and green candies for Christmas, or even birthday-themed treats in bright party colors. The beauty of this pattern lies in its adaptability - each color change tells a different magical story.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Forgetting to add fishing line from round 3 will result in a floppy, unstuffed pumpkin that won't hold its shape properly ✗ Not securing fishing line ends properly by melting and pressing can cause structural failure during stuffing and assembly ✗ Overstuffing between the double layers will distort the pumpkin shape and make closing rounds extremely difficult ✗ Crocheting the witch hat too loosely without maintaining consistent tension will prevent the crown from bending naturally into proper witch hat shape

Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern

Create magical Halloween memories with this enchanting pumpkin house pattern complete with witch hat! This delightful project transforms your crochet skills into a whimsical Halloween decoration that doubles as a treat container. Perfect for seasonal decor or gifting, this pattern includes detailed instructions for the pumpkin base, witch hat with ribbon, door, windows, lanterns, and adorable Halloween treats including monster cookies, M&M cookies, wrapped candies, striped candies, Chupa Chups lollipops, and candy corn.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Pumpkin House Halloween Witch Crochet Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Yarn Art Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160m/50g) in terracotta (2 balls), black (1 ball)
  • 02
    Small amounts in yellow, orange, green, light olive, purple, light purple, brown, white, beige, neon yellow

— Tools Required

  • 01
    2.25mm crochet hook
  • 02
    Scissors
  • 03
    Big eyed needle
  • 04
    Hot glue gun
  • 05
    Synthetic fiberfill stuffing
  • 06
    1mm diameter fishing line
  • 07
    Gas lighter
  • 08
    Wooden manicure stick
  • 09
    Steam iron

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— Pumpkin :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

Round 2 :

inc*6=12 sc

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Add the fishing line from the 3rd 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 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.

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Join yarn to the 14th 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.

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Neatly stuff the space between 2 layers, not tightly.

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Continue crocheting:

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.

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

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

— Witch Hat Roof :

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.

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

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.

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.

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Pull the yarn to make the crown bend and fasten the end on the tip.

— Hat Ribbon :

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.

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Glue or sew the ribbon on that 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 :

Info :

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

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Join green yarn and sl st around all 4 sides.

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Sc around through the both loops of green sc. Crochet 3 sc in 1 st on angles.

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Sl st around. Leave a long end.

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Thread the green yarn into the needle and stitch a cross frame on the window. Cut the yarn.

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Glue the finished window on the joint of the ribbon.

— Door :

Info :

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

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Next, crochet in U - shaped turning rows with a turning loop at the beginning of the row.

Round 2 :

9 sc, inc*3, 9 sc=24 sc

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.

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Join light olive yarn. Sl st around except the bottom side of the door.

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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

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Turn to the front side and sl st around. Cut the yarn.

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Make a 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.

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Stitch a cross frame with the end of the yarn. Make 2 pcs.

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Glue (or sew if you prefer) the door. Then attach the windows on the sides of the door.

— Lanterns :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

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.

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

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Glue the brown circles on the top and bottom of the lantern.

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Thread the end of the yarn into the needle and draw a line from one circle to another.

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Then go back, wrapping the yarn around this line several times, fasten.

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Make 4 such vertical lines at equal distances from each other.

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Make 2 lanterns. Glue lanterns on the sides of the door.

— Monster Cookies :

Round 1 :

6 sc in AR

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.

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Thread the needle and stitch through the center several times.

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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.

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Crochet eyes with white yarn of 2 sizes: 2 rounds circle and 3 rounds. Crochet pupils with black yarn - 1 round circle.

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Glue eyes on the icing and embroider a smile with black yarn.

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Glue the finished face onto the cookie. You can make several pieces in any other color.

Assembly Instructions

  • Thread needle and create 6 shaping lines from bottom to top of pumpkin, pulling slightly to create pumpkin segments
  • Attach witch hat to top of pumpkin house, positioning with purple ribbon facing forward
  • Glue attic window to center front of hat ribbon where it meets the crown
  • Attach purple door to front center of pumpkin base using glue or sewing
  • Position round windows on either side of the door, ensuring cross frames are centered
  • Glue two small lanterns on either side of the door for decorative lighting effect
  • Fill pumpkin house with completed Halloween treat cookies and candies

Important Notes

  • 💡Always melt fishing line ends with lighter and press to yarn immediately to prevent structural failure
  • 💡Use stitch markers throughout witch hat construction to track round counting accurately
  • 💡Steam iron the purple ribbon before attaching to prevent curling and ensure professional finish
  • 💡Stuff pumpkin layers lightly to maintain proper shape - overstuffing will distort the final form
  • 💡Test hot glue gun temperature on scrap yarn before applying to finished pieces to avoid melting
  • 💡Keep consistent tension when crocheting striped candies to ensure even color distribution

This enchanting Pumpkin House pattern brings Halloween magic to your home with its whimsical witch hat and glowing windows. Perfect for creating lasting memories, this project combines traditional crochet techniques with creative construction methods using fishing line for stability. Complete with adorable treat patterns including monster cookies and candy corn, it's a delightful centerpiece that captures the spirit of Halloween festivities. Happy crocheting and may your Halloween be filled with handmade magic!

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FAQs

Can I make this pattern without the fishing line reinforcement?

While possible, the fishing line is crucial for structural integrity. Without it, the pumpkin will be soft and may not hold its shape when filled with treats. The fishing line creates the necessary support for the double-layer construction.

What size crochet hook should I use if my gauge is different?

The pattern recommends 2.25mm, but hook size may vary based on your tension. If your stitches are too loose, go down a hook size. If too tight, go up. Test with a small swatch first to ensure proper sizing.

Can I substitute different yarn weights for this pattern?

This pattern is specifically designed for DK weight yarn like Yarn Art Jeans. Using different weights will significantly change the final size and may affect the structural integrity, especially with the fishing line technique.

How do I prevent the witch hat from flopping over?

Ensure you're maintaining consistent tension throughout and properly incorporating the fishing line in rounds 47-51. The crown shaping technique with the marker thread is crucial for the proper bend.

Are the Halloween treats safe for children to play with?

The crocheted treats are safe for children over 3 years old. However, be cautious with small parts like the embroidered details and ensure all pieces are securely attached to prevent choking hazards.