Stippled Pumpkin Pillow
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Surface slip stitch (surface
sl st): Holding working yarn on WS of piece and hook on RS of piece, insert hook from RS to WS in indicated place, loosely yo, pull lp to RS and through lp on hook.
Chain-2 picot (ch-2 picot):
Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook. Single crochet join (sc join):
Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook. Picot in last stitch made
(picot in last st made): Ch 3, insert hook from front to back through top lps of last st made, yo, pull through all lps on hook. Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.
PILLOW PUMPKIN
Make 2.
Row 1 (RS): Beg at bottom edge with G hook and terracotta, ch 43, hdc in 3rd ch from hook (first 2 sk chs count as 1 hdc) and in each rem ch across, turn. (42 hdc) Row 2: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, [hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next st] twice, hdc in each of next 2 sts, ch 1, sk next st, rep between [ ] twice, hdc in each of next 4 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (38 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp] twice, hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st] twice, hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (40 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 4: Ch 2, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp] twice, hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st] twice, hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (42 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 5: Ch 2, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp] twice, hdc in each of next 6 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st] twice, hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (44 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 6: Ch 2, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp] twice, hdc in each of next 8 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st] twice, hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (46 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 7: Ch 2, hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 10 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in
each of next 4 sts, 2 hdc in last st, turn. (48 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 8: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 7 sts*, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 10 sts, rep between * and * once, [ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts] twice, turn. (48 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Rows 9–28: Rep row 8.
Row 29: Ch 2, hdc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 7 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 10 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 7 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 4 sts, hdc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (46 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 30: Ch 2, hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 2 sts, *ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts*, **ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 7 sts**, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 10 sts, rep between ** and ** once, rep between * and * once, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 3 sts, hdc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (44 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 31: Ch 2, hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 10 sts, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 6 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 5 sts, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (42 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 32: Ch 2, hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next st, hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in next ch-1 sp] twice, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in each of next 8 sts, [ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 5 sts] twice, ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (40 hdc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 33: Ch 2, hdc dec in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, hdc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next st, hdc in