Welcome back to the 2023 Fiber Flux Fall Crochet Along Week 2…hooray! Today marks week two of the CAL and today we’ll be making the cute pumpkins for our Crochet Pumpkin Tower! This is a gorgeous fall statement of stacked pumpkins and would make a lovely autumn centerpiece!
We will be going over a few things today to begin:
- Introduction to the project
- Supplies
- Sizing
- Schedule of the CAL
- Where to connect with other CAL makers
The CAL will be divided over the next few weeks, so we’ll tackle each part of the crochet pumpkin tower bit by bit. Scroll down for the schedule with actual dates and what we’ll be doing on each day/week of the Fiber Flux Fall Crochet Along!
*This is a self-paced project, so definitely go at the speed you feel most comfortable. The instructional videos and posts will be up forever and you will always be able to go back and watch again and again!
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Here is a quick video for the Fiber Flux Fall Crochet Along Week 2:
Missed week 1? Get it here!
Let’s move onto the pumpkin tutorial, shall we? Our pumpkins have three sizes and will be crocheted at first as rectangles, then later seamed and stuff to make a 3D pumpkin shape.
Large Pumpkin (shown in orange):
- Chain 60
- For row 1, work a half double crochet (hdc) into the second ch from the hook, then a hdc into each chain.
- For row 2, chain 2 and turn. Work a hdc into each stitch across.
- Repeat row 2 until the rectangle is about 10 inches tall.
Medium Pumpkin (shown in green):
- Chain 45
- For row 1, work a half double crochet (hdc) into the second ch from the hook, then a hdc into each chain.
- For row 2, chain 2 and turn. Work a hdc into each stitch across.
- Repeat row 2 until the rectangle is about 8 inches tall.
Small Pumpkin (shown in gold):
- Chain 28
- For row 1, work a half double crochet (hdc) into the second ch from the hook, then a hdc into each chain.
- For row 2, chain 2 and turn. Work a hdc into each stitch across.
- Repeat row 2 until the rectangle is about 6 inches tall.
Set aside all rectangles. We will be seaming them up the week we do finishing and assembly (the week after we crochet stem and leaves, see calendar below).
Here’s our CAL schedule below for easy reference:
- Wednesday, October 4: Introduction & Supplies
- Wednesday, October 11: The Pumpkins
- Wednesday, October 18: The Stem & Leaves
- Wednesday, October 25: Assembly & Finishing
- Wednesday, November 1: CAL Recap
Don’t forget to use the hashtag #fiberfluxcal
Also we have two special communities for our CAL makers! Each has a welcome area/thread, so please hop on and introduce yourself. You can get info, ask questions, help each other, see what everyone is doing, and show off your work too!
Visit and join the Ravelry group!
Also, don’t forget to tag me and use the hashtag, #fiberfluxcal to share your work on social media!
I can’t wait to see all of your fabulous projects…please share those pictures and above enjoy, take some time to relax with your hook, and have fun! That’s all for today lovelies, see you next week for part two!!
