Add a playful pop of Halloween charm to your outfit with the Pumpkin Earrings, a quick and cheerful crochet project that’s perfect for spooky season! 🎃🧶 With their smiling jack-o’-lantern faces and tiny green stems, these lightweight earrings are bursting with personality. Whether you’re dressing up for a costume party, handing out candy, or just want to sprinkle some festive flair into your everyday look, these little pumpkins are sure to make you smile.
Perfect for crocheters who love fun accessories and speedy makes, this pattern invites you to experiment with bright colors, expressive stitching, and a dash of seasonal whimsy. Make a pair for yourself, whip up a few as gifts, or create a whole patch of earrings to sell at fall markets. The Pumpkin Earrings are a delightful way to stitch up Halloween spirit—one tiny loop at a time! 🧵🧡
🎃 Crochet Pumpkin Earrings Pattern
Bring Halloween charm to your outfit with these adorable crochet pumpkin earrings! Featuring bright orange pumpkins, green curved stems, and embroidered jack-o’-lantern faces, they’re lightweight, festive, and quick to make. Perfect for trick-or-treating, parties, or adding a playful spooky touch to your everyday look.
🧵 Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate
📏 Finished Size
- Pumpkin: ~2 in (5 cm) wide
- Total length with hook: ~3 in (7.5 cm)
🧶 Materials
- Cotton yarn (light worsted or size 3)
- Orange (pumpkin)
- Green (stem)
- Black (embroidery for face)
- Crochet hook: 2.0–2.5 mm
- 1 pair of earring hooks (fishhook style)
- Small jump rings & jewelry pliers
- Yarn needle & embroidery needle
- Scissors
✨ Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR = Magic ring
sc = Single crochet
inc = Increase (2 sc in same st)
sl st = Slip stitch
ch = Chain
hdc = Half double crochet
rnd = Round
FO = Fasten off
🎃 Pumpkin Base (Make 2)
With orange yarn and 2.5 mm hook:
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc in each st (12)
- (1 sc, inc) around (18)
- (2 sc, inc) around (24)
- sc around (24)
- (3 sc, inc) around (30)
- sc around (30)
- (4 sc, inc) around (36)
FO, weave ends.
👉 This shaping gives the pumpkin a slightly oval form like in the photo, rather than a perfect circle.
🌱 Stem (Make 2)
With green yarn:
- Ch 5
- sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next, sc in next, sl st in last.
FO, leave tail for sewing.
👉 This creates a short, gently curved stem just like the picture.
😈 Jack-o’-Lantern Face (Black embroidery)
- Eyes: Stitch two filled triangles near the top using satin stitch.
- Nose: A small upside-down triangle.
- Mouth: Embroider a wide curve using backstitch or surface chain. Add short vertical stitches along the curve for jagged “teeth.”
👉 Keep the smile slightly arched upward to match the earring in the photo.
🔗 Assembly
- Sew the green stem securely to the top of each pumpkin.
- Use a jump ring to connect the stem to an earring hook.
- Weave in and trim all yarn ends neatly.
- Repeat for second earring.
💡 Tips & Variations
- For smaller earrings, use size 10 crochet thread and a 1.5 mm hook.
- Apply a light coat of fabric stiffener or Mod Podge on the back for firmness.
- Add tiny beads or sequins for sparkly eyes.
- Switch colors for a playful twist — purple pumpkins, black pumpkins with green stems, etc.
🌟 Finishing Notes
Your crochet pumpkin earrings are now ready to shine! 🧡 Quick to make and fun to wear, these earrings are perfect for last-minute Halloween accessories or handmade gifts. Pair them with other spooky crochet creations to complete your festive look.
