You can get a FREE version of this pattern on my website. I have organized a crochet along (CAL) for this pumpkin on my YouTube channel, part 1 can be found here.

I designed this pumpkin a couple of years ago. Back then, even though there were seemingly endless pumpkin patterns out there, I couldn’t find one that was both creepy and cute, or one where the indents in the gourd were not made by tying threads around the outside.

Included with the pattern is a copy of my story, The Legend of Stingy Jack o’ the lantern, a retelling of an Irish folklore legend regarding the origin of making jack o’lanterns for Halloween.

To complete Seamus you’ll need:

Worsted weight yarn in orange, green, brown and white
Size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
12 mm black safety eyes
Polyester (or other) stuffing
Yarn needle

This pattern is fiddly in places and I wouldn’t recommend it for absolute beginners.