Pumpkin Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
If you can chain, sc and dc, you can make every square.
Each square takes about two and a half hours, so this is a cozy project for the whole season.
Every pumpkin square is small enough to crochet anywhere.
About This Pumpkin Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover is made from 120 deep purple granny squares. Each one has a plump orange pumpkin with a little green stem sewn to the center, and a bright orange border. The squares are joined with raised orange seams and the whole cover is finished with a scalloped orange edge.
It measures about 77 by 92 inches, which suits a queen bed with a soft drop on each side. You will use single crochet, double crochet, a magic ring and a little surface slip stitch. It is a happy first big project if you already know the basic granny square.
Why You'll Love This Pumpkin Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love that this big bed cover is really just one small square at a time. I keep a bag with purple, orange and green yarn by my chair, and a pumpkin is done before my tea gets cold.
I also love how the orange seams glow against the purple when the lamp is on. It makes the whole bedroom feel like autumn, and every finished square is a small win you can see.
Switch Things Up
Try cream pumpkins on charcoal squares with a soft grey seam, or blush pumpkins on deep teal. Make 6 by 8 squares for a lap blanket, or 5 by 6 for a baby blanket. You can also crochet one square into a pillow cover to match the bed. For a quicker finish, replace the scalloped edge with two rounds of single crochet.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Purple Granny Square (Make 120, deep purple with an orange border) :
— Pumpkin Appliqué (Make 120, bright orange) :
— Stem (Make 120, sage green) :
— Layout :
— Edge (bright orange) :
Assembly Instructions
- Block every purple square to about 7.5 inches across and let it dry fully before sewing or joining.
- Sew each orange pumpkin to the center of a purple square with the long tail and a yarn needle, using small whip stitches around the edge, then sew a green stem to the top of each pumpkin.
- Lay out the 120 squares on a bed or floor in 10 columns and 12 rows, so every pumpkin faces the same way.
- Join the squares into strips first. Hold two squares with wrong sides together and slip stitch through both loops of both orange borders with orange yarn, so a raised orange ridge shows on the right side.
- Join the 12 strips the same way, matching the corners so the orange seams cross neatly.
- Work the orange edge in two rounds around the whole outer edge, following the Edge section.
- Weave in any remaining ends and trim them close.
- Block the whole bed cover gently on a clean floor or bed with pins, then let it dry flat.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Sewing the pumpkins on before blocking the squares can pull the stitches out of shape, so block first and then sew.
Letting your squares come out different sizes makes the grid wavy, so measure after blocking and keep the same hook for all 120.
Pulling the ribs too tight makes the pumpkin cup instead of puff, so keep the surface slip stitches snug but relaxed.
Starting the edge without counting the stitches can make the shells uneven, so count Round 1 and divide by 8 first.
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Important Notes
Gauge: one finished square should be about 7.5 inches across. Make one first and block it before you start the rest.
The stitch counts and yarn amounts are estimates, so test-swatch one square and one pumpkin before you commit to the whole bed cover.
Wash in cool water on a gentle cycle and lay flat to dry. The deep purple and bright orange are dark and light yarns together, so use a color catcher the first time you wash it.
I hope this pumpkin bed cover brings a little autumn glow to your bedroom. Take it one square at a time, and I would love to hear which color you pick for your pumpkins.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
How big is the finished bed cover?
It measures about 77 by 92 inches with the edge, which covers a queen bed with a soft drop. Make fewer squares for a throw or baby blanket.
Can I use a different yarn weight?
Yes. Thinner yarn with a smaller hook makes smaller squares, so you will need more of them to cover the same size. Always check your square size before you change the layout.
How do I wash and care for it?
Use cool water and a gentle cycle, with a color catcher for the first wash. Lay it flat to dry and reshape the shells by hand while it is damp.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- sl st — slip stitch
- sp — space
- st(s) — stitch(es)