Pumpkin Moon

Description

⚠️ Medium-Scale Mosaic Crochet Design

This pattern creates a medium-size overlay mosaic crochet project, making it an excellent choice for throw blankets, sofa throws, decorative bed runners, wall hangings, and other autumn or Halloween-inspired home décor pieces.

Digital download only. This listing includes PDF crochet pattern files. No physical item will be shipped.

Pumpkin Moon is an atmospheric overlay mosaic crochet pattern featuring a large smiling jack-o’-lantern beneath an enormous full moon.

The cheerful pumpkin takes center stage in this autumn night scene, surrounded by fallen maple leaves, leafy branches, a dramatic bare tree, tiny stars, and bats flying across the moonlit sky.

The oversized full moon creates a striking backdrop behind the pumpkin, while the twisted old tree and flying bats add just the right touch of Halloween mystery. Despite its nighttime setting, the smiling jack-o’-lantern keeps the composition playful, warm, and inviting rather than frightening.

Large autumn leaves frame the lower part of the design, while delicate branches and foliage balance the composition on both sides. Small stars scattered across the dark sky add extra detail without distracting from the central pumpkin and moon.

Strong two-color contrast allows the jack-o’-lantern face, full moon, bats, tree branches, autumn leaves, and smaller decorative details to stand out clearly, creating a bold graphic image that gradually comes to life row by row.

With a chart size of 201 × 259 stitches, Pumpkin Moon is a medium-scale design that combines a strong central motif with enough surrounding detail to create a complete storybook-style Halloween scene.

It is an excellent choice for autumn and Halloween blankets, sofa throws, wall hangings, decorative bed runners, or anyone who loves pumpkins, moonlit autumn nights, bats, and cozy seasonal décor.

Pattern Specifications

• Chart size: 201 stitches × 259 rows
• Chart divided into 9 enlarged printable sections
• Full pattern PDF: 25 pages
• Crochet technique: Overlay Mosaic Crochet
• Yarn colors required: 2 contrasting colors
• Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate

Basic knowledge of overlay mosaic crochet is recommended.

Included in the Pattern Package

• Complete 25-page pattern PDF
• High-resolution full chart on a single page for zoom viewing
• Large chart divided into 9 enlarged printable sections
• Complete row-by-row written instructions
• Instructions for two working methods:
  • Overlay mosaic crochet with yarn cutting
  • Overlay mosaic crochet without cutting yarn (turning rows)
• English abbreviations and symbol reference guide

Bonus Crochet Tips PDF

Additional guidance includes:

• Choosing yarn and hook sizes
• Estimating yarn requirements using a swatch
• Calculating finished project dimensions
• Yarn color proportion recommendations
• Working overlay mosaic crochet in turning rows without cutting yarn
• Border and corner finishing ideas

Approximate Yarn Requirements

The estimates below are approximate. Actual yarn usage and finished size may vary depending on your yarn choice, hook size, crochet tension, and personal working style.

The calculations include approximately 10% extra yarn as a safety margin. Yarn for an envelope border worked in the dark color is also included. All estimates are based on 100 g skeins.

For the most accurate yarn and finished-size calculations, it is recommended to make a personal gauge swatch and follow the step-by-step method described in the Tips & Yarn Estimation document included with the pattern.

Pumpkin Moon — 201 × 259 stitches

Pumpkin Moon combines a cheerful jack-o’-lantern, a dramatic full moon, flying bats, autumn leaves, and the mysterious silhouette of an old tree in a cozy storybook-style Halloween composition.

Enjoy your crochet journey!