Haunting Lace Pumpkins

WARNING: This product is FLAMMABLE. Keep away from heat or flame, use LED candles only. For indoor decorative use only.

Special Stitches

dtr = Yarn over 3 times, insert hook in indicated stitch or space and draw up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 4 times.

2-tr-cluster = [Yarn over twice, insert hook in indicated stitch or space and draw up a loop, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook) twice] twice, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Shell = (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same stitch or space.

Beginning Shell = [Ch 3 (count as dc), dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in the same stitch or space.

With A, ch 40; being careful not to twist, slip st in top of beginning ch to join into a ring.

Round 1 (Right side): Work Beginning Shell in first ch, [ch 3, skip next 4 chs, work Shell in next ch] 7 times, ch 3, skip next 4 chs; slip st in top of ch-3 to join8 Shells and 8 additional ch-3 spaces.

Round 2: Slip st in the next dc and ch-3 space, work Beginning Shell in same ch-3 space, * ch 3, skip next 2 dc and next ch, work Shell in next ch, ch 3**, skip next ch and 2 dc, work Shell in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-3 to join16 Shells and 16 additional ch-3 spaces.

Round 3: Slip st in the next dc and ch-3 space, work Beginning Shell in same ch-3 space, * ch 3; skip next 2 dc, 3 chs and 2 dc**; work Shell in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-3 to join16 Shells and 16 additional ch-3 spaces.

Rounds 4-11: Slip st in the next dc and ch-3 space, work Beginning Shell in same ch-3 space, * ch 5; skip next 2 dc, 3 chs and 2 dc**; work Shell in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-3 to join16 Shells and 16 ch-5 spaces.

Rounds 12-13: Slip st in the next dc and ch-3 space, work Beginning Shell in same ch-3 space, * ch 3; skip next 2 dc, 5 chs and 2 dc**; work Shell in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-3 to join16 Shells and 16 additional ch-3 spaces.

Round 14: Slip st in the next dc and ch-3 space, ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 5; skip next 2 dc, 3 chs, and 2 dc**; sc in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in first sc to join16 sc and 16 ch-5 spaces. Place the Pumpkin inside the crocheted piece.

Round 15: Slip st in the next 3 chs, ch 1, sc in same ch, * ch 3, skip next sc, sc in the next ch-5-space; repeat from * around, ch 3, slip st in first sc to join16 sc and 16 ch-3 spaces. Fasten off; weave in ends.

With B, ch 40; being careful not to twist, slip st in top of beginning ch to join into a ring.

Round 1 (Right side): Ch 1, work 45 sc in ring; slip st in first sc to join45 sc.

Round 2: [Ch 15, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 14 times, ch 7, skip last 2 sc, dtr in first ch to join15 loops.

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 7, sc in next ch-15-space] 14 times, ch 7, slip st first sc to join15 ch-7 loops.

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 8, sc in next sc] 14 times, ch 8, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-8 loops.

Round 5: Ch 13, [tr into next sc, ch 9] 14 times, slip st in 4th ch of beginning ch-13 to join15 ch-9 loops.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 10, sc in next tr] 14 times, ch 10, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-10 loops.

Round 7: Ch 15, [tr into next sc, ch 11] 14 times, slip st in 4th ch of beginning ch-15 to join15 ch-11 loops.

Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 12, sc in next tr] 14 times, ch 12, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-12 loops.

Round 9: Ch 16, [tr into next sc, ch 12] 14 times, slip st in 4th ch of beginning ch-16 to join15 ch-12 loops.

Round 10: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 13, sc in next tr] 14 times, ch 13, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-13 loops.

Rounds 11-22: Repeat Rounds 9-10. Place the Pumpkin inside the crocheted piece.

Round 23: Ch 10, *insert hook underneath the next space created by both ch-13 loops from Rounds 21 and 22, ch 6**, tr in next sc, ch 6; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, slip st in 4th ch of beginning ch-10 to join15 ch-6 loops.

Round 24: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 8, sc in next tr] 14 times, ch 8, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-8 loops. Round 25: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 6, sc in next sc] 14 times, ch 6, slip st in first sc to join15 ch-6 loops. Fasten off; weave in ends.

With C, ch 40; being careful not to twist, slip st in top of beginning ch to join into a ring.

Round 1 (Right side): Ch 4, 2 tr in same st, [ch 5, skip next 4 chs, 3 tr in next ch] 7 times, ch 5, skip next 4 chs; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 3-tr groups and 8 ch-5 spaces.

Round 2: Ch 4, tr in each of next 2 tr, *ch 9, skip next 5 chs**, tr in each of the next 3 tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 3-tr groups and 8 ch-9 spaces.

Round 3: Ch 4, tr in same st, *tr in next tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 11, skip next 9 chs**, 2 tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 5-tr groups and 8 ch-11 spaces.

Round 4: Ch 4, tr in same st,* tr in each of next 3 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 13, skip next 11 chs**, 2 tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 7-tr groups and 8 ch-13 spaces.

Round 5: Ch 4, tr in same st, * tr in each of next 5 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 15, skip next 13 chs**, 2 tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 9-tr groups and 8 ch-15 spaces.

Rounds 6-7: Ch 4, tr in each of next 8 tr, * ch 15, skip next 15 chs**, tr in each of next 9 tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 9-tr groups and 8 ch-15 spaces.

Round 8: Ch 4, tr in same st, * tr in each of next 7 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 17, skip next 15 chs**, 2 tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 11-tr groups and 8 ch-17 spaces.

Rounds 9- 23: Ch 4, tr in each of next 10 tr, * ch 17, skip next 17 chs**, tr in each of next 11 tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 11-tr groups and 8 ch-17 spaces. Place the Pumpkin inside the cover.

Round 24: Ch 4, *2-tr-cluster in next 2 tr, tr ineach of next 5 tr, 2-tr-cluster in next 2 tr, tr in next tr, ch 15, skip next 17 chs**, tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 9-tr groups and 8 ch-15 spaces.

Round 25: Ch 4, *2-tr-cluster in next 2 tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, 2-tr-cluster in next 2 tr, tr in next tr, ch 13, skip next 15 chs**, tr in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in top of ch-4 to join8 7-tr groups and 8 ch-13 spaces.

Round 26: Ch 9, skip 5 trs, *tr in last tr of the group, ch 5, tr in the center of next ch- 13-space, ch 5**, tr in the first tr of the next group, ch 5; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in 4th ch of beginning ch-9 to join24 ch-5 spaces.

Round 27: *Ch 7; skip next ch-5 space, tr, and ch-5 space**; slip st in next tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; slip st in first ch to join12 ch-7 spaces. Fasten off; weave in ends.