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A square pillow showing a black pumpkin with a jack-o'-lantern face glowing yellow, orange and red.

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Jack-o'-lantern tapestry crochet pillow

64 × 74 stitches, 5 yarns, single crochet. Fits a 16 in (40 cm) pillow insert when your gauge is 4 stitches per inch.

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This chart comes from a photo of a carved pumpkin, so the face glows like a real jack-o'-lantern: yellow at the center of each opening, then orange, then red, then the dark maroon of the skin. Two slanted eyes, a small nose and a wide grin with notched teeth stand out against the mostly black pillow cover, with long stretches of black between them. The glow is where you slow down, with four colors changing within a few stitches around each opening. Along the right edge, maroon marks the pumpkin's ridges, with a few stitches on their own, so use the rows written out to keep track there.

The chart

The jack-o'-lantern pillow chart: 64 stitches by 74 rows in 5 yarns, with row and stitch numbers
  • Black 3013 stitches
  • Maroon 553 stitches
  • Yellow 503 stitches
  • Orange 399 stitches
  • Red 268 stitches

Other sizes

Your gaugeFront panel size
14 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)18.3 × 18.4 in (46.4 × 46.7 cm)
16 stitches in 4 in (10 cm) (this pattern)16 × 16.1 in (40.6 × 40.9 cm)
18 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)14.2 × 14.3 in (36.1 × 36.3 cm)
20 stitches in 4 in (10 cm)12.8 × 12.9 in (32.5 × 32.7 cm)

Working at a different gauge? Enter it in the size calculator with 64 stitches and 74 rows.

How to make it

Yarn and hook

Start with worsted weight yarn (medium, 4) and a 4 mm (US G-6) or 4.5 mm (US 7) hook. A hook one or two sizes smaller than the yarn label suggests makes a denser fabric that hides the carried strands. Swatch in two colors and measure: if you get more than 4 stitches per inch, go up a hook size; if you get fewer, go down.

Reading the chart

Each box in the chart is one single crochet stitch. The boxes are drawn a little wider than they are tall, so the chart matches the pillow's proportions. For a 16-inch (40 cm) square, aim for 16 stitches and about 18.5 rows in 4 inches (10 cm).

  • Row 1 is at the bottom.
  • Read odd rows (right side) from right to left and even rows (wrong side) from left to right.
  • Row numbers sit on the side where that row starts; stitch numbers count from the right.
  • Left-handed? Read every row the other way, on the chart and in the rows written out, and the picture still comes out as charted.

New to charts? How to read a tapestry crochet chart shows which way each row goes on a small sailboat.

Chain 65 in the first color for row 1. Starting in the second chain from the hook, work row 1 for a total of 64 stitches. Chain 1 and turn between rows. In the rows written out, each row's colors are listed in the order you work them.

Carrying the colors

Lay the unused colors along the top of the row below and crochet over them, so they ride inside the stitches. Change color on the final pull-through of the stitch before the new color begins: with two loops on the hook, pull the new color through both. Keep the carried strands relaxed so the fabric does not pucker. When you will not use a color for several rows, cut it, leave a tail, and join it again where it next appears.

The back

Crochet a second panel of 64 stitches by 74 rows in one color, and check it against the front: plain single crochet can come out a different size, so change the hook or the number of rows until the two match. Or sew on a fabric back cut to the front's size plus seam allowance; for an envelope back, use two hemmed pieces that overlap.

Assembling the pillow

Weave in the tails, then gently block the front to 16 inches (40 cm) square, following the care instructions on the yarn label. Put the panels wrong sides together and join three sides with single crochet or whip stitch through both edges. Push in a 16-inch (40 cm) pillow insert (a cushion pad in the UK) and close the fourth side the same way.

The rows written out

Show all 74 rows
  1. Row 1 (RS): 64 Black
  2. Row 2 (WS): 64 Black
  3. Row 3 (RS): 64 Black
  4. Row 4 (WS): 64 Black
  5. Row 5 (RS): 64 Black
  6. Row 6 (WS): 64 Black
  7. Row 7 (RS): 64 Black
  8. Row 8 (WS): 64 Black
  9. Row 9 (RS): 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Black, 1 Maroon, 56 Black
  10. Row 10 (WS): 25 Black, 17 Maroon, 13 Black, 2 Maroon, 2 Black, 2 Maroon, 3 Black
  11. Row 11 (RS): 5 Maroon, 2 Black, 2 Maroon, 3 Black, 5 Maroon, 2 Black, 3 Maroon, 17 Red, 1 Maroon, 24 Black
  12. Row 12 (WS): 17 Black, 2 Maroon, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 17 Orange, 4 Maroon, 1 Black, 6 Maroon, 2 Black, 3 Maroon, 1 Black, 5 Maroon
  13. Row 13 (RS): 9 Maroon, 1 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Maroon, 2 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 17 Orange, 1 Maroon, 5 Black, 2 Red, 2 Maroon, 15 Black
  14. Row 14 (WS): 14 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Red, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 12 Orange, 4 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 7 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 11 Maroon
  15. Row 15 (RS): 10 Maroon, 1 Red, 2 Orange, 1 Red, 7 Maroon, 2 Orange, 15 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 3 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Orange, 4 Red, 2 Maroon, 12 Black
  16. Row 16 (WS): 11 Black, 1 Maroon, 5 Red, 2 Orange, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 3 Maroon, 1 Red, 17 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 6 Maroon, 4 Orange, 1 Red, 9 Maroon
  17. Row 17 (RS): 9 Maroon, 5 Orange, 6 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 17 Yellow, 1 Orange, 5 Red, 3 Orange, 5 Red, 1 Maroon, 10 Black
  18. Row 18 (WS): 9 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Red, 12 Orange, 16 Yellow, 2 Orange, 6 Maroon, 2 Yellow, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 8 Maroon
  19. Row 19 (RS): 7 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 3 Yellow, 2 Red, 6 Orange, 16 Yellow, 5 Orange, 1 Yellow, 6 Orange, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 9 Black
  20. Row 20 (WS): 8 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Red, 6 Orange, 3 Yellow, 3 Orange, 17 Yellow, 7 Orange, 4 Yellow, 4 Orange, 7 Maroon
  21. Row 21 (RS): 6 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 35 Yellow, 7 Orange, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 7 Black
  22. Row 22 (WS): 7 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 7 Orange, 37 Yellow, 3 Orange, 6 Maroon
  23. Row 23 (RS): 4 Maroon, 2 Red, 3 Orange, 20 Yellow, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 12 Yellow, 6 Orange, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 6 Black
  24. Row 24 (WS): 6 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 6 Orange, 13 Yellow, 4 Maroon, 3 Red, 20 Yellow, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 4 Maroon
  25. Row 25 (RS): 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Orange, 20 Yellow, 1 Red, 6 Maroon, 14 Yellow, 5 Orange, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 5 Black
  26. Row 26 (WS): 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 5 Orange, 14 Yellow, 1 Orange, 6 Maroon, 1 Red, 21 Yellow, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon
  27. Row 27 (RS): 2 Red, 1 Maroon, 4 Orange, 21 Yellow, 1 Red, 2 Maroon, 3 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 11 Orange, 4 Yellow, 4 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 5 Black
  28. Row 28 (WS): 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 5 Orange, 2 Red, 13 Maroon, 4 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 22 Yellow, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Red
  29. Row 29 (RS): 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 22 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 14 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 4 Black
  30. Row 30 (WS): 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Red, 2 Maroon, 17 Black, 1 Maroon, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 8 Red, 6 Orange, 9 Yellow, 4 Orange, 2 Red
  31. Row 31 (RS): 1 Maroon, 17 Red, 12 Maroon, 26 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 4 Black
  32. Row 32 (WS): 4 Black, 2 Maroon, 29 Black, 2 Maroon, 3 Black, 21 Maroon, 1 Red, 2 Maroon
  33. Row 33 (RS): 19 Maroon, 2 Black, 1 Maroon, 42 Black
  34. Row 34 (WS): 50 Black, 2 Maroon, 2 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 8 Maroon
  35. Row 35 (RS): 5 Maroon, 59 Black
  36. Row 36 (WS): 59 Black, 5 Maroon
  37. Row 37 (RS): 4 Maroon, 60 Black
  38. Row 38 (WS): 60 Black, 4 Maroon
  39. Row 39 (RS): 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 1 Maroon, 61 Black
  40. Row 40 (WS): 61 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Black
  41. Row 41 (RS): 2 Black, 1 Maroon, 61 Black
  42. Row 42 (WS): 30 Black, 2 Maroon, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 24 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Black
  43. Row 43 (RS): 27 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Orange, 4 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 28 Black
  44. Row 44 (WS): 29 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 3 Yellow, 1 Red, 28 Black
  45. Row 45 (RS): 11 Black, 2 Maroon, 15 Black, 1 Red, 2 Yellow, 2 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 29 Black
  46. Row 46 (WS): 8 Black, 2 Maroon, 3 Red, 2 Maroon, 15 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Orange, 1 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Maroon, 10 Black, 14 Maroon, 4 Black
  47. Row 47 (RS): 3 Black, 2 Maroon, 3 Red, 2 Orange, 2 Yellow, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 2 Maroon, 8 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 14 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 8 Black
  48. Row 48 (WS): 8 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 3 Orange, 1 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 13 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 7 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 9 Yellow, 4 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 3 Black
  49. Row 49 (RS): 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Orange, 12 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Maroon, 6 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 11 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 2 Yellow, 3 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 8 Black
  50. Row 50 (WS): 8 Black, 1 Maroon, 3 Red, 4 Orange, 3 Yellow, 1 Orange, 1 Maroon, 11 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Orange, 13 Yellow, 4 Orange, 1 Maroon, 4 Black
  51. Row 51 (RS): 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Orange, 11 Yellow, 3 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 3 Black, 2 Maroon, 10 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Orange, 5 Yellow, 4 Orange, 3 Red, 9 Black
  52. Row 52 (WS): 9 Black, 3 Red, 6 Orange, 5 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 8 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 5 Orange, 9 Yellow, 4 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 4 Black
  53. Row 53 (RS): 4 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Orange, 7 Yellow, 5 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 14 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 3 Yellow, 6 Orange, 3 Red, 9 Black
  54. Row 54 (WS): 9 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Red, 5 Orange, 1 Yellow, 5 Orange, 2 Red, 16 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 5 Orange, 6 Yellow, 4 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 4 Black
  55. Row 55 (RS): 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Orange, 3 Yellow, 5 Orange, 1 Red, 2 Maroon, 18 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 9 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 9 Black
  56. Row 56 (WS): 10 Black, 3 Red, 7 Orange, 2 Red, 1 Maroon, 20 Black, 3 Maroon, 1 Red, 4 Orange, 2 Yellow, 4 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 5 Black
  57. Row 57 (RS): 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 8 Orange, 2 Red, 2 Maroon, 24 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Red, 4 Orange, 3 Red, 1 Maroon, 10 Black
  58. Row 58 (WS): 11 Black, 3 Red, 2 Orange, 2 Red, 2 Maroon, 27 Black, 2 Maroon, 2 Red, 5 Orange, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 6 Black
  59. Row 59 (RS): 1 Maroon, 5 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Red, 3 Orange, 2 Red, 2 Maroon, 31 Black, 2 Maroon, 4 Red, 1 Maroon, 11 Black
  60. Row 60 (WS): 12 Black, 5 Maroon, 33 Black, 3 Maroon, 1 Red, 2 Orange, 1 Red, 2 Maroon, 2 Black, 3 Maroon
  61. Row 61 (RS): 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 3 Maroon, 2 Red, 3 Maroon, 51 Black
  62. Row 62 (WS): 53 Black, 5 Maroon, 1 Black, 4 Maroon, 1 Black
  63. Row 63 (RS): 1 Black, 2 Maroon, 1 Red, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 4 Maroon, 54 Black
  64. Row 64 (WS): 56 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 1 Maroon, 2 Red, 1 Maroon, 2 Black
  65. Row 65 (RS): 3 Black, 6 Maroon, 55 Black
  66. Row 66 (WS): 54 Black, 5 Maroon, 5 Black
  67. Row 67 (RS): 6 Black, 6 Maroon, 52 Black
  68. Row 68 (WS): 51 Black, 5 Maroon, 8 Black
  69. Row 69 (RS): 10 Black, 6 Maroon, 48 Black
  70. Row 70 (WS): 41 Black, 1 Maroon, 4 Black, 5 Maroon, 13 Black
  71. Row 71 (RS): 19 Black, 1 Maroon, 1 Black, 3 Maroon, 40 Black
  72. Row 72 (WS): 41 Black, 3 Maroon, 20 Black
  73. Row 73 (RS): 20 Black, 3 Maroon, 41 Black
  74. Row 74 (WS): 41 Black, 4 Maroon, 4 Black, 2 Maroon, 12 Black, 1 Maroon

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