Pumpkin Pie Earrings (Free Crochet Pattern)

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It’s fall, and that means it’s time for all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice—such as the original and classic pumpkin pie! These miniature pumpkin pie earrings will add a fun element to any fall outfit...or if jewelry isn’t your thing, add a fun element of fall to your refrigerator instead.

If pumpkin spice isn’t your thing, swap out colors for another kind of pie. The possibilities are endless~!

Pumpkin Pie Earrings




Materials:

• Cotton crochet thread (size 10) in the colors orange (A), white (B), and tan (C)
  
  • I used Aunt Lydia’s Size 10 Thread in the colors:
    
    • Pumpkin (A)
    
    
    • White (B)
    
    
    • Copper Mist (C)
  
  
• earring hooks


• jump rings


• small pliers


• needle


• scissors

Hook: 1.5 mm steel hook

Skill Level: Easy Intermediate

Finished Size: 1 1/8” in diameter, or just under 3cm

Written using US terms.


Notes:

• I use a chainless starting double crochet at the beginning of each dc round, and this is included in my stitch counts. I feel this gives it the cleanest look. However, you can start your dc rounds whichever way you’re most comfortable with, as long as your stitch count ends up right in the end.
  
  Here are links to a photo and text tutorial and a video tutorial of the chainless starting double crochet if you want to learn it & try it out.


• I use an invisible join to fasten off, because, again, this gives it the cleanest look. Here is a great photo and text tutorial of the invisible join if you’re not sure how to do it. Follow the instructions for “invisible join with a standing stitch” and make sure the join loops go over the first stitch of the round—this keeps the stitch counts correct in the end.



Abbreviations:

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

ch - chain

slst - slip stitch

st(s) - stitch(es)

Special Stitches:

Surface Slip Stitch - surface slip stitch is worked through the “fabric” to create an effect similar to embroidery. Insert your hook between two stitches and pull up a loop. Insert your hook between the next two stitches and pull up a loop through the fabric and through the previous loop.

Here’s also a great photo and text tutorial for how to do this.





Finally, the Pattern:

Pie Filling (make 2)

Using color A:

Round 1: 12 dc into a magic ring, pull circle closed, slst into first dc (12)

Round 2: 2 dc in each st around, invisible join to fasten off (24)

Whipped Cream

Using color B:

Work into round 1, starting just below the loops created during the second part of the double crochet stitch.

Surface slip stitch over each st around, until you reach the first slst again.

Continue working another round of surface slst below the previous round, filling in the rest of the center (I worked into about every stitch and a half or every other stitch instead of into every stitch for this second round).

Finish with a slst worked through the center hole. Break off thread. “Invisible join” through a couple loops of the surface slst and back down through the last loop & the center hole. Fasten off.

You can weave in the ends here if you want, but I chose to knot the ends of each color together to secure them, cut the thread short, and just left it hanging on the inside of the pie.



Pie Crust

Using color C:

Round 1: 12 dc into a magic circle, pull circle closed, slst into first dc (12)

Round 2: 2 dc in each st around, slst into first dc, ch 1 (24)

Secure the center end.

Put a pie filling circle and the pie crust circle together, wrong sides facing. Turn your work so the filling circle is facing you.

Work the next round through the back loops of the filling circle and the “front” loops (which are the back loops when the right side is facing you) of the crust circle. Basically, when the two circles are held together, we’re working into the two loops in the middle and leaving the two outside loops alone.



Round 3: 1 sc into the first st and into each st around, slst into the first sc (24)

Round 4: working into both loops of round 3: ch 1, sl st into the same st, [ch 1, sl st in the next st] in each st around, finishing with a slst into the same st as the first slst. Fasten off & weave in ends.

Congrats, you now have a tiny pie~! Repeat to make the second pie.



Key Lime Pie Variation:

Colors used are Wasabi (light green/A), White (white/B), and Copper Mist (tan/C).

When working the surface slip stitch round with color B, instead of making a spiral in the center, work one round of surface slst into Filling Round 2.



Finishing:

No need to block or stiffen! These will keep their shape on their own.

For earrings, attach findings through a chain stitch of round four. Or, thread a jump ring/earring hook onto the yarn before starting the crust & work it into the chains of round four.

Don’t limit yourself to earrings! These little pies would also make a cute necklace pendant or bracelet charm, or grab some glue and make them into charming refrigerator magnets. They’re also an okay size for Barbie and other fashion dolls.

The possibilities are endless!



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