Desk Goose Pumpkin Costume

 

One of the many variations of the basic sweater pattern is the pumpkin costume!

This is pretty easy to work up and is great as a fall, Halloween or Thanksgiving costume.

Gauge 4 stitches per inch

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Yarn size 4 worsted weight

Hook F- 4.0

Stitch Marker

Yarn Needle

Optional: 

elastic for the chin strap

Scotch two sided tape to adhere the hat to the head without any straps

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Stitches used:

MR - Magic Ring (can be replaced with chain 3 and work into first chain if you don’t like the

MR

Sl st - Slip Stitch

Sc - Single Crochet

hdc -Half Double Crochet

Inc- Single crochet increase

Dec - Single Crochet Decrease

Sweater Pattern:

R1: ch 16 [16] sl st to join (or MR, 16 sc in MR)

R2: (inc, 3sc) X 4 [20]

R3: 20 sc [20]

R3: (inc, sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, sc)x2 [24] 11cm

R4: sc24

R5: (2sc, inc) x2, 12sc, (2sc, inc)x2 [28]  13cm 

R6: (inc, 3sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 3sc)x2  [32] 15cm

R7-10: 32 sc

R12: (inc, 4sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 4sc)x2 [36]

R13: 36 sc

R14: 12sc, (dec, 2sc) x4, 12sc [32] (stop here for smaller goose)

R15-16: 32sc

Hat Pattern:

R1:MR 6 sc into MR [6]

R2: Inc x 6 [12]

R3: 12sc [12]

fasten off and weave in ends, leaving one out

Stem:

Chain 7,  2sc into the 2nd chain from hook 2sc into the next 3  stitches (this makes it curly),  hdc in last 2 stitches, fasten off

instead of weaving in ends, use the tails to attach to the top of the hat. I pull each tail through a different hole in the top of the hat and double knot them underneath.

At this point you have a couple options to keep the hat on the goose's head. You can take the loose tail and create a chin strap, fasten off, and weave in the ends.

Or you can take a 3-4 inch piece of elastic to make a chin strap. Make a second "hat" round and attach the elastic to that piece with a double knot, then sew the two rounds together.

The last option is to go without a chin strap and use double sided tape to hold the hat on. The downside to this is that you need a new piece of tape every time you change the hat.

Leaves:

Chain 3, dc into 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, picot, dc into same chain, chain 2, sl stitch into same chain, repeat to add another leaf.

To add a curly vine, chain 10, 2sc into 2nd chain from hook, 2sc into next 7 chains, sc into the next chain, fasten off, use ends to tie onto sweater at collar.