Patterns Written in US Terms

MATERIALS:
4 ply yarn in Pumpkin and Hunter Green, stuffing, size H crochet hook and needle to take yarn.
GAUGE: 5 hdc sts = 1-1\2”, 4 rows hdc = 1-1\2”
FINISHED SIZED: Pumpkin is: 5-1\2” tall and 6-1\2” across with a 3” wide opening.
PUMPKIN:
   With Pumpkin yarn and H hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
   RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)
 RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (18 sts)(27 sts)
   RND 4: Bk Lp hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, turn.
   RND 5-17: Ch-3, dc ea st around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.  End rnd 17 fasten off.
OUTER SHELL:
   RND 1: With Pumpkin yarn and H hook join in any left over lp rnd 4 of pumpkin, ch-1, work 2 hdc in ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (54 sts)
   RND 2-3: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
   RND 4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (81 sts)
   RND 5-19: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
  RND 20: (Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (54 sts)
   RND 21: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off.
   With needle and yarn sew rnd 21 of outer shell to rnd 17 of pumpkin, easing sts as you sew (it is twice the st count as the other) and stuffing it as well.  With more yarn form sections in the outer pumpkin, pulling tight and knotting off.