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Pumpkin crochet cat bed pattern

ByMelissa Hassler

Give your cat a cozy pumpkin-shaped hideaway for fall with this crochet cat bed pattern. The rounded pumpkin shape, green stem, and curling vines make it a fun seasonal piece for your home while giving your cat a tucked-away spot for naps.

Quick answer

This advanced beginner pumpkin crochet cat bed is worked in joined rounds using super bulky (#6) yarn and an H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook. The body begins around an 8-inch craft ring, increases to form the pumpkin shape, then decreases to close the back. The stem and two vines are crocheted separately and sewn on. The finished bed measures approximately 13 inches wide × 13 inches tall × 12 inches deep, with an 8-inch entrance.

Pumpkin crochet cat bed pattern details

Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.

Skill level

Advanced beginner — This pattern uses basic single and half double crochet stitches, simple increases and decreases, joined rounds, and some shaping.

Materials needed

  • H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, or hook size needed to meet gauge
  • Super bulky weight yarn (#6): approximately 416 g (15 oz) orange and 22 g (0.8 oz) green
  • 8-inch macrame ring or craft hoop for the opening
  • Fiberfill for stuffing the stem
  • Tapestry needle
  • Scissors

Finished size

The finished crochet cat bed measures approximately 13 inches wide × 13 inches tall × 12 inches deep. The entrance opening measures 8 inches across.

Gauge

14 stitches and 11 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)

Crochet abbreviations

Pattern notes

  • The cat bed is worked in joined rounds, with Round 1 worked directly around the 8-inch ring.
  • The side facing you is the right side.
  • The ch 1 or ch 2 at the beginning of a round does not count as a stitch.
  • Join each round with a slip stitch to the first stitch made in the round.
  • Stitch counts are listed at the end of each round.
  • Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) around as indicated.
  • The pattern is written in US crochet terms.

How to crochet around a ring

To crochet around a ring, make a slip knot and remove the knot/loop from the hook. Pass the knot/loop through the middle of the ring, then insert the hook back into the knot/loop. You are now ready to crochet around the ring.

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Pumpkin crochet cat bed pattern instructions

Use orange yarn.

Rnd 1: Make 80 SC around the 8 inch ring and join (80 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 9 sts*, join (88 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 10 sts*, join (96 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 11 sts*, join (104 stitches)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 12 sts*, join (112 stitches)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 13 sts*, join (120 stitches)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 14 sts*, join (128 stitches)
Rnds 8–25: Ch 1, SC in each st, join (128 stitches)
Rnd 26: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 14 sts*, join (120 stitches)
Rnd 27: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 13 sts*, join (112 stitches)

Rnd 28: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 12 sts*, join (104 stitches)
Rnd 29: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 11 sts*, join (96 stitches)
Rnd 30: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 10 sts*, join (88 stitches)
Rnd 31: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 9 sts*, join (80 stitches)
Rnd 32: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 8 sts*, join (72 stitches)

Rnd 33: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 7 sts*, join (64 stitches)
Rnd 34: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 6 sts*, join (56 stitches)
Rnd 35: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 5 sts*, join (48 stitches)
Rnd 36: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 4 sts*, join (40 stitches)
Rnd 37: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 3 sts*, join (32 stitches)

Rnd 38: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next 2 sts*, join (24 stitches)
Rnd 39: Ch 1, *sc2tog, SC in next st*, join (16 stitches)
Rnd 40: Ch 1, *sc2tog*, join (8 stitches)

Sew the last 8 stitches closed with a tapestry needle.

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Pumpkin stem

Use green yarn.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, make 8 HDC in the 3rd chain from the hook, join (8 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 HDC in each st, join (16 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc2tog around, join (8 stitches)
Rnds 4–7: Ch 2, HDC in each st, join (8 stitches)

Stuff the stem with fiber fill and then sew it to the top of the cat bed.

Adding the vines

Make 2 using green yarn.

Ch 16. Beginning in the 3rd ch from the hook, *2 hdc in next ch, hdc in next ch; repeat from * across. (21 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew one vine to each side of the stem.

Finishing

Weave in any remaining yarn ends.

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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa

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