Little Pumpkins

Skill Level

Beginner

Required Skill Set

Cast-on, knit, purl, knitting in the round, bind-off

Sizes:

Finished measurements Approximately 3” high X 15” circumference for the smaller pumpkin and 4” high X 21” circumference for the larger pumpkin. (Yarn thickness can be changed to get smaller or larger sizes of pumpkins)

Yarn

Yarn Bee – Soft and Sleek Chunky – (1 skein will make several) – Hobby Lobby

Yarn Bee – XXL Cotton (White Super Chunky) – (1.25 skeins will make one) – Hobby Lobby

Note: I would start with the Soft and Sleek. It is a bit thinner yarn and easier to assemble. The XXL Cotton is chunkier and is super cute but it’s much more difficult to work with and to assemble.

Needles

Suggested needles:

16” (40cm) circular needle, size US 7 (4.5mm) or size needed to obtain the following gauge for Soft and Sleek Yarn

16” (40cm) circular needle, size US 10 (6 mm) or size neede to obtain the following gaug3 for XXL Cotton Yarn

Gauge

Roughly 16 sts and 20 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in Stockinette Stitch using Soft and Sleek Yarn

Roughly 12 sts and 16 rows = 4 inches (10cm) in Stockinette Stich using XXL Cotton

Note: Pumpkins are worked at a slightly tighter gauge than the yarns call for so the fiberfill stuffing won’t show when the pumpkin is assembled,

Notions

Blunt Tip Needle

Stitch Marker

Fiberfill Stuffing

Embellishments for leaves, berries etc. and cinnamon stick or other stick for Stem

Construction Overview

These little pumpkins are made by casting on and working a wide rib for a specified number of inches. The bottom is cinched up and the pumpkin is filled with fiberfill. The top is then cinched up and techniques are used to shape the ridges of the pumpkin. Purchased embellishements finish it off.