This pattern is written for three yarn weights. The super bulky version creates a pumpkin approximately 9 inches across, bulky makes a pumpkin about 8 inches across. while the worsted weight version creates a pumpkin about 4.5 inches across. The i-cord is constructed out of the same weight yarn you used for the pumpkin. Be creative, have fun and knit up a pumpkin patch worth of pumpkins!