These little pumpkins knit up in about half an hour. Make some for trick or treaters, add them to a festive garland, or even use them as some fun Thanksgiving table decor!

They will work in any weight yarn and no need to worry about gauge - just pick a needle size that keeps stitches tight enough to contain the stuffing. I’m on vacation and brought all the wrong needles, so my samples are worked with DK weight and worsted weight yarn on US size 3 (3.25mm) needles. Normally I’d recommend size US 4 (3.5mm) and US 5 (3.75mm) respectively for those weights of yarn.

The pattern has two sizes, small and large. The larger pumpkin is made by adding in an extra increase and decrease round. As noted, the needles I used are smaller than recommended, so your pumpkins will likely be bigger. Mine varied in size from a diameter of about 1 inch/2.5cm to 3 inches/7.5cm.

Yarn
Any weight

• MC - pumpkin color: orange, white, yellow
• CC - stem color: brown or green

Needles
For working in the round: Double pointed needles, one long circular or two short circulars. Needles should be 1-2 sizes smaller than recommended for weight of the yarn.

Some suggested Yarn weight / Needle combinations:

• DK weight yarn / Size US 4 (3.5mm) needles
• Worsted weight yarn / Size US 5 (3.75mm) needles
• Super bulky weight yarn / Size US 13 (9mm) needles

Notions

• Polyester fiber fill
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker
• Length of black yarn for face