Knitted pumpkins

 

Knitted Pumpkins

Abbreviations: 

kfb- knit in front and back of stitch. 

K2tog-knit 2 stitches together 

P2tog- purl 2 stitches together

Cast on

Small pumpkin - 36st

Medium pumpkin- 44st

Large pumpkin- 56st

in orange chunky yarn using 6mm needles. If you want even bigger pumpkins knit them in super chunky with 10mm needles. You can make them in different colours for your own preference.

Row 1: *k2, p2 repeat from * until end of row.

Repeat row 1 17 more times for small pumpkin, 21 more rows for medium and 28 rows for the large.

Next row:  *k2tog, p2tog repeat from * until end of row (18st, 22st, 28st)

Cut off a long tail and thread through the remaining stitches.

 

Pumpkin stem

Cast on 6 stitches using double point 3mm needles (3 needles or 2 needles and a stitch marker pin) and green dk yarn. For super chunky pumpkins, with the stem knit it in chunky and 6mm double pointed needles.

Knit the row, slide the stitches along to the other end of the needle pulling the yarn across the back and knit again. Continue to knit the stem this way creating a tube. Continue until you have knitted 3cm or preferential length 

Add the stem into the gathered stitches and sew it through a couple of times then sew down the seam. Stuff the pumpkin with toy stuffing, but don’t over stuff. Sew a running stitch through the bottom and pull tightly closed. Sew a few times to secure and push the needle through the pumpkin to the top and push the top down to create the pumpkin shape, sew back and forth a couple of times to secure and then tie off at the bottom.

            

 

Medium leaf

Cast on 3 stitches using 4mm needles and green dk yarn or for super chunky pumpkins use green chunky and 6mm needles.

Row 1: knit 

Row 2: kfb, p1, kfb (5 stitches)

Row 3 and alternatives: knit 

Row 4: k1, kfb, p1, kfb, k1 (7 stitches)

Row 6: k1, kfb, k1, p1, k1, kfb, k1 (9 stitches)

Row 8: k1, kfb, k2, p1, k2, kfb, k1 (11 stitches) Rows 10, 12 & 14: k5, p1, k5

Row 16: k1, k2tog, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, k1 (9 stitches)

Row 18: k1, k2tog, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k1 (7 stitches)

Row 20: k1, k2tog, p1, k2tog, k1 (5 stitches)

Row 22: k2tog, p1, k2tog (3 stitches) 

Row 23: knit 

cut a long tail and thread through the last 3 stitches.  Pull tight and sew onto the top of the pumpkin at the base of the stem.

Large leaf

Cast on 3 stitches using 4mm needles and green dk yarn or for super chunky pumpkins use green chunky and 6mm needles.

Row 1: knit 

Row 2: kfb, p1, kfb (5 stitches)

Row 3 and alternatives: knit 

Row 4: k1, kfb, p1, kfb, k1 (7 stitches)

Row 6: k1, kfb, k1, p1, k1, kfb, k1 (9 stitches)

Row 8: k1, kfb, k2, p1, k2, kfb, k1 (11 stitches)

Row 10: k1, kfb, k3, p1, k3, kfb, k1 (13 stitches)

Row 12: k1, kfb, k4, p1, k4, kfb, k1 (15 stitches)

Rows 14, 16, 18, 20 & 22: k7, p1, k7

Row 24: k1, k2tog, k4, p1, k4, k2tog, k1 (13 stitches) 

Row 26: k1, k2tog, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, k1 (11 stitches) 

Row 28: k1, k2tog, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, k1 (9 stitches) 

Row 30: k1, k2tog, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k1 (7 stitches) 

Row 32: k1, k2tog, p1, k2tog, k1 (5 stitches)

Row 34: k2tog, p1, k2tog (3 stitches)

Row 35: knit 

Cut a long tail and thread through the last 3 stitches. Pull tight and sew onto the top of the pumpkin at the base of the stem.

Long leaf

Cast on 3 stitches using 4mm needles and green dk yarn or for super chunky pumpkins use green chunky and 6mm needles.

Row 1: knit 

Row 2: kfb, p1, kfb (5 stitches)

Row 3 and alternatives: knit 

Row 4: k1, kfb, p1, kfb, k1 (7 stitches)

Row 6: k1, kfb, k1, p1, k1, kfb, k1 (9 stitches)

Row 8: k1, kfb, k2, p1, k2, kfb, k1 (11 stitches) 

Rows 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 & 26: k5, p1, k5 

Row 28: k1, k2tog, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, k1 (9 stitches)

Row 30: k1, k2tog, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k1 (7 stitches)

Row 32: k1, k2tog, p1, k2tog, k1 (5 stitches)

Row 34: k2tog, p1, k2tog (3 stitches) 

Row 35: knit 

Cut a long tail and thread through the last 3 stitches. Pull tight and sew onto the top of the pumpkin at the base of the stem or for super chunky pumpkins use green chunky and 6mm needles or for super chunky pumpkins use green chunky and 6mm needles.

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