Add a touch of handmade elegance to your fall decor knitting the Vanilla Pumpkin! This modern twist on a classic autumn decoration is the perfect centerpiece for your Halloween table or a cozy accent scattered around your home.
Step-by-step video here.
The Vanilla pumpkin is knit from the bottom up, worked flat (back and forth).
Needles
US 8 / 5 mm 32”- 80 cm circular needles or dpns.
Yarn
Super Bulky weight – I used: Hobbii Frends Ribbon in color 45 and 2 (125 m / 250 gr; 100% Cotton)
Yardage
approx. 13 y – 12 m
Gauge
15 sts × 20 rnds = 4″ / 10 cm in Stockinette st
Other notions
Polyfill (or scrap yarn)
Tapestry needle
A scrap piece of yarn or twine
Sizing
3 x 1.5″ / 8 x 4 cm
ABBREVIATIONS
K: knit
P: purl
Pm: place marker
Rm: remove marker
Rep: repeat
WS: wrong side
PATTERN
Cast on 32 sts
Row 1: * k3, p1; rep from * to the end of the row
Row 2: *k1, p3; rep from * to the end of the row
Repeat rows 1-2 a total of 5 times (10 rows total).
Bind off by running a tapestry needle through the open stitches, cinch closed, and sew the side of the pumpkin.
FINISHING
Starting at the top of the pumpkin, use 1.5 yds / 1.4 m of yarn to sew in WS through the middle bump of the knit rows and the bottom bump, then again from bottom to top, to create intermittent creases to get an authentic pumpkin feel. Pull tight at the end and fill with polyfill (or scrap yarn). Whipstitch the bottom to cinch it closed and pull tight, passing it from the bottom hole of the pumpkin to the upper hole. Secure it to four stitches on the top..
STEM
Use a scrap piece (about 4″/10 cm) of twine or wool and make a knot. Insert the knot inside the hole at the top of the pumpkins for stems.