Did you know a Pumpkin is a fruit? The large orange variety has long been associated with Harvest Festival and Halloween bringing a welcome injection of colour as the nights draw in and the days get shorter. Whether you like your pumpkin as a bowl of warming soup or carved into a Halloween lantern, there’s no mistaking the pumpkin is colourful and versatile. Why not ring the changes with these brightly coloured, knitted pumpkins with this free knitting pattern? They are easy to make for beginners, using only knit and purl stitches and worked flat in two pieces. The secret is in the making up which uses small stitches to gather and sculpt the simple knitted rectangles into these Funky 3D Pumpkins.
The pattern can also be used to make a more traditional Halloween pumpkin by using just one colour, as seen in the picture. (Small pumpkin in orange.) Funky Pumpkins is a great stash busting project for using up leftover oddments of yarn.