Little Knitted Pumpkins
I loved making these little guys, so easy
3.5mm double pointed needles
Aran/Worsted weight yarn in orange (I used Ella Rae Classic, made 5 mini pumpkins from 1 100g ball)
Small amount of aran/worsted in brown for stem
Notes: (K1M1) All increases worked front and back of stitch
All decreases are worked knit two together
Cast on 3 sts.
Work in the round
1. K1M1 in each stitch all around. 6 sts.
2. K1, K1M1 around. 9 sts
3. K1, K1M1 around. 18 sts
4. K2 K1M1 around. 24 sts
5. K2, K1M1 around. 32 sts
6. K3, K1M1 around. 40sts
7. K4, K1M1 around. 48 sts
8. K5, K1M1 around. 56 sts
Knit around with no increases for 15 rows.
Secure bottom of pumpkin hole and sew in the end.
Start decrease:
1. K5, K2tog around. 48 sts
2. K4, K2tog around. 40 sts
3. K3, K2tog around. 32 sts
4. K2, K2tog around. 24 sts
5. K1, K2tog around. 12 sts
6. K2, K2tog around. 9 sts
7. K1, K2tog around. 6 sts
Stuff with batting. leave a long tail to make the segments.
Join in dark brown and knit 5 rows for stem
last row. K2tog around.
Cut the dark brown yarn, use the tail to thread through the last 3 sts and darn in ends.
Segments:
using the long orange yarn tail, sew around and pull on yarn to created segments. bring yarn up from the bottom to the stem each time. tie off, weave in end.
