How to knit a super speedy pumpkin!
Published on 19 July 2024 1 min readThere's still time to make something for the spooky season as well as Thanksgiving celebrations! In this tutorial Merion will show you how to knit a pumpkin in a matter of hours. Knitted in a 2x2 rib and using super chunky yarn, this is one speedy project you can conjure up in one evening, to be used year after year.
Materials
- 10mm needles
- Trimits Toy Stuffing - 200g
- Tapestry needle
- Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Super Chunky
- Merion uses 1 ball of Melon Sorbet and 1 ball of Coffee Bean
1
Cast on 40 stitches to get started.
2
Work 20 rows of a 2x2 rib. To achieve this, you will k2, p2. Repeat these 4 stitches until the end of your row. Repeat this until you have 20 rows.
![Photo: 2x2 rib](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/665049f7-7371-463d-8aa3-291b056b69c5_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial2.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,77,1760,880&w=636&h=318)
3
Using a yarn needle, thread your working yarn through the last stitches, sliding them off your knitting needle and onto the working yarn. This will gather up the fabric to create a pumpkin shape!
![Photo: Cast off technique](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/aeaf9ca6-5ff7-4688-8f2b-ab020f2dfdfb_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial5.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,126,1411,706&w=636&h=318)
4
Pull the yarn tightly to gather your fabric and make the bottom of your pumpkin. Using the yarn, stitch down the side using a mattress stitch. Once you reach the final stitch, turn your fabric inside out.
![Photo: Gather the fabric at the bottom](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/f17f5886-60d8-4cc3-92f9-fc4fab44a60f_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial11.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,191,1409,705&w=636&h=318)
5
To gather up the top, stitch a running stitch three quarters of the way round.
![Photo: Running stitch](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/4e08d04a-2c09-4df8-a27d-ff15321ae59f_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial1.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,28,1291,646&w=636&h=318)
6
It's time to stuff your pumpkin! Fill it well in order to achieve a squishy, round shape.
![Photo: Stuff the pumpkin](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/04621571-f7ce-4038-8459-0ac64acd647a_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial3.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,104,1222,611&w=636&h=318)
7
Finish working your running stitch around the sides and pull tight to make the pumpkin shape.
![Photo: Pull running stitch tight](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/a4f527af-bebe-4451-a7fb-a7fe3e2922f0_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial6.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,244,1227,614&w=636&h=318)
8
To create your stalk, cast on 5 stitches and work garter stitch for 12 rows. Create a cylinder and stitch down the side. Secure this to the top of your pumpkin with the rest of your orange working yarn.
![Photo: attach the stalk](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/933cf779-7e0d-4c0e-925a-5ca4192c5313_knitted-pumpkin-tutorial8.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,204,1145,573&w=636&h=318)
![Merion with a completed pumpkin](https://content.prod.lovecrafts.co/lovecrafts/ecd8906b-1134-46d0-94ab-0dfc1635b7df_How+to+Knit+a+pumpkin.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,0,4437,3102&w=635&h=444)
You now have your very own knitted pumpkin! Why not knit a whole patch of multicoloured gourds to adorn your home this season?