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There'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

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

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

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

5

To gather up the top, stitch a running stitch three quarters of the way round.

Photo: Running stitch

6

It's time to stuff your pumpkin! Fill it well in order to achieve a squishy, round shape.

Photo: Stuff the pumpkin

7

Finish working your running stitch around the sides and pull tight to make the pumpkin shape.

Photo: Pull running stitch tight

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
Merion with a completed pumpkin

You now have your very own knitted pumpkin! Why not knit a whole patch of multicoloured gourds to adorn your home this season?

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