Knit a Patch of Pumpkins for Fall

As soon as there’s the tiniest bit of fall feeling in the air, all I want to do is make pumpkins. I mostly knit pumpkins, but I have a few crocheted ones, too, and I just can’t get enough of them. If you feel the same way, this patch of knitting pumpkin patterns is for you. (And if you need even more, check out these roundups, too.)

Since I have done several posts on pumpkin knitting patterns before, I searched for new pattern on Ravelry, and I’m pretty sure I haven’t shared the Etsy ones before. Let’s get into it!

The Cute Little Pumpkin Patch pattern from Nimble Needlez on Etsy is just what it says. You can knit these little pumpkins individually with little stems or you can make a whole vine with leaves and connect a few pumpkins together to make your own pumpkin patch. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn but you can try other weights to get pumpkins of different sizes.

The small knit pumpkins from Jordann Cholst on Ravelry are also diminutive, but they use worsted/aran weight yarn so they’ll stitch up all that much faster. The pattern comes in three sizes so you can make a variety from just this pattern.

Ewelina Wojsz’s Pumpkin Number One is a free pattern on Ravelry that’s worked from the bottom up in the round using fingering weight yarn. I love that these are shown in non-traditional colors because once you get going you’ll learn just about any color works for a pumpkin.

Speaking of colorful pumpkins, check out the Checkerboard Pumpkin from Tabetha Moe. It uses DK weight yarn and easy colorwork in the round to give it a rustic checkerboard look. You can find this one on Ravelry.

Another little one is Dena Washington’s Teacup Pumpkin, available on Ravelry. As the name suggests, this pumpkin will fit in a teacup, making it perfect to use as a pincushion or just to add a bit of cuteness to your fall decor. It uses aran/worsted weight yarn.

If you’d rather have a big pumpkin, check out the pattern from Hand Knit Hugs, which offers a 9, 11 and 13 inch diameter pumpkin. That’s 22.8, 28 or 33 cm for our metric friends. The pattern uses two strands of worsted weight yarn held together and is worked in the round.

I love a pumpkin with a cable pattern on it because it just makes it look more like fall to me. Gray Bear Akswokrat on Etsy has an easy pattern for a cabled pumpkin that’s worked flat on two needles.

And if colorwork is your thing, check out the Harvest Hugs pumpkins from Karysha on Ravelry. These patterns use chunky yarn and have a few options for colorwork. The full bundle includes three large pumpkins, a mini pumpkin, acorn, mushroom, mug hug, and leaves and tendrils to make a fall themed garland.

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I’ve been enjoying knit amigurumi animal patterns lately (see also: this adorable knit pigeon) and of course being a knitter I love llamas.

So when I saw this little llama pattern I knew I had to share it.

The appropriately named Llama patter from Annie Ahn calls for fingering weight yarn, and it uses two colors for the body and three for the little blanket. The pompom can be made to match or in another color. All of these parts take tiny amounts of yarn so you can use whatever scraps you have left over from socks or other projects and change colors whenever you need to.

It might also be fun to use some mohair or other fuzzy or textured yarn on this one to give your llama a different look. In all the project uses between 100 and 150 yards, or 91-137 m, of yarn and the llama comes out about 10 cm/4 inches tall.

The body of the llama is worked in one piece, so this project is suited to intermediate knitters or those who have comfort working in the round and with all those little pieces.

This one is made to be small so you can carry it around with you (it would be super cute on a keychain or as a zipper pull) but I think it would be a lot of fun to knit this in larger yarn, too, to make a bigger llama. You could even make a whole family in different sizes just by using different weights of yarn and corresponding needles.

The details are so cute, from the shaggy hair to its little accessories, but you could make it plain or change it up by knitting a tiny scarf or even working a little fair isle pattern on the legs or body. So many fun possibilities!

The pattern is available on Ravelry in English and Korean.

[Photo: Annie Ahn]

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