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Red Heart Super Saver Spicy Knit Pumpkins

by Red Heart |

Item # 352113723P7
Intermediate Varies

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • RED HEART® Super Saver®:
  • 313 Aran A, 1 skein
  • 321 Gold or 256 Carrot B, 1 skein
  • Susan Bates® Double Pointed needles: one set 4.5mm [US 7]
  • Susan Bates® split-lock stitch markers
  • Poly-Fil® Poly Pellets® Weighted Stuffing Beads
  • Poly-Fil® fiber filling
  • Yarn needle

  • GAUGE:
  • 16 sts = 4"; 22 rows = 4" in Stockinette st.
  • CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

  • MEASUREMENTS
  • Pumpkin measures 3 3/4" tall after stuffing & seaming.

DIRECTIONS:

PUMPKIN
With A, cast on 36, leaving a long tail for seaming up bottom. Divide sts evenly across double pointed needles, join round and mark first st.
Increasing:
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: * K8, kfb; repeat from * to end of round - 40 sts
Round 3: Knit.
Round 4: * K9, kfb; repeat from * to end of round - 44 sts.
Round 5: Knit.
Round 6: * K10, kfb; repeat from * to end of round - 48 sts.
Round 7: Knit.
Round 8: * K11, kfb; repeat from * to end of round - 52 sts.
Round 9: Knit.
Round 10: * K16, kfb; repeat from * to last st, k1 - 55 sts.
Chevron:
Change to B.
Rounds 1, 3 and 5: * K2tog, k2, kfb twice, k3, ssk; repeat from * to end.
Rounds 2, 4, and 6: Knit.Change to A.
Round 7: Repeat Round 1.
Rounds 8-11: Knit.Repeat Rounds 1-8 only once more.
Decreasing:
Round 1: * K16, k2tog; repeat from * to last st, k1 - 52 sts.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: * K11, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 48 sts.
Pause here to stuff Pumpkin as follows: Weave beginning yarn tail through cast on sts and pull tightly to close bottom hole. Stuff Pumpkin with pellets and fiber. Contain pellets in a thin bag (that a yarn needle can thread through) to keep them from leaking out when the pumpkin is squished. Continue stuffing as you work the final rounds. Change to B.
Round 4: Knit.
Round 5: * K10, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 44 sts.
Round 6: Knit.
Round 7: * K9, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 40 sts.
Round 8: Knit.
Round 9: * K8, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 36 sts. Cut B, leaving a tail at least 96" long for shaping Pumpkin. Weave tail through all remaining live sts and pull tightly to close top hole, stuffing a little extra at the end if needed, as the pumpkin should be very firm.
FINISHING
Wedges:
Insert yarn needle through center top of Pumpkin, exiting at center bottom. Repeat this downward motion, making 5 lines of yarn around outside of Pumpkin, and placing them between the k2tog and ssk sts to accentuate the chevrons. Be sure to pull yarn tightly to form the wedges
Stem:
With A, cast on 4 sts onto a double pointed needle, and make an I-cord as follows: * K4, slide all sts to other end of needle; repeat from * until stem measures 1 1/2". Tug firmly on the I-cord as you work to straighten the sts and see the real length.
Bind off loosely, leaving a long tail. Use tail to sew stem to top center of Pumpkin.
Weave in all loose ends to inside of Pumpkin.

Abbreviations:
A, B = Color A, Color B
k = knit
k2tog = knit next 2 sts together
st(s) = stitch(es)
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated

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