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Crocheted Halloween and Thanksgiving Pumpkin Containers

DSC08120A friend asked me to crochet a pumpkin, so I did, basically using this free pattern.  This pumpkin is made with 100% cotton worsted weight yarn,  with size G and H hooks, as suggested by the pattern.  I could not find the leaf pattern on the leaf, so I used a modified classic type of leaf design.

DSC08116 Then I thought of making a larger pumpkin using the same pattern, only I used double strands of yarn in orange and yellow 85% worsted weight cotton, with size H and I crochet hooks.  The pumpkin stems are made according to the pattern directions, only I used stitches to curve them a little.  The smaller pumpkin is 4 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 inches tall, exclusive of the  stem and leaf.  The larger pumpkin is about 5 1/4 inches in diameter, and 3 1/2 inches tall exclusive of the stem and leaf.

DSC08124 Here you can see the inside of the pumpkins under the lid.

DSC08121 The leaf on this larger pumpkin is made with two strands of yarn in different shades of green in a free-form design made up as I went along.