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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.

Our Thanksgiving Celebration

 TG-3  Sylvia in apron   Before we began.

 The turkey   The turkey!

 Spicerack   Our spice rack.

      We gathered together to celebrate our many blessings.  First among them is happiness to be together with those children who were able to come, friends, and their children.   We harvested our own plantains, and made plantain bread, which we did not manage to serve on this occasion.

The nineteen pound turkey helped provide two festive meals, and leftovers for other servings.  We should be thankful for whatever we have every day,  partly because it is so hard on the earth to provide it.