These little pumpkins are fun and totally customizable. You can make a garland. You can fill a basket. You can even add wire and create little place card holders for a Halloween party or a Thanksgiving dinner.

I made a full set (i.e. five) of these during the course of a middle school tennis match that was way too painful to watch, so they do work up pretty quickly. They’re also good for nights when you want to crochet but you know you’re going to get interrupted 114 times.

Required stitches including sc, DC, and TC, and there is (at least) one color change on each pumpkin. Beginners, there is nothing so challenging here that you can’t do it!

Since these are good for working through your stash, I won’t bother suggesting that you use the same type of yarn for all of your colors. The same weight, however, would be good.