Hello, we are Pumpky and Buttercup, the pumpkin and the squash!

We can bust your stash and spice up your Fall and Halloween decorations. Each of us needs only about 14 grams of DK weight yarn, some Fingering weight strands, and about 20 grams of stuffing; or you can simply fill us with some scrap yarn.

We won’t refuse being knit out of brand new yarn though, because we are Pumpky and Buttercup, the poshest squashes around!

We are worked in the round. Our stems are a combination of easy embroidery and a simple crochet chain. The ridges on the surface of our skin are created by slipped stitches.

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Techniques: Knitting in the round, embroidery, crochet, modeling/filling with stuffing

The embroidery, a simple Stem Stitch, is explained in a step-by-step photo tutorial.

The crocheted stem, that is created out of the strands that are already there from the embroidery, is also explained in a separate step-by-step photo tutorial.

The process of stuffing and finishing the knitted body of the squashes is explained in the written part of the pattern.

Materials: DK weight yarn of any fiber type
(approx. 42 yd / 38m for one pumpkin/squash)

Fingering weight yarn/sock yarn of any kind
(around 140 “ / 350 cm per pumpkin/squash)

Polyester toy stuffing or scrap yarn
(approx. 20 g per pumpkin/squash)

You can use any type of yarn in any desired colour. The colourways of the yarn I used for the design are listed in my design project here.

Needles: One 32 “ / 80 cm circular needle in size US 2.5 / 3mm for knitting magic loop or one set of DPNs in the same size

Size E / 3.5 mm crochet hook (one or two sizes up will also work)

Notions: Tapestry needle, sewing needle, removable stitch marker

Measurements: Pumpkin approx. 12.5 “ / 31.5 cm in circumference and 3 “ / 7.5 cm in height
Squash approx. 10 “ / 25 cm in circumference and 5 “ / 12.5 cm in height

Abbreviations:
kfb
k2tog
m1l
m1r
ssk
(k1, yo, k1,yo) into 1 st (special increase of 3 stitches at a time)

These techniques are explained in a separate section in the pattern.

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Credits: A big thank you to my lovely testers who did a wonderful job, Kristina kristinamama for tech-editing, and Mary-Ann Hallesilver for encouragement and advice.

Pattern support at Solitudeknits@lunqual.de or via PM here on Ravelry.