Pattern test for Joy Clements CrochetRoad - Happy to be asked to test for Joy again :)
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Very cute pattern! Need to try and make my inner material lining even looser, as I think it would help ‘plump out’ the petals/pleats on the top and bottom.

Might even try using a stocking as a liner and see how that goes.
Edit: I did, for pumpkin #2 and it worked well - easier for me to make the sections tighter (though I didn’t stuff it as much tbh).

Stem is very cute - feel like I’d like to add a curly bit too! And maybe a leaf…
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Starting with / Ending with / (used)
#1
Orange multi 34g / 21?g / (13g)
Beige 2ply cone (3g +mini squares 2g =5g) /?
combined with:
Yellow mix 4ply (47g +mini sqs 3g =50g) / 44??g / (6??g)
Merino brown multi (105g +minis 4g =109g) / 106g / (3g)

#2 (after making mini pumpkin for Potato 8g ?? 5g orange 3g yellow??))
Yellow 44g / 31g / (13g)
Orange fleck (21-5)=16g / 12g / (4g)
Merino brown multi 106g / 101g / (5g)
4ply pinky red 3g / ?2g / (1?g)

#3 (finished & shown as separate project)
Orange Argyll Zoom 100g / 72g

#4 ideas:
Not used
Lilac 26g /
SSDK 18g /
Green/blue variegated 26g /