These cute, little pumpkins caught my eye on Ravelry the other day, and before I knew it, I had knit a whole bunch of them. The Little Lucious Pumpkin pattern is a freebie on the site posted by Marie Greene.
The originals call for fingering weight, but I went with some leftovers of Brown Sheep Naturespun Sport. I still knit them on size 2 DPNs so that they're nice and firm to hold in the stuffing of lentils. This project would be good practice for someone who wants to try working with DPNs.
I think these would be great looking on the Thanksgiving table. Guests could take one home to remember a special day. You could even tie on a name tag and use them as place cards. Very cute. I may try knitting up a few tubes in red and make a few apples, too.
FYI: The tricky part was getting the lentils packed into the knitted tube. I found that using a kitchen funnel poked into the open end worked best. Load it up with the lentils and use a skewer to nudge in as many as you can. Then close it off and add the stem.
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Love the pumpkins, especially the white ones! I still have to give my felted ones leaves and curlies this year. Mmmm...I have some leftover orange yarn...
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