For the outline pumpkin it’s OK to use high contrast yarn. I think the Fall Banner will look better with solid-fill patterns than outlines, but this Pumpkin Outline might be useful for other purposes.
The Pumpkin Outline is a more natural pumpkin shape, not uniform from side to side.
Pumpkin Outline — Right Stem
Sample — L1-3: RHS “Tangerine,” L4: YBSS “Olive”
Pumpkin Outline — Left Stem
For the last pattern in the Fall Banner project, you get to choose the one you like best.
When I first thought up the project idea I had already designed the pumpkin. After I started laying out my squares, however, I realized the pumpkin was the only one that was an outline—rather than a filled-in shape. I thought the outline didn’t look good with the others.
But then I had new problems.
The pumpkin shape tends to show better on the back of the square
Leaf A
(Make two)
Sample — L1-3: RHSS “Artichoke,” L4: CSS “Chartreuse”
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