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Love the look of knitting things but don't know how to knit? Check out these gorgeous LOOM KNIT pumpkins that are a breeze to whip up!
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Loom Knit Pumpkins

Learn how to make these fun loom knit pumpkins from start to finish. Even if this is your first ever loom knitting project, you'll get all of the details to whip up these fun fall yarn pumpkins.
Course Crafts
Cuisine Fall Crafts
Keyword Knit Pumpkins, Loom Knitting
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cost 3

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Loom knit a piece on a round loom that is 6-10" long.
    When you've taken off all of the loops, repeat the knitting process... Push the loops on the pegs down to the loom's base. Wrap the yarn around each peg until you reach the last. Holding the last loop in place, hook the bottom loop with your tool and pull over the the top loop and off of the peg.  Continue until you knit approximately 6" of length for a short, squatty pumpkin and up to 10" for taller pumpkins.
  • Thread your yarn needle with matching yarn and close up the bottom of the piece with stitches in each of the outer-most loops. Cinch shut, tie the tails tightly and place inside of the piece.
    The bottom of your knit piece will have a loop on each stitch that is naturally looser than any other stitches in the whole piece. Run your threaded yarn needle up and through each of these loose loops for each stitch all of the way around the base.
  • Cut a round piece of felt approximately the size of a quarter and rectangle that is 2" x 3.5". Stitch together using the blanket stitch to create a stem.
    Using the blanket stitch, sew together the round and long side of the rectangle pieces to form a stem.
  • Fill the inside of the pumpkin and stem with Poly-Fil. Stitch the stem in place and cinch the top closed.
    Begin pulling the tail at the top of the pumpkin to begin closing the hole. Place the stem into the hole and pull the yarn tightly for a secure fit. It might be necessary to finagle the pleats around the stem for a neat look.
  • Run the threaded yarn needle through the center of the pumpkin and out of the bottom.
    Push the threaded needle down in through the center of the pumpkin and out of the center of the bottom.
  • Run the needle back through the center from the top, near the stem and pull taut to create segments. Repeat as desired. Tie off ends and secure.
    To create your first segment push the yarn needle into the pumpkin where you'd like the segment to run.

Notes

For more instructions, including step-by-step photos of how to use the round knitting loom please visit the original post at: https://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/loom-knit-pumpkins.html