Ready to unravel the secrets of the cutest coziest knitting trend? Well, prepare to be enchanted because today we’re about to embark on a whimsical journey through the realm of knit pumpkin patterns! Come along for the ride as we explore patterns for pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, textures, and colors. It might not be spooky season, but it’s never too early to get a jump start!
Picture this: a crisp fall day, a steaming mug of cider, and a pile of plush, squishy pumpkins in every size and color imaginable. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, thanks to these quick knit pumpkins, that dream can become a reality! In this article, we’re serving up a cornucopia of 25 links to free knitting patterns for pumpkins galore, along with pumpkin-themed accessories and kitchen items that’ll have you saying, “Oh my gourdness, I need to make that!”
Whether you’re a seasoned knitting pro or just dipping your toes into the world of yarn, these knit pumpkin patterns can be enjoyed by everyone. From itty-bitty mini pumpkins perfect for adorning your desk to larger-than-life statement pieces that’ll be the envy of the neighborhood when they grace your porch with their presence, we’ve got patterns to suit every skill level and style.
There are actually so many different things you can use these knit pumpkin patterns for. Think outside the box and imagine using your own pumpkins for a table setting, mantel decorations, or even quirky throw pillows for your couch. You could string mini pumpkins together to make a cute 3D bunting or use the largest designs as cushy foot stools. The possibilities are as endless as a pumpkin patch!
So, grab your pumpkin spice latte, cozy up by the fire, and let’s get knitting our way to pumpkin paradise. After all, why buy your autumn decor when you can DIY it with love and a little bit of leftovers from your yarn stash? Scroll down and prepare to be inspired by all of these gourd-geous knit pumpkin patterns!
Pumpkin (For Absolute Beginners)
Youtube videos are the way to go for newbie knitters still mastering their knit and purl stitches. This pattern even includes extra information that most patterns assume you will already know like how to tell what row you are on and how to measure your piece. The result is a smaller pumpkin, so this should be a quick project. I love the idea of using a cinnamon stick for a stem at the top of the pumpkin – I bet it smells amazing!
Designer: Wonderful Woodlands Knitting
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Rios (Worsted Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Easy Pumpkin
Forage in your yard for a couple choice sticks to make the pumpkin stem for these easy peasy pumpkins. If you have some burlap fabric on hand and some twine, you can also add the decorative leaves and vines to the top of your pumpkin. Adding the finishing touches on your pumpkin projects is such a fun and rewarding process. Making the pumpkin itself isn’t a chore either since it’s made with just knit and purl stitches.
Designer: Easy on the Tongue for Underground Crafter
Yarn: Elle (Saprotex) Pure Gold Double Knit (DK Yarn Weight #3)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Robin’s Munchkin Pumpkins
These pumpkins are wider and flatter with more pronounced sections. I love the use of the tweed yarn as it adds a beautiful rustic touch to the design. There are 2 sizes to choice from: 6 pumpkin segments or 8 pumpkin segments. The pattern Is mostly made with garter stitch and it calls for knit and purl stitches along with increases and decreases.
Designer: The Project Bag
Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners ColourLab Aran (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free pattern!
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Big Porch Pumpkins
Working with two strands of yarn makes this pumpkin twice as big, so it’s the perfect project for proudly displaying on your front porch. The pattern is knit in the round with 2 types of increases and 3 types of decreases. Available in 3 sizes, the pumpkin size shown in the photo is actually only the middle size, so they get even bigger than that!
Designer: Handknit Hugs
Yarn: Patons North America Classic Wool Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Chunky Pumpkins
Bulky yarn with larger needles adds stitch definition to these totally textured pumpkins in gorgeous farmhouse hues. Understated whites, creams, and browns are a great way to make an excellent but not overpowering addition to your fall decor scheme. The textured stitch pattern is a 4-row repeat of knit and slip stitches. You’ll be working flat for this design and then seaming making them a great project for beginner knitters.
Designer: A Box of Twine
Yarn: Bulky Weight #5
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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The Great Pumpkin Hat
Pumpkins upon pumpkins form an autumnal crown upon these gorgeous tweed beanies. The hat is knit from the bottom up in the round and on circular needles starting with the ribbed brim and then moving on to the stockinette section with the stranded colorwork section. It’s a beautiful beanie design with tons of color possibilities that’s made even better with a fabulous faux fur pom pom.
Designer: Tanis Knits
Yarn: Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Tweed (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Flat Knit Chevron Pumpkins
When garter and stockinette stitch designs prove to be a little too boring, you can really sink your teeth into knit pumpkin patterns that boast some texture. The textured chevron design of this pumpkin pattern is created using just knit and purl stitches. The thicker yarn adds a decent amount of stitch definition and helps the project to work up more quickly making it perfect if you’re looking for last-minute fall gifts.
Designer: Gina-Michele
Yarn: Lion Brand Homespun (Bulky Weight #5)
Click here for the free pumpkin knitting pattern!
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Mini Skein Pumpkin
An extra long knit tube is folded in on itself to make these colorful sock yarn pumpkins twice as thick, so you won’t have to worry about any amount of stuffing peeking through the center of your pumpkin. Each pumpkin requires only one mini skein of yarn, so they’re a great stash buster. The pumpkins are made with stockinette stitch and require no shaping. You can work them flat or in the round. There are also instructions for machine knitting.
Designer: Vanessa Ewing Knits
Yarn: Cape May Fiber ™ Sock (Light Fingering Weight #0)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Teal Pumpkin
A teal pumpkin on a porch indicates to any potential tricker treaters that the house has non food items for them. This is such a cool way to support kiddos with food allergies, so they can enjoy Halloween too. The pattern is knit in stockinette stitch in the round with circular knitting needles. The pattern instructions includes detailed step-by-step photos as well as an accompanying video tutorial.
Designer: The Twice Sheared Sheep
Yarn: The Twice Sheared Sheep Everyday Merino (Worsted Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Fall Harvest
Knit pumpkin patterns worked sideways provide the perfect opportunity to show off a skein of self-striping yarn. This neat idea opens up a whole bunch of doors for fun and funky colored pumpkins that break the traditional orange or white mold (although the design looks great in those colors too, as you can see!). All you need to know is how to knit and how to purl.
Designer: Makers Mercantile
Yarn: Zitron luv & lee (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Bear
How cute is this pumpkin bear? This would make a great table or mantlepiece decoration for Halloween, or it could be the perfect gift for a pumpkin-obsessed friend or family member. The bear is knit flat in pieces and then sewn together. The pumpkin itself and the witch hat are worked separately, so they can be removed.
Designer: Au bout du pré for Hobbii
Yarn: Hobbii Honey Bunny (Super Bulky Weight #6)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Center Piece
A trio stack of pumpkins is such a perfectly pleasing sight to see. I love it when knit pumpkin patterns include instructions for multiple sizes, so you can stack them to your heart’s content. These pumpkins range in size from 6 to 10 inches. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches as well as knit 2 together decreases.
Designer: Yarnspirations Design Studio
Yarn: Caron One Pound (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Fall Festival Beanie
This delightful design features a mesmerizing blend of rich hues reminiscent of a fall harvest. With its engaging texture and stylish ribbed brim, this pattern is perfect for knitters eager to embrace the spirit of fall with every stitch. Knit and purl stitches are complemented with knit 2 together decreases and twisted knit stitches. The pattern uses the stranded colorwork technique.
Designer: Premier Yarns Design Team
Yarn: Premier Yarns Stitch Please 100% Wool Chunky (Bulky Weight #5)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Patch Hat
A trip to the pumpkin patch is a photo-worthy occasion, and that’s doubly true if there are pumpkin hats involved. Don’t pass up the opportunity to make some fun family memories this year with adorable knit pumpkin patterns for hats like this one! The pattern uses the seeded column stitch rather than basic rib stitch for an extra dash of pizzazz and texture.
Designer: Premier Yarns Design Team
Yarn: Premier Yarns Everyday Worsted Solids, Marls & Heathers (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Little Halloween Pumpkin Liz
Add a smiling face and a pair of arms to a pumpkin to infuse tons of charm and personality. This gourd-geous pumpkin pal is looking especially adorable in her witch hat. She would look great on a windowsill or porch railing, don’t you think? The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches along with increases and decreases.
Designer: Cheryx
Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (Sport Weight #2)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkins
Fact: everything is cuter with eyes and a smile. Case in point: these adorable pumpkin friends! These smiling pumpkins are worked in the round using the 5×1 rib stitch. A couple of eyelets in the middle of the design are made using yarn overs and knit 2 togethers. This creates two little holes for you to put the safety eyes in.
Designer: Kouvarakia
Yarn: Scheepjes Stone Washed (Sport Weight #2)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Potholder
Double knitting is such a fun and rewarding technique for working up projects with images on them. This pretty pumpkin potholder looks great from either side, so it’s perfect for protecting your surfaces from hot pots and pans. On one side you have the orange pumpkin on a black background and on the opposite side you have the reverse.
Designer: Nifty Knitter Designs
Yarn: Cascade Yarns ® 220 Superwash® (Worsted Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Little Knit Pumpkin
Garter stitch worked flat makes this pattern one of the easiest ones we are featuring today. The golden hue the designer chose for this pumpkin also makes it stand out from the crowd. At first glance I thought that the stem, leaf, and vine might have been crocheted, but it’s actually all made with knitting. This would be a great first pumpkin project for a beginner!
Designer: Stacy Wilkinson
Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (DK Weight #3)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin: Cable
The next one of our knit pumpkin patterns is a real showstopper. There’s nothing quite like cablework for infusing some extra sophistication into your knitting projects. For this design, you’ll be using knit and purl stitches along with knit 2 together decreases and cable stitches. The pattern is knit in the round, so there are no seams.
Designer: Brome Fields
Yarn: Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick (Super Bulky Weight #6)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Patch
I never knew how badly I wanted to make an ombre pumpkin until I saw this inspiring design! The pattern is knit double stranded with two different colors of yarn to give the piece a marled effect. Colors are changed every few rows to further add to the effect. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches along with knit 2 together and purl 2 together decreases.
Designer: Nancy Ekvall for Blue Sky Fibers
Yarn: Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle (Worsted Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Easy Seed Stitch Pumpkins
Seed stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitches so I’m super excited to see the stitch in action for these textured pumpkins. My absolute favorite thing about this design, though, are those fantastic braided stems. I’ve never seen stems like that before on any knit pumpkin patterns and I’m just blown away by how amazing they look!
Designer: Gina-Michele
Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Easy Basketweave Pumpkins
What an iconic Autumn pairing! Basketweave stitch and pumpkins go together like peanut butter and jelly. The unique basketweave texture is created using just knit and purl stitches. Working in the round for this design is nice because there won’t be a visible seam on the side of the pumpkin – just beautiful basketweave for all 360 degrees.
Designer: Love. Life. Yarn.
Yarn: Premier Yarns Just Yarn Worsted (Aran Weight #4)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Little Pumpkin Pompom Hat
Super bulky weight yarn makes short work of this rustic tweed beanie. The pattern uses just rib stitch and stockinette stitch, so it’s actually very easy to make – even for beginners. You don’t even need to worry about changing colors, because the adorable pumpkin graphic on the front is created using basic duplicate stitch embroidery.
Designer: Fox & Pine Stitches
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Solids (Super Bulky Weight #6)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Cinnamon Cable Knit Pumpkins
Super bulky weight yarn adds excellent stitch definition to the voluptuous cables of our next pumpkin project. As an added bonus, it also makes this project work up quickly. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches along with the 4-cable stitch. A fantastic smelling cinnamon stick and a bit of jute twine are the perfect finishing touches.
Designer: Handy Little Me
Yarn: we are knitters The Petite Wool (Super Bulky Weight #6)
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Pumpkin Potholders
Garter stitch adds texture, squish, and thickness to these awesome pumpkin potholders. The pattern uses a combination of increases, decreases, and short rows to achieve the perfect pumpkin shape. Great potholder designs like these are equally amazing for keeping your surfaces safe and proudly displaying in your kitchen.
Designer: Knitting and So On
Yarn: DK Weight #3
Click here for the free knitting pattern!
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Final Thoughts on Knit Pumpkin Patterns
With these 25 knit pumpkin patterns and a dash of creativity, there’s no limit to the pumpkin-inspired wonders you can bring to life. We hope that your newfound knitting adventures will bring plenty of Autumn magic your way!
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