A crocheted pumpkin, worked in the round with the ribs pulled in by a wrapped thread so the body creases the way a real gourd does, and finished with a short stalk at the top. It is stuffed rather than hollow, so it holds its shape when handled and slumps very slightly on a flat surface — which is the detail that stops crocheted decor looking manufactured.
Roughly 18 × 18 cm across and 15 cm tall, so it sits at the scale of a large apple: right for a mantel, a coffee table, a shelf or the centre of a dining table with a candle. Three colourways, and they group better than they stand alone — two or three together at different heights is the arrangement that reads as intentional.
Yarn over a soft filling, so spot-clean it rather than washing, and keep it out of direct sun to hold the colour. It packs down small enough to store in a shoebox between seasons. Vandora goes for warmth over novelty.
