Thursday, 4 October 2012

Pumpkin

It's October.  Time for harvest, colourful leaves, Halloween and... pumpkins!  I love pumpkins.  I like the way they look and I like the way they taste!

Here is one very pretty teapot pumpkin conceived by Martha Ess and which she generously shares on her blog.

My only contribution to this great pattern was to add a couple of tendrils.



I imagine this pattern was meant to lie flat.  I have to admit that mine cupped a lot.  I debated whether to press it flat but then opted against it.  So this is a lovely three-dimensional pumpkin.  In fact my young son thought I should tat another half and make it completely round.  I had no brown so used black for the tail and the beautiful Autumn Spice by Lizbeth for the pumpkin itself.  The spout and handle are done in Lizbeth Evergreen Dark.

Ooh, it will soon be time to carve some.  The children (and I!) love doing that.

Best wishes,

Posted by Frivole at 12:47
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16 comments:

  1. Pop Lenuta Maria4 October 2012 at 13:35

    I love it. I love the pattern and colours to.
    The 3D effect is amasing.
    Leave it as it is

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  2. Carol Schockling Lawecki4 October 2012 at 13:39

    Your teapot is lovely and the tendrils is a nice touch!

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  3. God's Kid4 October 2012 at 13:47

    Fabulous!!! :) Really great color too!!! :)

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  4. Allison4 October 2012 at 13:53

    So clever! Love the colors you chose! The vine looks real!

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  5. Stephanie4 October 2012 at 14:00

    Beautiful! Love the colorway you have chosen, too. I think the 3-D effect is quite complimentary to the pattern.

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  6. Margarets designer cards4 October 2012 at 14:09

    Totally brilliant, I love the way you have done the teapot,
    Margaret

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  7. Anonymous4 October 2012 at 14:34

    Love it!!! I also love Autumn and pumpkins and the gorgeous changing of the leaves :) I must go and tat this beautiful teapot!!!

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  8. Fox4 October 2012 at 15:19

    Love the way you have used the colours. Beautiful pumpkin, autumnal shades.
    Fox : )

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  9. Createology4 October 2012 at 17:16

    Beautifully fabulous and cupping would be preferred I would think. Your tatting is lovely. Falling into Autumn Bliss...

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  10. Corina4 October 2012 at 18:48

    Lovely and great choice of colours, I like the 3d look of it.

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  11. Michelle4 October 2012 at 18:49

    It's wonderful 3d. Your son is right! It would be a lovely centerpiece if you could stiffen it enough. I recently bought some FA-BRICK that would do it. Have you tried it?

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    1. Frivole4 October 2012 at 20:12

      Hi Michelle,

      No I haven't tried Fa-brick but I've heard about it. I shall investigate to see if it's available in the UK.

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  12. Frivole4 October 2012 at 20:29

    Yes, I think you're right Ellen!

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  13. Martha5 October 2012 at 17:08

    Love the tendrils!

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  14. victats@gmail.com6 October 2012 at 20:55

    I love this pattern and intend to make it one day, maybe this is the year. The tendrils add the right touch

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  15. Anke16 October 2012 at 09:40

    Beautiful!
    I, too, love harvest and it's colours. And the cupping is just perfect.
    If you look closely at Martha's pic you can see that her chains are more losely so that's why hers lies flat.

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