Another Pumpkin

So I had made myself a little crocheted Pumpkin a couple weeks ago and my friend Shannon kept saying that she liked it and the gourd I just made too.
I didn't really like the gourd pattern that much so I decided I would make her a pumpkin. I used a bigger hook and added vines. I think I like this one better than mine!!
I told her I am going to give it to her at her Halloween party on the 30th but that is just way too far away. I am going to mail it and not tell her so it will be a surprise!





I hope she likes it!

Oh my Gourd!

Last night I finally finished my little gourd to go with my pumpkin I made a couple weeks ago. It took way longer than it should have. I put it down for about a week because there was one step I didn't understand. Last night I decided I HAD to figure it out and it was so easy, the wording was just a bit confusing. Once I figured out what the final outcome was, I understood it.

Here is where I got the free pattern.

And here he is!!



Posing with some real gourds LOL



He has a new home on my desk at work with the pumpkin I made. I started another pumpkin last night, it's working up so fast. He will be a smidge bigger and I'm going to add some vines. Can't wait to show him off!!

Wonderful Sunday Part 1

Last Sunday I had a wonderful day with my bestie Liz.
It was just a Fall Activity filled day!

We started the day off apple picking at Melick's Farm in Oldwick, NJ. There's a giant apple orchard and a cider mill. The people who worked there were so friendly and this one woman took so much time explaining all the different apples to us (we were killing time finishing our coffees). I was worried it was either going to rain or be Mud City because it had been torrentially raining almost all week! We were so lucky that the rain had stopped on Friday so the ground had plenty of time to dry up. It was an absolutely beautiful day! Picking apples was a lot of fun, we both got a basket full. The orchard was so pretty, trees everywhere. All differnet sizes and shapes and colors, it was beautiful! I also got some little pumpkins and gourds.
After getting all our goodies we hung around a while, sipping some cider and basically just people watching. We got there pretty early (well early for us) and thank God we did because when we came out of the orchard there were a million people there, all families and their giant SUV's in the country for some family time I guess.
Sheesh!!
My camera died after about 4 pictures which really sucked so I only got a few pictures.

Here's my apples in their basket!



And here are the cute little displays of gourds, corn, pumpkins and hay they had all over.





These are the cute little pumpkins and gourds that I bought to decorate my apartment...



And this is what I did to the little white ones. I poked holes in the one and dripped paint out to make it look like a vampire bite. The other one I just dripped blood down the creases and around the stem. I did it last year and thought they were so cute, I had to do it again!



Apple picking was a great way to start the day!
On to Part 2...

Pumpkin

Last year I really wanted to crochet myself some little pumpkins and other Halloween decorations but never did. Well last night I finally finished this little pumpkin!
He's so cute, fits in the palm of my hand! It only took a couple hours to make him. I started Friday night and got about 1/4 of the way done and finished it up last night. I want to make another one with little brown curly stems too.
I got the pattern here on Ravelry for free. Very easy!





I have a pattern for a gourd that I am going to try to start tonight!