As the saying goes, If you don’t like the weather, just give it a few minutes.

The weather here in Minnesota is starting to change.  Some mornings we are still grabbing shorts to wear and then by late afternoon a change to a sweater and jeans is needed.

On Sunday I pulled out my sweaters and selected my favorite white cable knit to wear.

I am a wash and wear kind of gal, but doing laundry is not a strong suit for me.

Case in point, I put this sweater on and saw this lovely spot.

If I was to venture a guess, last winter I slopped spaghetti sauce on myself and then failed with my attempt to spot clean. I guess packing it away for 6 months didn’t do the trick either. 🙂 The spot may not look too bad, but it was and it was perfectly placed in the wrong spot in the chestorial area. You know what I’m saying.  🙂

So let’s make some lemonade out of this lemon color spotted sweater. 🙂

Enter Pinterest.

I found this pin tutorial titled, Warm and Toasty Pumpkins. Jill Ruskamp created this tutorial about making fall pumpkin décor from a cable knit sweater.

Since Jill did such a great job of explaining each step, I will give you the CliffsNotes.

Sweater. Sleeves cut off. Sleeves cut to different lengths.

Turn one of the sleeve sections inside out and sew it shut. I used cotton twine and  a gathering stitch, an in-out, in-out stitch, to sew the bottom shut.

After it is sewn, turn the sleeve right side out. This is what the bottom of the pumpkin will look like.

Per the instructions, I stuffed the sleeve with poly fiber fill and wound some twine around the “stem”.

I don’t know if I really love these, but they were super simple to make. Making three of them took me about one and a half shows of Family Feud with Steve Harvey. All three pumpkins took about 45 minutes which may or may not have included me stopping to watch the Fast Money portion of the show. 🙂

Side note: As promised, The 2015 House Tour starts on Friday!