Each pumpkin (make 8): magic ring, 6 sc. Increase to 18 over 3 rounds. Work 3 plain rounds. Decrease back to 6 over 3 rounds, stuffing before closing. Fasten off, leaving a 20 cm tail for the groove step. Pull the tail through the centre top to the base 4 times to create simple grooves, then secure. Make the pumpkins in different colours, arranging them from lightest to darkest when you string them.

Stems (make 8): with brown yarn, chain 5, sc back across 4, fasten off. Sew one stem to the top of each pumpkin.

Leaves (make 7 or 8): with green yarn, chain 8. Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc across. [7]. Row 2: chain 1, turn, decrease, sc 3, decrease. [5]. Row 3: chain 1, turn, decrease, sc 1, decrease. [3]. Sl st the 3 stitches together. Fasten off, leaving a tail for attachment. The leaf looks like a pointed oval.

Lay the jute twine flat and knot a small loop at each end for hanging. Position the pumpkins and leaves along the twine in your preferred colour order, leaving about 15 cm between each pumpkin. Sew each pumpkin to the twine by wrapping the yarn tail around the twine twice and knotting it. Sew the leaves at the points between the pumpkins, angling them slightly for a natural look.