Gourd and Pumpkin Pattern Needlepoint Stitch Guide

This free needlepoint stitch guide offers suggestions for bringing every detail to life on my Gourd and Pumpkin Pattern fall needlepoint canvas! This canvas is highly versatile, so it's easy to swap threads out to add texture, sparkle, or reuse whatever you have in your stash. 

While you will need to ensure you plan for enough thread for the background, 10 yard cards will be plenty for each color below if you want to choose Milan, Very Velvet, Silk Lame 13 count, or Fyre Works. While I mostly opted for basketweave on the pumpkins and gourds as it'll be turned into a pillow for a high use area and I wanted the most durable stitch option, decorative stitches like a mosaic stitch or t stitch would be fun here too (with the added bonus of getting through this canvas a little faster)!