This cute little pumpkin shaped hat is fresh from the Knitted Garden and carefully hand knit in a seamless pattern from soft easy care Lion Brand Acrylic yarn in
a deep pumpkin color.
Not exact matches
And to keep that
deep orange
pumpkin color, I added in a very unexpected extra-orange ingredient — carrot juice!
If you're wondering how to choose a winter squash or
pumpkin, look for
deep saturated
colors and make sure the skin is thick and clean.
Kabocha is shaped like a squatty
pumpkin, with a
deep - green knobby skin and intense yellow - orange
colored flesh.
I was surprised at how the
pumpkin kept its
color despite the cooking and
deep spices, etc..
The
deep orange
color is a giveaway that
pumpkin is rich in the disease - fighting antioxidants called carotenoids (especially the alpha and beta - carotenoids).
The
deep orange
color of the
pumpkin flesh tells us that it is a rich source of beta carotene (vitamin A)-- which is important for healthy eyes, and boosts the immune system too (important this time of year).
Elements used were a wooden tray to house a bed a of seeded eucalyptus, placed two neutral
colored pumpkins in the center, and strategically placed a cluster of
deep colored flowers (remnants from a bouquet) to fill in some gaps.
I can't wait for layers,
deep rich
colors, boots,
pumpkin everything and of course Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Fall to me means (besides
pumpkins) lots of
deep, rich
colors in earthy tones, and piles of warm, fuzzy textures.
I use a
deep, rich
pumpkin color that looks so good with the blues in my house.