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Winnie’s final collection • The last batch she’ll ever knit • Selling this fall to fight for her home

Winnie's Hand-Knit Harvest Pumpkins

Winnie's Hand-Knit Harvest Pumpkins

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Hand-knit harvest pumpkins collection

Winnie's Hand-Knit Harvest Pumpkins

Regular price €26,95
Regular price €26,95 Sale price €44,95
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Hand-Knit in a Maine Farmhouse Since 1988

Made by Winnie Calder, 73, of Bethel, Maine β€” who gave every one of these away for thirty-five years, and is parting with the last of them now.

β€œI never charged a soul for one of these in thirty-five years. I’m not about to start gouging people now that it’s the last of them. Price it so a young family can have one β€” that’s who I always made them for anyway.”

β€” Winnie Calder, Bethel, Maine

What’s in the Collection

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6 Hand-Knit PumpkinsPlush, ribbed, self-standing
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Several SizesFrom palm-size to centerpiece
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Real-Twig StemsDried maple & birch, no two alike
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Knit Pumpkin GarlandSmall pumpkins on natural jute

Why They Look & Last Like Nothing From the Seasonal Aisle

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The Hand-Ribbed Body

Knit in a deep vertical rib by hand β€” the ridges are real stitches you can run a thumb down. It sits and slumps like a real gourd instead of holding the stiff, dead round of a foam one.

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The Real-Twig Stem

An actual dried maple or birch twig, hand-stitched onto every pumpkin. No two stems are identical, and none look like the plastic nub on a store pumpkin.

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The Cinch-and-Stuff Fill

Soft fill hand-packed and cinched from the top, so each pumpkin is plump and self-standing, holds its shape year after year, and squishes without creasing.

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The Harvest-Dyed Palette

A heathered fall range β€” burnt orange, goldenrod, sage, oxblood, cream β€” chosen to be piled together on a mantel. The colors are the decor; no loud print required.

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The Twenty-Year Gourd

Doesn’t rot, mold, or collapse like a real pumpkin, and doesn’t crack like resin. Winnie has knit ones from the early ’90s still on neighbors’ mantels today.

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The Garland Run

The same little ribbed pumpkins strung on natural jute β€” the piece that turns a mantel or stair rail into autumn in one motion.

β€œMachine-made seasonal decor is built to be thrown out by December β€” molded foam, printed fabric, a plastic stem. A hand-knit pumpkin is a different object entirely: real ribbing, a natural fiber body, a wood stem. Cared for, it easily outlasts twenty seasons. This is the kind of piece that gets handed down, not tossed.”

β€” Eleanor Voss, Textile & Fiber-Arts Instructor, New England Craft Guild

The Harvest Palette

Burnt Orange Goldenrod Sage Oxblood Cream Chestnut

Perfect For

πŸŽƒ Mantel & shelf styling πŸ‘ Thanksgiving table 🎁 A heartfelt gift 🏠 Farmhouse & cottage decor πŸ¦‰ Fall wedding accents πŸ“š Cozy reading nook πŸ‚ Stair-rail garland β˜• Front-porch table
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Genuinely hand-knitRibbed stitch by stitch β€” never printed, molded, or glued.
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Real wood stemsDried maple or birch, hand-stitched to each pumpkin.
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Self-standing & plushHolds its shape season after season; squishes without creasing.
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Stores flatFolds away in a drawer the other eleven months of the year.
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Made to be handed downWon’t rot, crack, or fade like real or resin pumpkins.
90-Day, No-Questions-Asked Guarantee

Winnie’s only wish is that each one lands somewhere it’ll be looked at. If it isn’t right for your home, send it back within 90 days and it goes to someone whose home it is.

A note on handmade: Every pumpkin is knit by hand, so slight variations in size, ribbing, and stem shape are part of the character β€” no two are exactly alike. This is the final collection; once the last of them ship, there is no restock.
Material Hand-knit cotton/acrylic yarn, soft poly fill
Stem Real dried maple or birch twig (hand-stitched)
Set contents Six hand-knit pumpkins (six hues) & a knit pumpkin garland
Colors Burnt orange, goldenrod, sage, oxblood, cream, chestnut
Display Self-standing; garland hangs on jute twine
Care Spot-clean; store flat when not in season
Origin Hand-knit β€” Bethel, Maine tradition since 1988
Availability Final collection β€” no restock
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The Last Collection

A note from Winnie:

For thirty-five autumns I knit these pumpkins by hand in the front room of my farmhouse in Bethel, Maine — and gave every single one away. This spring a developer bought the ground my house stands on, and I have until the first snow to be gone. For the first time in my life I’m selling them, and every dollar goes toward the lawyer fighting to save the house. Each pumpkin is knit in a deep rib by hand, hand-stuffed, and finished with a real dried-twig stem. When they are gone, there is no next batch.

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Free US Shipping

Free shipping across the United States

- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Each set is hand-packed and ships from the US
- Hand-knit wool with real twig stems — boxed gift-ready to arrive safe
- 90-day money-back guarantee — just email info@backroadgoods.com

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96+ Verified Buyers

Excellent 4.9

What people are saying about Winnie’s hand-knit pumpkins

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The ribbing is real — you can feel every stitch. Five are on my mantel and one snuck up to my bedroom because I wanted to look at it.

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Carol Ann D., Marietta, GA

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Bought the garland and three little ones for my mother. She cried. It’s on her stair rail now and she tells every visitor the whole story.

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Rebecca M., Columbus, OH

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My aunt gave us one fifteen years ago and it looks exactly the same today. When I heard Winnie had to sell the rest, I bought four more.

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Thomas P., Portsmouth, NH

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I’ve bought foam pumpkins that looked dead by November. These have a body to them — visitors always reach out and pick one up.

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Diane K., Asheville, NC

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I read Winnie’s story to my kids at dinner. A woman knitting these by hand for forty years — that’s the kind of thing you keep and pass down.

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Sandra Mills, Charlotte, NC

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The garland turned my plain mantel into autumn in one motion. It’s the first thing anyone comments on when they walk in.

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Karen R., Dayton, OH

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Knowing a woman in Maine knit these by hand, and why she’s selling now — I bought a set for each of my daughters.

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Ellen D., Macon, GA

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The ribbing is real — you can feel every stitch. Five are on my mantel and one snuck up to my bedroom because I wanted to look at it.

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Carol Ann D., Marietta, GA

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Bought the garland and three little ones for my mother. She cried. It’s on her stair rail now and she tells every visitor the whole story.

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Rebecca M., Columbus, OH

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My aunt gave us one fifteen years ago and it looks exactly the same today. When I heard Winnie had to sell the rest, I bought four more.

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Thomas P., Portsmouth, NH

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I’ve bought foam pumpkins that looked dead by November. These have a body to them — visitors always reach out and pick one up.

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Diane K., Asheville, NC

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I read Winnie’s story to my kids at dinner. A woman knitting these by hand for forty years — that’s the kind of thing you keep and pass down.

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Sandra Mills, Charlotte, NC

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The garland turned my plain mantel into autumn in one motion. It’s the first thing anyone comments on when they walk in.

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Karen R., Dayton, OH

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Knowing a woman in Maine knit these by hand, and why she’s selling now — I bought a set for each of my daughters.

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Ellen D., Macon, GA

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The ribbing is real — you can feel every stitch. Five are on my mantel and one snuck up to my bedroom because I wanted to look at it.

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Carol Ann D., Marietta, GA

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Bought the garland and three little ones for my mother. She cried. It’s on her stair rail now and she tells every visitor the whole story.

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Rebecca M., Columbus, OH

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My aunt gave us one fifteen years ago and it looks exactly the same today. When I heard Winnie had to sell the rest, I bought four more.

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Thomas P., Portsmouth, NH

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I’ve bought foam pumpkins that looked dead by November. These have a body to them — visitors always reach out and pick one up.

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Diane K., Asheville, NC

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I read Winnie’s story to my kids at dinner. A woman knitting these by hand for forty years — that’s the kind of thing you keep and pass down.

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Sandra Mills, Charlotte, NC

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The garland turned my plain mantel into autumn in one motion. It’s the first thing anyone comments on when they walk in.

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Karen R., Dayton, OH

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Knowing a woman in Maine knit these by hand, and why she’s selling now — I bought a set for each of my daughters.

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Ellen D., Macon, GA

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The ribbing is real — you can feel every stitch. Five are on my mantel and one snuck up to my bedroom because I wanted to look at it.

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Carol Ann D., Marietta, GA

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Bought the garland and three little ones for my mother. She cried. It’s on her stair rail now and she tells every visitor the whole story.

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Rebecca M., Columbus, OH

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My aunt gave us one fifteen years ago and it looks exactly the same today. When I heard Winnie had to sell the rest, I bought four more.

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Thomas P., Portsmouth, NH

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I’ve bought foam pumpkins that looked dead by November. These have a body to them — visitors always reach out and pick one up.

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Diane K., Asheville, NC

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I read Winnie’s story to my kids at dinner. A woman knitting these by hand for forty years — that’s the kind of thing you keep and pass down.

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Sandra Mills, Charlotte, NC

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The garland turned my plain mantel into autumn in one motion. It’s the first thing anyone comments on when they walk in.

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Karen R., Dayton, OH

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Knowing a woman in Maine knit these by hand, and why she’s selling now — I bought a set for each of my daughters.

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Ellen D., Macon, GA

See Winnie’s Final Pumpkin Collection

Frequently Asked Questions

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Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.

Email us anytime at info@backroadgoods.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm ET, and a real person writes back — usually within one business day.

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Can I return it if it’s not for me?

Of course. 90-day money-back guarantee. Live with them for a season — and if they simply aren’t right, email info@backroadgoods.com within 90 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.

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How are they made?

Each pumpkin is knit entirely by hand by Winnie Calder in Bethel, Maine: a deep vertical rib worked stitch by stitch, hand-stuffed and cinched, and finished with a real dried maple or birch twig stem. The garland is the same little pumpkins strung on natural jute. No two are exactly alike.

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