DIY Origami Vampire Lips

How amazingly cool are these origami vampire lips?! They’re spooky, stylish, and the perfect little craft to whip up just in time for Halloween. Whether you’re planning a party, decorating a classroom, or just looking for a fun hands-on activity with a touch of creepy flair, these vampire lips are sure to impress.

The best part? They’re surprisingly easy to make. Casey from Vitamini Handmade has created a fantastic step-by-step tutorial, complete with clear photos for every stage of the folding process. So even if you’re new to origami, you’ll be able to follow along and create these awesome lips in no time.

And it doesn’t stop there—Casey also shows you how to take things up a notch by adding tiny fangs and just the right amount of blood for that true vampire vibe. Use red paper for classic Dracula lips or mix it up with glittery or patterned paper for a glam-goth look. You could even make mini versions as Halloween party favors or string them together for a fang-tastic garland.

This is a last-minute Halloween idea that looks anything but rushed—clever, creepy, and totally unique.

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Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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