When cutting out skinny bones, I found it helpful to pierce holes in the top and bottom of the bone and then cut them out by sawing between the holes.Choose the method of carving that best suits your skills and interests. You could just carve the outline for the cat instead or do the reverse with the cat body being carved thin and the skeleton being the dark, unlit part…does that make sense? There are many ways to skin a cat…hahaha…sorry not sorry…but you get my drift. But I’m not sure this was the best method. I chose to carve out the skeleton and then scrape away pumpkin skin for the cat body.

Cut a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin and clean out the goop and seeds.(you can also use one of those pumpkin carving tool sets). Now using a skewer, poke holes along the cat outline.Carefully stencil the skeleton onto the pumpkin with a sharpie.Notice that I cut the paper to aide in this process. Tape the stencil on the pumpkin, shaping it to the curve of the pumpkin.(I forgot this step and ended up with sharpie all over my hands!) Clean the pumpkin with soap or a little rubbing alcohol to remove any dirt or wax.Because this design is filled with small areas to cut out, I made the pumpkin carving pattern into a stencil by cutting out the skeleton.Print out your free pumpkin carving pattern.Yes, that would be me!īut I hope someone else out there will also enjoy a little challenge.

I guess you could say it’s a pumpkin carving pattern for adults who still like to Halloween like a kid. But even this version requires intermediate pumpkin carving skills.

Anything anatomically correct would be too hard to carve. I decided to have a little vintage kitty fun for Halloween…get it vintage kitty? So, I made up this fun pattern based on a vintage picture I found. This spooky cat skeleton will wow trick-or-treaters! If you’re a pro-cat-stinator looking for a last minute jack-o-lantern idea, follow the tips below. Carve an awesome jack-o-lantern this Halloween with this free printable pumpkin carving pattern.

Pumpkin stencils of easy cats