The starlit towers

Castle Towers at Night — pumpkin carving stencil

Three stepped towers and two narrow wall strips form a small castle beneath a moon and star. Gaps between the tower tops and lower walls keep the white interiors connected.

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The starlit towers

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

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The starlit towers

Detailed

Three battlemented towers stand beneath a crescent moon and one star.

180 mm 7.1 in
180 mm185 mm

Sets the printed width. The pumpkin illustration stays the same size.

Print layoutA4 · 180 mm wideChoose Paper stencil for a larger print preview.

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Check narrow gaps on the printed template before carving.

Castle Towers at Night: dark shapes to cut out; light spaces to keep connected
The actual stencil · Dark shapes are removed.

A closer look at this pattern

What to cut. What to keep.

Follow these shapes

Cut the three tower tops, their lower wall shapes, two narrow wall strips, central window, moon and star. The arched doorway joins the central wall cut-out at the bottom.

Leave these areas connected

Leave each tower top separated from its lower walls. Preserve the white channels inside the towers and the gaps beside the narrow wall strips.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Inspect the narrow wall strips and small center window at 180–185 mm. Check the rightmost tower and left star when centering the complete paper pattern.

Print width: 180–185 mm. Check the whole print against your pumpkin before transferring; this range does not guarantee the design will be easy to carve.

From this page to your pumpkin

Print, check, transfer.

Set the width of this pumpkin carving stencil with the controls above, flip the whole design if needed, and choose A4 or US Letter. The PDF keeps your chosen measurements; PNG gives you an image for other projects.

  1. Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
  2. Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
  3. Remove the paper and compare your marks with the cut-and-keep notes above. An adult handles carving; use an LED light for the glow.
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Pumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.