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The crooked cottage

Haunted House — pumpkin carving stencil

A steep roof, short chimney and uneven windows give this little house its Halloween character. The building is outlined with light rather than cut out as a solid block.

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The crooked cottage

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

The crooked cottage

A little detail

A steep-roofed little house with two glowing windows and an arched doorway.

160 mm 6.3 in
160 mm185 mm

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

Print layoutA4 · 160 mm wideChoose Paper stencil for a larger print preview.

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Check narrow gaps on the printed template before carving.

Build your own pumpkin face →Mix eyes, a smile and playful extras to make a separate design.

Haunted House: 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 roof strip, two square windows and lower wall shape. The arched doorway joins the bottom of the wall cut-out; follow it as part of that same opening.

Leave these areas connected

Leave the white gaps between roof and walls intact. They keep the house interior connected to the surrounding pumpkin shell.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Position the roof peak below the pumpkin’s shoulder. Check the bottom wall and chimney as well as the wide roof before transferring the paper.

Print width: 160–185 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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Make it part of a little scene

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