A big friend and a little friend
Two Sitting Dogs — pumpkin carving stencil
A tall dog and a smaller puppy sit facing one another. Their projecting muzzles and different heights make a simple pet pair without extra background shapes.
A big friend and a little friend
Your pumpkin, your way
A big friend and a little friend
A little detailA tall sitting dog and a smaller puppy face one another across an open gap.
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.
A closer look at this pattern
What to cut. What to keep.
Follow these shapes
Trace each dog as its own filled silhouette. Include the long foreleg notches and the outward edges of both seated bodies.
Leave these areas connected
Leave the large gap between the two muzzles and bodies in place. Preserve each dog’s leg notch rather than joining its foreleg to the body at the bottom.
Fit this design to your pumpkin
Check both dogs together on the paper: the taller head sets the height, while the outer paws define the width. Flipping the scene swaps the big and little dog.
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.
- Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
- Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
- 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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View & print patternPumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.