This is a cut-through stencil: the gray areas on the printable pattern are the pieces you remove, and everything white stays attached. The steps below give you the safest carving order. Plan on about 45-60 minutes from print to candle.

Set up first. Print the PDF at 100% scale on letter or A4 paper. Cut the lid at an angle, scoop the pumpkin clean, and thin the carving wall to about 1 inch where the design will sit. Tape the pattern on (snip small darts in the paper so it hugs the curve) and transfer every outline by poking dots along the lines, about one every 1/8 inch. Peel the paper away and carve dot to dot with short, straight strokes.

Carving order

1. Cut the rising bubbles. Start with the three small bubbles floating above the pot. Each has a white crescent highlight cut into it; saw around the hook carefully so the highlight stays attached to the shell.
2. Carve the cauldron rim. Cut the long rim bar, working around the round white notch on its underside. Keep the white gap between the rim and the pot body intact.
3. Cut the legs and base. Carve the two curved legs at the sides, then the wide base piece with its center stand at the bottom. The legs kick outward into small feet, so make relief cuts into their inner corners.
4. Release the cauldron body last. The big rounded belly is the largest plug. Cut around it, steering past the white notch at its upper right, and leave a small tab on one side. Support the plug with your palm, cut the tab, and ease the piece into the pumpkin.

Clear loose fibers out of each opening as you go, and never twist or pry the blade against the shell; back it out and recut instead. When every piece is out, wipe the cut edges dry and drop in a battery LED puck.