Pumpkin carving templates
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Almond Eyes and Wide Cat Smile
A sly cat face with two swooping almond eyes, a small triangle nose, and an enormous curling grin that stretches nearly ear to ear. The eyes, nose, and mouth are cut fully through, and the thin rind strips inside the smile create the mischievous cat-lip curves. At medium difficulty, the tapering eye points need patience; finish each point with a short pull cut toward the corner.
Arched Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A Halloween black cat with its back dramatically arched and tail curling overhead covers this pumpkin stencil. The body is rendered with bold tribal-style linework: parallel flowing stripes run along the spine and haunches, leaving thin curved bridges of solid pumpkin wall between each cut channel. The face features large round eyes with pointed eyebrows and small whisker marks. Carve the eye circles early while the surrounding face structure is solid, then progress along the stripe channels from front to back so you don't weaken the frame before the detailed head is complete.
Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A crouching cat rendered in fluid streaks of fur fills this expert pumpkin stencil: the compact face with pointed ears and dot whiskers anchors the left, while the body dissolves into dozens of flowing slash-shaped cuts representing individual fur strands, a high arched tail, and extended claws. The striped fur pattern creates many thin orange bridges between the cuts, giving the carved pumpkin a dramatically textured look when lit. Cut the face details first while the surrounding wall is intact, then work the fur slashes from the body outward toward the tail tip.
Cat Fangs and Four Whiskers
A grinning cat face made for a black-painted pumpkin: big almond eyes with pointed ear tips, a triangle nose, four whisker slits, and a wide smile showing two tiny fangs. Every feature cuts through so the orange interior glows against the dark shell. Paint the pumpkin first and let it dry fully before transferring the pattern; carve the whisker slits last with gentle strokes so the paint edge does not chip.
Cat Head With Curled Hat
A cat's head wearing a floppy witch hat, carved as one connected glowing shape with the hat brim flaring wide and the tip curling over. Pointed whisker cuts flick out from each cheek, and the whole silhouette is cut through so it lights up as a single bold window. A manageable medium carve; the curl at the hat tip is the trickiest sliver, so saw it slowly and support the rind with your free hand.
Moonlit Cat & Six Stars
A sitting cat gazes up at a crescent moon while six small stars scatter across the night sky, its long tail curling into an elegant spiral. This is a shading design, so the moon, stars, and cat outline are shaved into the skin and glow as luminous grooves rather than open holes. Rated hard for its long unbroken curves, carve the tail spiral in one slow continuous pass and keep your groove depth consistent so the glow stays even.
Oval-Eyed Cat With Two Curls
A friendly cat face built from simple shapes: two pointed ears with inner triangles, big oval eyes, a tiny triangle nose, a curled smile, and three long whiskers sweeping out from each cheek. Every element is cut through, so the whole face lights up at once. The whiskers are just narrow slits, which is why kids can manage this one; poke each slit through with the tip of the saw and lengthen it slowly.
Raised Paw Cat with Tall Tail
A seated cat in full silhouette with one front paw playfully raised, pointed ears alert, and a long fluffy tail curling up beside its body. The entire cat is cut through as a single connected opening, so the whole figure glows warmly against the evening sky. An easy carve with one caution: the raised paw and tail tip are the narrowest sections, so cut them last with short gentle strokes.
Round-Eyed Cat With Whiskers
A sweet cat face built from simple shapes: two triangle ears cut near the top, round eyes, a small triangle nose, and three thin whisker slits fanning out from each cheek. Everything is a cut-through, so the ears, eyes, and whiskers all glow at night. It is an easy carve overall; save the skinny whisker slits for last and use a narrow saw with short strokes so the slits stay crisp.
Seated Cat with Upright Tail
A seated cat in profile, ears pricked and long tail curling upward, cut entirely through so the whole silhouette becomes a window of warm light. The design has no interior details, which keeps it simple, but the slender curved tail asks for a little care. An easy carve overall; save the tail for last and support the wall with your free hand as you follow its curve so the tip stays intact.
Sitting Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A cartoon-style black cat sits centered in a large oval cutout on this pumpkin stencil, its round body, pointy ears, and grinning face left as pumpkin skin while the oval background glows with light. The curling spiral tail sweeps to the right inside the oval, and thin whisker lines extend from each cheek. When carving, cut the large background oval first to establish the shape, then carefully remove the small eye and smile details, keeping the curled tail's narrow inner spiral intact by working slowly around its center loop.
Sitting Cat & Curled Tail
A cat sits in profile with its ears up and its long tail curling around its feet, all rendered as one softly glowing shape. Instead of cutting holes, you shave away the skin inside the outline so the thinner wall lights up while the pumpkin stays sealed. Use a loop tool or vegetable peeler and keep the depth even; this easy shading style is very forgiving for first timers.
Slanted Cat Eyes and Whiskers
A low, wide cat face with menacing slanted eyes, a triangle nose, and long horizontal whisker slashes stretching across both cheeks. Each feature is pierced clean through, and the wide layout suits a squat, round pumpkin. Angle your saw to match the eye slant, and cut the long whiskers in two passes from the outside in so the thin slits stay crisp and even.
Standing Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A sly Halloween black cat stands upright in this hard pumpkin stencil, its body a combination of carved-open channels and solid pumpkin masses that together read as fur texture. The tail curls upward into a spiral behind the cat, and the whisker area beside the face consists of short, delicate radiating spikes that must stay intact. When lit, the cat's slitted eyes and facial details glow as narrow cuts within the solid face mass. Carve the large body cavities first, then finish the face and whisker spikes with a fine blade to avoid tearing those thin projections.
Tall Cat With Rounded Teeth
An upright cat face sized for taller pumpkins: leaf-shaped eyes, a small triangle nose, three long whisker slits on each cheek, pointed ears, and a smiling mouth with rounded teeth left in place. Every feature is a simple pierced cutout. Carve the skinny whisker slits with a fine blade before opening the larger eyes and mouth so the wall stays stiff while you work.
Tribal Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
An arched black cat with its back up and tail raised high forms this hard pumpkin stencil, drawn in a tribal-tattoo style with flame-shaped fur tufts along the spine, a narrow elongated face with almond-shaped eyes, and wispy leg strokes that taper at the paws. The many curved, pointed cuts leave thin pumpkin bridges between them that form the cat's body outline when the jack-o-lantern is lit. The wispy tail tip at the very top is the most isolated piece; cut it before removing the large body negative-space below.
Unequal-Eyed Whiskered Cat
A playful cat face built from two pointed ears, one large round eye and one smaller one, a tiny nose, and three long whisker slits flaring out on each side. All the shapes are pierced through so the ears, mismatched eyes, and whiskers glow in a wide band across the pumpkin. Cut the skinny whisker slits first while the wall is strongest, then open the bigger eye holes.
Upright Cat Beneath a Crescent
An upright cat sits in silhouette beneath a small crescent moon, just two cut-through openings on the whole pumpkin. The cat's ears, curved back, and tail all come out as a single piece, leaving the shell dark around two clean glowing shapes. Trace the cat's outline slowly in one continuous cut and push the piece out from inside the pumpkin for the cleanest edge.
Witch and Cat on Broomstick Pumpkin Stencil
A classic Halloween silhouette of a witch on a broomstick crossing a full moon fills this pumpkin stencil. The large circle is carved out as a single open pierce, leaving the witch and cat riding the broom as raised orange pumpkin forms within the glowing moon. Wisps of hair or cloak stream behind the figure, and a black cat perches at the broom's tip. Because the witch's streaming hair separates into narrow strips, cut those final wisps with a fine detail blade and work from the broom tip toward the figure to avoid breaking them.