Black parts are cut out, white parts stay. The lit example shows the finished look.

Arched Black Cat Pumpkin Carving Stencil

Add a name under it (optional)Prints as carve-ready letters below the design, in the same PDF. Letter centers get bridges.

Choose your size

Smallabout 6 in tallMediumabout 9 in tallLargeabout 12 in tall

Or set design widthin

Not sure? Measure the smooth front of your pumpkin side to side with a tape or string. Pick a design width about two thirds of that.

Printed design: 6 × 5.6 in (15.2 × 14.2 cm)
Fits on 1 US Letter page.

Shown to scale on a pumpkin about 9 in tall.

Save ink: print cut-out parts light gray with a black edge

6 in wide · 1 page · no sign-up

Printed too small or too big?

Your printer shrank the page to fit. Print again and change the scale:

Computer: in the print window, set Scale to 100% or pick "Actual size". Turn off "Fit to page".
Phone or tablet: open the PDF, tap Share, then Print. Turn off "Scale to fit" if you see it.

Then measure the 1-inch bar at the bottom of the page.

PrintPrint the PDF at 100% (Actual size). Check the 1-inch bar at the bottom of the page. No printer? Open the stencil full screen on a tablet, lay thin paper over it, and trace.
Clean outCut a lid around the stem, scoop out the seeds, and scrape the front wall to about 1 in thick.
PokeTape the pattern on and poke holes along every line with a pin tool, about 1/8 in apart.
CarveSaw out the black parts, smallest pieces in the middle first. Push the pieces out from inside.