How to make an interlocking paper chain formed into a wreath
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp6rnFX6b72JgWsOsZqCO8E9CJwjF_owEFfhhJGd4vXgx6opXNvVRkJIgHE3WHDgYS6OSkW29XQKFVscvd3T24vj3lF76uhBefs1C1fm6ZnQr1JcqpcjET3GKVWbr2npGvZvi9-34sIb9/s320/pumpkin+wreath+1.jpg)
Download and cut 12 pumpkins.
PDF or SVG
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnXhx8TvXTp_0bpG3Ur0un6QJCNJ4mkcecexswvguKhq1i0g6OQ33aUOmCNedwHIs8K7Oz0FUwCX4TdE-p3wu-udfCVykvkpzmVZYp0c6EEbUvkudf_rMiVrKUq-RfmaE-QfOLtryyGmW/s320/pumpkin+wreath+2.jpg)
Fold each one in half.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKT1wgc2P3jORZtV3wnMmuzjW9NLrtNZJMUgs1fLexNwZL9palBEiaq9KL8MxgNF77eqzrFVouPxTlZFtgG3mD9dwhgQspxwtZOZqHoVomnf8PZVqDu9gEj1asR1s3MJkMllnDrG6eFTLQ/s320/pumpkin+wreath+4.jpg)
Open out the 1st pumpkin and cut a slit across the outside of the linking opening.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4geP8w54al-THGIDzXpg3aAUOVM9DSCq1sYByQzy7cAfU0Oe62KNBAcvvbypDpJD-NGWPp1Y2JBQRJciCXvD097dKfFdDpL0pQggCE20AwVsDGlwmtifYVfyXDaEyK1xvQOK5JdmPv3h/s320/pumpkin+wreath+3.jpg)
Most of the pumpkins will link together as with the leaf garland.
![autumn leaf paper chain](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA0YOYjXlK6LKwdhJq2lb1h2S_dMwYwLTzac5fLIi9KnUq9SCh7DYrDmFoF_jkf1jYzcIuajtQTYmfA2K7X4gI7gI9tePRBwwGwKgy9JV-cvQM1u1T0rOG4bd2JPmctetOXZtYANlvaHE/s400/leafgarland.jpg)
For a wreath, however, you need to start off a little differently.
The 2nd pumpkin links through only the uncut layer of the 1st pumpkin.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqfQRwXOK9TZqYexCNQkeRIivd6SjdSQXZ45BzL3yi0tm-2FF8ruXuD79Cb5qQnKdQZ60MiQ6tLYxXdOxGwywNFH8TG61D1vq-7D_3zvfsThEIemsF68PTaIGjzpWc9y20yYujA21Ocgn/s320/pumpkin+wreath+8.jpg)
Continue the chain by linking the remaining pumpkins through both layers of the preceding pumpkin.
When you have linked all 12 pumpkins into a chain, slide the slit layer of the 1st pumpkin through both layers of the 12th pumpkin.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnjr7fRrEE3NHG9xRR2-oAQoU1VApPpTX-jaXLdhI-G0DEl4Oe1uG3ZhL12vNh98t_qN4wio-H4ky8MD6o061UYmjgp_bv06jNZpZNZczzj18m6Ug-k_c6NXbMmwyKN5vI_p7BWUO6PNr/s320/pumpkin+wreath+7.jpg)
Fold closed.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGao3CZ4ap6CJveJBzkevNrURuUQYAEgtbgcsoIJJvHwTP46jQEeMq64HdlSOs1u0JlXAK0U8FvSHOiXksJ6NEXfP78lARfgSnxYfdNdQSQt8DqmVDK3OGG0rkmbpOuVpYLm2wjiP4EgOk/s320/pumpkin+wreath+6.jpg)
Open the slit on the 1st pumpkin and slide the cut ends under the top layer of the 2nd pumpkin. Use a tiny piece of tape to hold the slit closed.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ajdcTdHynqxTF2eOiuy3gGqsuJjDmpaY7Tt8Fr-aoZHNp9EBERidqKdP18uq4CYTZ2N2o26wi4H3RiIg6A0vFNva1sxrED0g7X-vfjxKXPWencE6j4gdJi_xpG6Rv_tGr59v3h-Rz_xP/s320/pumpkin+wreath+5.jpg)
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![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp6rnFX6b72JgWsOsZqCO8E9CJwjF_owEFfhhJGd4vXgx6opXNvVRkJIgHE3WHDgYS6OSkW29XQKFVscvd3T24vj3lF76uhBefs1C1fm6ZnQr1JcqpcjET3GKVWbr2npGvZvi9-34sIb9/s320/pumpkin+wreath+1.jpg)
Download and cut 12 pumpkins.
PDF or SVG
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnXhx8TvXTp_0bpG3Ur0un6QJCNJ4mkcecexswvguKhq1i0g6OQ33aUOmCNedwHIs8K7Oz0FUwCX4TdE-p3wu-udfCVykvkpzmVZYp0c6EEbUvkudf_rMiVrKUq-RfmaE-QfOLtryyGmW/s320/pumpkin+wreath+2.jpg)
Fold each one in half.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKT1wgc2P3jORZtV3wnMmuzjW9NLrtNZJMUgs1fLexNwZL9palBEiaq9KL8MxgNF77eqzrFVouPxTlZFtgG3mD9dwhgQspxwtZOZqHoVomnf8PZVqDu9gEj1asR1s3MJkMllnDrG6eFTLQ/s320/pumpkin+wreath+4.jpg)
Open out the 1st pumpkin and cut a slit across the outside of the linking opening.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4geP8w54al-THGIDzXpg3aAUOVM9DSCq1sYByQzy7cAfU0Oe62KNBAcvvbypDpJD-NGWPp1Y2JBQRJciCXvD097dKfFdDpL0pQggCE20AwVsDGlwmtifYVfyXDaEyK1xvQOK5JdmPv3h/s320/pumpkin+wreath+3.jpg)
Most of the pumpkins will link together as with the leaf garland.
![autumn leaf paper chain](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA0YOYjXlK6LKwdhJq2lb1h2S_dMwYwLTzac5fLIi9KnUq9SCh7DYrDmFoF_jkf1jYzcIuajtQTYmfA2K7X4gI7gI9tePRBwwGwKgy9JV-cvQM1u1T0rOG4bd2JPmctetOXZtYANlvaHE/s400/leafgarland.jpg)
For a wreath, however, you need to start off a little differently.
The 2nd pumpkin links through only the uncut layer of the 1st pumpkin.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqfQRwXOK9TZqYexCNQkeRIivd6SjdSQXZ45BzL3yi0tm-2FF8ruXuD79Cb5qQnKdQZ60MiQ6tLYxXdOxGwywNFH8TG61D1vq-7D_3zvfsThEIemsF68PTaIGjzpWc9y20yYujA21Ocgn/s320/pumpkin+wreath+8.jpg)
Continue the chain by linking the remaining pumpkins through both layers of the preceding pumpkin.
When you have linked all 12 pumpkins into a chain, slide the slit layer of the 1st pumpkin through both layers of the 12th pumpkin.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyv-i_AZb700LkOWpxRhn80C9DomYIjtDwXqOsWUwqFN8G_s6GHadmO96ADf-IKTLMYK0JkkiMmtgepjZVjqsIFqjYnS96nvE8pP9ejJQ7zirTcOTxvDsRvUFEbPCx-_soBKv-cm0y3NV/s320/pumpkin+wreath+9.jpg)
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnjr7fRrEE3NHG9xRR2-oAQoU1VApPpTX-jaXLdhI-G0DEl4Oe1uG3ZhL12vNh98t_qN4wio-H4ky8MD6o061UYmjgp_bv06jNZpZNZczzj18m6Ug-k_c6NXbMmwyKN5vI_p7BWUO6PNr/s320/pumpkin+wreath+7.jpg)
Fold closed.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGao3CZ4ap6CJveJBzkevNrURuUQYAEgtbgcsoIJJvHwTP46jQEeMq64HdlSOs1u0JlXAK0U8FvSHOiXksJ6NEXfP78lARfgSnxYfdNdQSQt8DqmVDK3OGG0rkmbpOuVpYLm2wjiP4EgOk/s320/pumpkin+wreath+6.jpg)
Open the slit on the 1st pumpkin and slide the cut ends under the top layer of the 2nd pumpkin. Use a tiny piece of tape to hold the slit closed.
![pumpkin paper chain wreath](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ajdcTdHynqxTF2eOiuy3gGqsuJjDmpaY7Tt8Fr-aoZHNp9EBERidqKdP18uq4CYTZ2N2o26wi4H3RiIg6A0vFNva1sxrED0g7X-vfjxKXPWencE6j4gdJi_xpG6Rv_tGr59v3h-Rz_xP/s320/pumpkin+wreath+5.jpg)
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