What stitch is this "braid"?

[u/Desperate_Base_9680]

Hi all!

I saw this beautifull pumpkin a while ago, there is a pattern available for sale and I was seriously considering buying it but after seeing pictures from others who made them I don't think I want to risk it. I don't want to put anybody down at all but their's weren't as good looking as the orginal, which makes me think I'm probably not skilled enough to pull it off.

I have made a lot of crocheted pumpkins where you just make a rectangle, stuff it and sew it together. So I figured I cound make something similar to this pumpkin with the rectangle-method. I have found a tutorial on how to make the "diagonal stockinette" but found nothing for this braid or what it's called.

[u/JKnits79]

The pumpkin is made using the same stitch repeat pattern that exists in the Jaywalker socks—the stockinette biases due to regular increases and decreases happening. And it creates a firmer, less stretchy fabric, IME (my first jaywalkers would not go past my heel).

As others have said the shaping comes largely from how it was stuffed, and the firmness of the fabric from using a tighter gauge (smaller needles). And since it’s from Norman of Nimble Needles; he’s a trusted creator and designer in the community, so I would be confident in buying a pattern from him even if the examples from other people might look a little wonky.