Pumpkin carving stencils for the best jack-o-lanterns in Tennessee

The secret to having the best jack-o-lantern on the block is using a pumpkin carving template.

We won't tell anyone if you don't!

A few years ago, Knox News asked the wildly creative types at the University of Tennessee's American Institute of Architecture Students to make templates for Knoxville and beyond. They created some amazing guides for you to use below.

Simply print them out, strategically tape them on your pumpkin and (carefully) carve away.

Tennessee-themed pumpkin carving templates

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Easy Halloween pumpkin carving templates

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pumpkin 1 by The Tennessean on Scribd

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