Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Two of my children have field trips to a pumpkin farm coming up . Inspired by this , I took a break from sock knitting and pulled out some orange and green yarn . I made up the pattern as I knit . As a result these are all too small for my children . 
Question: What may be the reason for the knitting being too small ?
Output (English): They did not use a proper pattern .