Jack-o’-lanterns are as essential for Halloween as evergreens are for Christmas, and yet carving a face into a pumpkin is far less effort than lugging home, propping up and decorating a tree. All you need is a pumpkin, a knife and ideally some kind of pen to draw your spooky face’s outline. You’ll also want a tealight or some small battery-powered lamp to light up the pumpkin from the inside once you’re done. These are some of the most helpful things to remember before getting started on your own Halloween pumpkin. Get a large pumpkin: Large pumpkins are easier to work with than smaller ones. …