Free Crochet Pattern: Amigurumi Acorn | All-Season

This is a crocheted piece.

I tried knitting an acorn using a slightly shiny yarn.
Crocheted acorns give you peace of mind because you don't have to worry about insects and you can keep as many as you like in your room.

There have been a few times when my kids have picked up acorns from the park and ended up bringing them back outside - haha, acorns are so cute, aren't they?
Even as an adult, I still get excited when I find an acorn in the park.

I was wondering why I always saw the same types of acorns, and it turns out that even in Hokkaido up to around Sapporo, the native species are only oak, konara oak, and mizunara oak, so there aren't that many varieties.
I think the acorn I knitted this time is similar in design to that.

There are many other types of acorns, from round ones to long and thin ones and ones with interesting shapes, so when crocheting, try changing the color of the yarn, altering the number of rows, and have fun making a variety of acorns.

Yarn and Crochet Hook Size

Waxed linen thread (brown, dark brown)
Polyester wadding
2.3 mm (JP 3/0)

Crochet Pattern

Body knitting pattern
Umbrella knitting pattern

Instructions

Please also check the knitting pattern for instructions on how to make it.

①Start knitting the bottom part of the acorn from the bottom using brown yarn.
Cast on a loop and crochet 6 stitches in the first row.
Up to the fourth row, increase the number of stitches in each row as shown in the knitting pattern, and then knit the fifth to ninth rows without increasing or decreasing the number of stitches.

By changing the number of rows you knit without increasing or decreasing the number of stitches, you can make long, thin acorns or round acorns, so try arranging them to your liking.
At the end of the 9th row, when you pull out the thread to start the rising stitch, change to dark brown thread and pull it out.

②From the 10th row onwards, knit the acorn cap using dark brown yarn.
For the 10th row, pick up just one stitch in front of the previous row and make a circular stitch.
This will leave a single stitch on the back of the knitted fabric.
Increasing stitches in row 11, and decreasing stitches in rows 12 and 13.
Before reducing the volume of the umbrella and closing it, make sure to stuff some cotton into it.
After you finish knitting the 13th row, cut the yarn leaving a long end, then thread it through the stitch in the final row to secure it.

③ Use the remaining yarn ends to knit the floppy part at the top.
Pull the thread out around the top of the acorn and crochet 6 chain stitches, then pull it out again at the base and cut the thread.

Your work

Rico's "Acorn"

With my son's object ♪
I used hemp string for the umbrella part.

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