Acorn Ornament crochet pattern

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

• Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the acorn) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 9 and 10, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the acorn), straight stitches through: (between rounds 8 and 9, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 7 and 8, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 7, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 7 and 8, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).