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Free crochet acorn pattern: an Acorn Buddy amigurumi, about 7 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A golden-tan nut under a smooth brown cap with a tiny dark stem, with big eyes, pink cheeks and a small "w" mouth on the nut. You need about 35 m of yarn: 15 m tan, 10 m brown, 5 m pink and 5 m dark brown. Plan on roughly 1 hour. It is a pleasant autumn project: put it on a windowsill, hang it on a harvest garland or give it to a friend who loves the woods. The cap is worked into the same piece as the nut, so it is a quick make; spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.
How to crochet the Acorn Buddy
Beginner-friendly · 7 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 4 pieces in rounds: Acorn, Stem, Cheek ×2 (29 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 3 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 9 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 23 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 5.8 cm at the widest, 6.4 cm long; 24 rounds.
- Change to brown (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R14).
- → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 0.7 cm at the widest, 1 cm long; 3 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
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