Free Acorn crochet pattern

Today let’s make the Acorn crochet pattern together. This is a simple crochet pattern consisting of 1 fruit and 1 leaf. Now let’s get started.

Tools and materials

Yarn size – 8/4 in the following colors:

Beige

Brown

Dark green

Stitch markers

Sewing needle

Scissors

Fiber fill

Hook number 2.5

Abbreviations

mr – magic ring

sc – single crochet in US (double crochet in UK)

inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)

dc – double crochet (treble crochet in UK)

tr – treble crochet (double treble crochet in UK)

hdc – half double crochet (half treble crochet in UK)

slst – slip stitch

ch – chain

FLO – crochet in the front loops only

Acorn

Use beige color yarn.

1. mr (6)

2. inc x6 (12)

3. (3sc, inc) x3 (15)

4. (4sc, inc) x3 (18)

5. (5sc, inc) x3 (21)

6. (6sc, inc) x3 (24)

7-11. sc around (24)

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Cap

Use brown color yarn.

1. mr (6)

2-3. sc around (6)

4. FLO! inc x6 (12)

5. (1sc, inc) x6 (18)

6. (2sc, inc) x6 (24)

7-9. sc around (24)

10. FLO! sc around (24)

Fasten off, leaving long a tail for sewing.

Leaf

Use dark green color yarn.

1.ch 20

2. Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 6sc, 6hdc, 6dc, 6dc in the last chain, continue the other side: 6dc, 6hdc, 6sc, slst into the 1st stitch

3. 1sc, 1hdc, (2dc, ch3, 1slst) in the next st. 1slst, 1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, (3tr, ch4, 1slst) in the next st

1slst, 1sc, 1hdc, 2dc in the next st, (3tr, ch4, 1slst) in the next st

1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, (3tr, ch4, 1slst) in the next st

1slst, (1hdc, 1dc) in the next st, 2tr in the next st, 2tr in the next st, (1 dc, 1hdc) in the next st, 1slst

Now work the other side of the leaf:

(1slst, ch4, 3tr) in the next st, 1dc, 1hdc, 1sc

(1slst, ch4, 3tr) in the enxt st, 2dc in the next st, 1hdc, 1sc, 1slst

(1slst, ch4, 3tr) in the next st, 1dc, 1hdc, 1sc, 1slst

(1slst, ch3, 2dc) in the next st, 1hdc, 1sc

1sc, ch6, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 5sc, slst to the base

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the cap onto the acorn, using the back loops of R10 of the cap and R11 of the acorn. Make sure to fill it nicely with fiberfill before closing it.

Sew the leaf onto the cap of the acorn.