Hodge and Eric showed us over the last few weeks how acorns are a treasured gift among squirrels, but I think the crocheted variety could come in handy for us humans too. Below are some unique and creative ways you might use these acorns. And, as always, here’s the free pattern to make your very own!

My pattern includes instructions on making a cap and a bottom, which you sew together to form an acorn. If instead you don’t sew the cap to the bottom of the acorn, you’ll have a unique gift box in which to hide a little present.

Add acorns to a fall wreath or mantel display.

Crochet your acorns in holiday colors or all white and hang them on your tree or display them in a decorative bowl on your coffee table.

String a cord through the stem and wear the acorn as a necklace.

Use bright colors and a crochet hook size H-8 (5.0 mm) or larger to make an acorn like Eric’s bioengineered one. These acorns would make wonderful pincushions, present toppers, or even cat toys.

Crochet Acorn Pattern

Materials

Small amount of worsted weight light brown yarn (Bernat Satin in Sable)
Small amount of worsted weight dark brown yarn (Vanna’s Choice in Chocolate)
Crochet hook for the acorn size of your choice:
C-2 (2.75 mm) will make a 2″ tall acorn
F-5 (3.75 mm) will make a 2 1/2″ tall acorn
H-8 (5.0 mm) will make a 3″ tall acorn
Tapestry needle
Polyester Fiberfill

Abbreviations

ch = chain
FO = fasten off
hdc = half double crochet
picot = chain 3, slip stitch in 3rd chain from hook
rep = repeat
rnd = round
sc = single crochet
sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
slst = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)

Instructions

Acorn Bottom

With light brown yarn, ch 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 5 in 2nd ch from hook.

Rnd 2: Sc 2 in each sc around. (10)

Rnd 3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * 4 more times. (15)

Rnds 4-6: Sc in each sc around.

Rnd 7: *Sc 3, sc2tog, rep from * 2 more times. (12)

Sc, join with slst, FO and weave in ends.

Acorn Cap

Leaving a long tail (about 12″), with dark brown yarn, ch 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 5 in 2nd ch from hook.

Rnd 2: Sc 2 in each sc around. (10)

Rnd 3: *Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * 4 more times. (15)

Rnd 4: *Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * 4 more times. (20)

Rnd 5: *Sc 2, sc2tog, rep from * 4 more times. (15)

Sc, join with slst and FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Acorn Stem

Start by making sure the long tail of dark brown yarn at the top of the acorn cap is inside the cap. Pull up a loop through the center hole. Pull the rest of the tail through a nearby hole and ch 4.

Sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 2 chs. FO.

Thread the rest of the tail through the center hole and weave in end.

Stuff acorn lightly and sew cap to bottom. After making several of these acorns, I found that the best way to sew the cap on is to come up through the diagonal part of the stitches in the 6th round of the bottom and up through both the front and back loop of each st in the last row of the cap.