An Acorn crochet pattern is a free crochet granny square pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home!
This autumn-inspired and charming acorn crochet pattern features a textured brown cap, which captures the essence of a real acorn’s ruggedness. Sitting atop the cap, a dainty stem and a lively green leaf give it an unmistakable woodland vibe.
This adorable acorn sports a pair of cheeky black eyes and blushing pink cheeks, adding a dash of whimsy to the design.
This design marries the charm of nature with a touch of playful creativity. This nature-inspired granny square would make a fun wall hanging or pillow.
Acorn Crochet Pattern Details
This cute acorn crochet pattern is the eighth square in my Fall Squares Blanket pattern! This Fall / Thanksgiving themed blanket has 9 unique squares that together make an adorable addition to your home!
If you missed the post with all the release dates and details about the blanket you can head on over to that blog post for all the information you will need to make your own Fall themed blanket!
Previous Square patterns in the series:
Sunflower Square free crochet pattern
Pumpkin Square free crochet pattern
Turkey Square free crochet pattern
Scarecrow Square free crochet pattern
Girl Scarecrow Square free crochet pattern
Mr. Pilgrim Square free crochet pattern
Mrs. Pilgrim Square free crochet pattern
The center of my Acorn square is slightly changed from my previous designs. I am still working rounds of double crochet stitches but with the addition of popcorn stitches to create some textured bumps for the acorn’s cap.
If you haven’t worked popcorn stitches before I have a video tutorial that will help you with the basics of this stitch. The video was intended to show how to change colors for the popcorn but should be helpful in showing you how to crochet a popcorn stitch. You can check out that tutorial on YouTube.
The acorn’s stem, leaf, cap, cheeks and eyes are all crocheted separately and then sewn to the top of the square. I did play around a little bit with the cheek size. I ended up going with the small cheek size but if you prefer you could make one round of dc stitches instead for larger cheeks as shown below.
My acorn crochet pattern and Fall Blanket use Red Heart Super Saver* which is a medium worsted weight acrylic yarn. Very economical and with plentiful color options! You can certainly substitute your favorite worsted weight yarn – Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn!, Red Heart With Love, Paintbox Simply Aran, Vanna’s Choice, Big Twist Value, Caron Simply Soft, Caron One Pound and so many more! Raid your yarn stash – even mix and match to get your favorite fall colors!
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The next (and last!) square in the Fall Squares Blanket series is the Fall Flower Square coming on Friday 10/20 so be sure to check back for that.
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You may also like the following free crochet patterns by Nana’s Crafty Home:
- 1. Fall Leaves Granny Square free crochet pattern
- 2. Apple Granny Square free crochet pattern
- 3. Falling Leaves Cowl free crochet pattern
Acorn Crochet Square free pattern
Pattern written in US crochet terminology
Supplies:
Red Heart Super Saver Weight 4 / Medium (100% acrylic)
- Cafe Latte 1.7 oz / 89 yds (Brown)
- Oatmeal 1.0 oz / 52 yds (Tan)
- Aran 1.5 oz / 78 yds (Cream)
- Tea Leaf 0.1 oz / 6 yds (Green)
- Black 0.2 / 11 yds (Black)
- White 0.01 / 1 yd (White)
- Baby Pink 0.01 / 1 yd (Pink)
Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch marker (optional)
Tapestry needle
Approximate finished size: 14” square
Gauge: First 4 rounds = 4” / 4 dc sts = 1”
Abbreviations:
- MC = magic circle
- ch(s) = chain(s)
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble
- pc = popcorn (see special stitches section below)
- sp = space
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- WS = wrong side
- RS = right side
Special Stitches:
pc (popcorn): 4 dc st in same st, drop loop from hook, insert hook into top of first dc made, place dropped loop on hook and pull loop through st.
Pattern Notes:
- Ch 3 at beginning of each round counts as first dc stitch.
- Cap, eyes, stem, leaf and cheeks are worked separately and then sewn to front of panel.
- When changing colors on face, do not carry colors. Instead, drop yarn and fasten off colors each round.
Pattern Instructions
With brown, make MC.
Round 1: Ch 3, (pc, dc) twice in MC, pc in MC, switch to tan, 6 dc in MC, switch to brown, join with sl st in top of ch-3 and tighten ring. (12 = 3 pc + 9 dc)
Round 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in next 5 sts, switch to tan, 2 dc in next 6 sts, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (24)
Round 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, (pc in next st, 2 dc in next st) 5 times, pc in next st, switch to tan, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * 6 times, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (36 = 6 pc + 30 dc)
Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * 4 times, 1 dc in next st, switch to tan, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 5 times, 1 dc in last st, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (48)
Round 5: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, (pc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st) 5 times, pc in next st, dc in next st, switch to tan, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts,* repeat from * to * 6 times, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (60 = 6 pc + 54 dc)
Round 6: Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * 4 times, 1 dc in next 2 sts, switch to tan, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 5 times, 1 dc in last 2 sts, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (72)
Round 7: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, (pc in next st, 1 dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st) 5 times, dc in next 4 sts, switch to tan *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 5 sts,* repeat from * to * 6 times, switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (84 = 6 pc + 78 dc)
Round 8: Ch 3, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * 4 times, 1 dc in next 3 sts, switch to tan, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 5 times, 1 dc in last 3 sts, fasten off tan and switch to brown, sl st in top of ch-3. (96)
Round 9: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 6 sts, (pc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 6 sts) 4 times, dc in next st, fasten off brown and switch to cream, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts,* repeat from * to * 6 times, sl st in top of first st. (108 = 5 pc + 103 dc)
Round 10: Join cream in first st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, tr in next 4 sts, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, tr in next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * two times; (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in first st. (120 + 4 ch-2 corner sp)
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next 4 sts, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * two times; (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in first st. (136 + 4 ch-2 corner sp)
Round 12 – 13: Ch 3 (counts as first st), *dc in each st to next ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp,* repeat from * to * to end, sl st top of ch-3. (152 row 12, 168 row 13)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Acorn Cap
With brown yarn, ch 37.
Row 1: (RS) Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end. Turn. (36)
Rows 2 – 7: Ch 1, sc in each st. Turn.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Fold ends of rectangle together and with long end of yarn sew together – foundation ch of row 1 to top of row 7 which will form a tube shape.
Leave remaining long end of yarn to sew to face of acorn.
Stem
With brown yarn, make a MC.
Row 1: 6 sc sts in MC. Turn. (6)
Rows 2 – 7: Ch 1, sc in each st. Turn.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Leaf
With green, ch 11, 3 tr in fifth ch from hook, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in next 2 chs, sc in next ch, (sc, picot, sc) in last ch, rotate work to work in unused foundation ch loops sc in next loop, hdc in next 2 loops, dc in next 2 loops, (3 tr, ch 4, sl st) in last loop.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Eyes (make 2)
With black, make MC.
Round 1: (RS) Ch 3, 10 dc in MC, join with sl st in top of ch-3, tighten ring. (11)
Fasten off black, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Row 2: Join green in first st of round 1, sl st in next 5 sts.
Fasten off green.
Row 3: Join white in first st of round 1 (behind slip stitches of row 2), sl st in next 5 sts.
Fasten off white, leaving a long tail for embroidery of eye.
With long tail of white, embroider center of eye.
Weave in remaining ends not left for sewing.
Cheeks (make 2)
With pink, make MC, ch 1, 6 sc sts in MC, sl st to first st. Tighten MC. (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
With long tail, sew cap to center of acorn across face.
With long tail, sew stem to top of acorn.
With long tail, sew leaf below stem.
With long tails, sew eyes below cap.
With long tails, sew cheeks below eyes.
With a long strand of black yarn, embroider smile.
Weave in remaining ends.
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