Upcycled Acorns

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Today I’d like to share another one of my upcycled patterns — the acorn!

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These adorable little upcycled acorns are created by crocheting around a 1″ plastic ring that can be found just below the cap on bottles of water. Using only chains, single crochets and half double crochets, this pattern is incredibly simple.

I’ve created a photo tutorial for crocheting around a plastic ring if you’ve never done so. You can see that tutorial here.

Now what can I do with all of these little crocheted acorns, you say? Well, you can make a garland to decorate your home, office, or classroom. You could hot glue those wallet sized photos to the back to make sweet little picture frames. How about sliding a rolled napkin inside the ring to decorate an Autumn themed table? Or, my personal favorite, to add a hanger to the top to create ornaments!

What other ideas do you have for using these upcycled acorns? Let me know in the comments below!

If you’d like to see other upcycled patterns that I’ve designed, check out the stars, hearts, shamrocks, pumpkins, poinsettias and sunflowers! They are so much fun to make!

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Upcycled Acorns

Materials Used:

• Very small amount of Red Heart Super Saver – Warm Brown – 7 oz/198 g – 364 yds/333 m
• Very small amount of I Love This Yarn! – Brown – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m
• Or any worsted weight yarn.
• G/6 – 4.25 mm hook — my favorite hooks! I use them daily!
• 8 – 1” plastic rings found just below the cap on bottles of water
• 9 – 8” lengths of packaging twine

Finished Size Approximately:

One acorn – 2.5” x 2.75” across

8 acorns – 18” without the end hanging loops

Gauge:

Not Important

Abbreviations:

ch(s) – chain(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet

Notes:

• A step-by-step photo tutorial for how to crochet around a plastic ring is available at this link.
• The Warm Brown is worked around the ring. The Brown acorn cap is worked back and forth in rows.

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

Make 8 (or however many you wish)

With Warm Brown

Round 1: Working around the plastic ring, sc, hdc, ch 1, hdc, 4 sc, hdc, ch 1, hdc, 5 sc, ch 3, 4 sc, sl st in 1st sc made of round.

Finish off. Weave in end.

With Brown

Row 2: Attach your yarn in the right side ch-1 space from the previous round. In that ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 sc. Sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in next ch-1 space. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, skip the st the ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 9 sts, sl st in last st. Turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, skip the st the ch 1 comes out of, sl st in next st, sc in next 4 sts, ch 3, sl st in the side of last sc made, sc in next 3 sts, sl st in next st.

Finish off. Weave in end.

Finishing

Garland Option

Cut 9 – 8” lengths of packaging twine.

Using your hook, pull one end of the twine through the right edge of an acorn cap on one acorn and then pull the other end of the twine through the left edge of the acorn cap of another acorn.

Tie a small basic bow. Trim off excess ends if too long.

Repeat for all 8 acorns.

For the hanging loops, draw the twine through the left edge of the acorn cap of the first acorn on the garland. And then repeat with the last piece of twine in the right edge of the acorn cap of the final acorn on the garland. Tie basic knots (or bows—your choice!).

Ornament Option

You can attach the 8” twine to either the stem of the acorn cap or slightly offset from the stem.

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I hope you’ve enjoyed the Upcycled Acorn pattern! If you make some and would like to show them off, please tag me @highlandhickorydesigns on either Facebook or Instagram. I’d love to see them!

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