How to Knit an Acorn: Knitting Pattern

Learn how to easily knit an acorn! These cute softies are a great yarn buster and perfect for your autumn harvest Thanksgiving décor. They are knitted up in two parts: a nut and a cap.

These cute stuffed softies are a seasonal favorite here at Studio Knit. The free knitting instructions include my video tutorial with a detailed overview of how you can knit acorns in different yarn color combinations.

Table of Contents

• Easy Fall Knitting Projects
• Knitting Supplies
• Knitting Techniques
• Watch Video Tutorial
• Knitting Instructions
• Printable Knitting Instructions

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Easy Fall Knitting Projects

Love Autumn Knitting Quickies? Knit up my easy Fall Leaves, as well!

These acorns and leaves are a great quick-knit project to make as favors to guests. Together, they make the perfect autumnal decor attached to napkin rings and fall garlands and wreaths. Of course, don’t forget to knit up some Velvet Pumpkins, too!

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Knitting Supplies

In my examples, I’m using size 7 US knitting needles and aran weighted yarns.

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• Aran or Worsted Weighted Yarn in any 2 colors
• Straight Knitting Needles Size 7 US
• Tapestry Needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing – Polyfil or any stuffing of your choice

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Knitting Techniques

• Slip Knot 
• CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
• K = Knit Stitch 
• P = Purl Stitch
• KFB = Knit Front + Back to Increase
• K2TOG = Knit 2 Sts Together to Decrease
• Bind Off
• Weave in Yarn Tails

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Watch Video Tutorial

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Knitting Instructions

Step 1: Knit the Acorn Body Nut

Let’s get started with the nut. We begin making our beloved slip knot and from there we are going to cast on, using the long-tail cast on method, we are going to cast on 12 stitches.

For our first row, since we’re doing a Stockinette Stitch, it’s going to be the knit stitch all the way down the row. And then, row two, is going to be purling all the way down the row.

Now, once you have knit ten rows total, then it’s time to decrease. And we are simply doing the knit two together. So, instead of picking up one stitch to knit, we knit two stitches together to decrease it down. And we’ll do that all the way down the row.

From here, for those of you who do not like to bind off, you’re going to love this. We cut our yarn and then using our tapestry needle we are simply going to take our knitting needle off those stitches and go ahead and cinch them up nice and tight and this is going to form the bottom of our little nut right there. Using our tapestry needle just seam up the edges.

Now we can just turn our little nut right side out so we have that pretty, smooth stockinette stitch on the outside and you might want to shape it a little bit with your fingers. And this is great, we can just go ahead and put those yarn tails just tuck them on the inside. No need to weave in our ends at all, which I love.

Then taking our stuffing, just use a little bit of stuffing to go ahead and give it some shape. Make sure not to overstuff it too much or else it will get very fat.

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Step 2: Knit the Acorn Cap

Okay, it is cap time! Now, I’m using a red yarn for the little topper, the cap of our acorn nut. And we are going to cast on thirteen stitches this time.

And once you’ve done that, we’re going to do the Seed Stitch. If you’re not familiar with it, this is a great introduction. You simply knit the first stitch and then you bring your yarn to the front and you’re going to purl the next stitch. And you just repeat that pattern all the way down the row. So you’ll knit one, and you’ll purl one, all the way down until you get to the very last stitch, which since we cast on an odd number of stitches, it’s going to be a knit stitch at the very end.

And now for row two, we’re going to do the exact same thing, we start with knit one, and then we purl one and we continue this seed stitch pattern until we have knit eight rows. And both sides are identical when you’re doing the seed stitch.

Already, it’s time to cut our yarn, take our little tapestry needle and we are going to actually slide all the stitches off our knitting needle. We are not going to have to bind off at all. So, I like to do it slowly and then go ahead and on the opposite side, go ahead and bring that yarn through those stitches and cinch it up! And that’s going to be very top of our little acorn top. Then tack the sides of our edges together.

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Step 3: Make Up Acorn Nut and Cap

And now with our little nut and cap, it is time to bring them together and simply place the cap over your nut.

We just want to make sure that it stays secure so I like using the cap yarn which is red here to just kind of tack it into the nut and then we’re going to bring it all the way up to the top, slide it up, and then taking those two yarn ends, we are just going to knot them together a few times until you have a cute little stem. And then you can just cut it off.

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