Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern for Acorn Doll

Free crochet pattern for a lovely acorn amigurumi doll with a warm vest. It fits perfect for any fall decoration. It is also a lovely gift for someone special and any amigurumi fan! A lovely fall give away for friends and relatives.

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: brown and white, a bit of moss green for the vest, crochet hook 3 mm, safety eyes or 2 black little beads, scissors, yarn needle, Fiberfil stuffing, a button for the vest.

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SIZE  

The ready amigurumi is approx. 20 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

Dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

Inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Hdc = half double crochet

Rnd = Round

* = repeat instructions for the times indicated

(...) = total amount of stitches

TIPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
• Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.

Seamless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

INSTRUCTIONS

The fox consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then you will sew them together.

To make a magic ring

1. Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
2. Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
3. Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
4. Repeat the needed number of times.
5. Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.

ARM (2x)

Start with white color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring

Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)

Rounds 4-8: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches

Change the yarn color to brown.

Round 9 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 18 stitches

Round 10: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches

Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)

Rounds 12-16: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches

Stuff slightly.

Round 17: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)

Round 18: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.

LEG (2x)

Start your work using brown color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring

Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)

Rounds 4-7: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches

Round 8: *single crochet in the next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)

Rounds 9-12: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches

Stuff firmly.

Bind off. Work another leg the same way.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust the position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch at the end of the round and move the marker for one stitch (now second stitch of the round becomes first). This is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

BODY

Work shift stitch every 3-4 round.

Continue your work using brown color yarn.

Continue crocheting the body in rounds:

Round 1: make a chain of 5 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches around the first leg, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, join the second leg - 21 stitches around the second leg)

This is the beginning of the body.

Round 2: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 25 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches (54 stitches)

Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)

Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (66 stitches)

Rounds 5-19: single crochet in each of next 66 stitches

Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches* (60 stitches)

Round 21: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches

Start stuffing the body.

Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)

Round 23: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches

Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)

Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)

Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Round 27: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):

Round 27: single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, 6 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches.

Round 29: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

Change the yarn color to white

Round 30 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each stitch till the end of the round.

Stuff the body firmly.

HEAD

Continue your work using white color yarn and crochet hook 3 mm.

Continue crocheting head as follows:

Round 1: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (36 stitches)

Round 2: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)

Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)

Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)

Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase* (66 stitches)

Rounds 6-15: single crochet in each of next 66 stitches

Round 16: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches* (60 stitches)

Round 17: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches

Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)

Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)

Round 20: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)

Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Stuff the head firmly.

Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)

Round 26: *decrease*, repeat 6 times. 

Bind off. Hide yarn ends.

VEST

Work with moss green color yarn and crochet hook 3 mm.

Cast on 31 stitches.

Row 1: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches, turn the work.

Row 2: chain 2 stitches (=1 hdc), *2 hdc in the next stitch, 1 hdc in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the row, hdc in the last stitch, turn the work.

Row 3: chain 2 stitches (=1 hdc), 1 hdc in each of next 44 stitches, turn the work.

Row 4: chain 2 stitches, 1 hdc in each of next 7 stitches (front), chain 6 stitches, skip the next 6 stitches (arm), 1 hdc in each of next 17 stitches (back), chain 6 stitches, skip the next 6 stitches (arm), 1 hdc in each of next 8 stitches (front), turn the work.

Rows 5-6: 1 hdc in each of next stitch till the end of the row.

Bind off. Hide yarn ends.

POPCORN STITCH

4 double crochets in the next stitch, drop the loop from the hook, insert the hook into first stitch from four double crochet´s,

grab the dropped loop and pool it through the stitch.

ACORN HAT

Crochet with brown color yarn and begin with a magic ring.

Round 1: 12 double crochets into the ring, slip stitch (12 stitches)

Round 2: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, 2 double crochets in each of next 11 stitches, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (24 stitches)

Round 3: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, double crochet in next stitch, *2 double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet in each of next 2 stitches*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (36 stitches)

Round 4: chain 3 stitches, double crochet in the same stitch as chain, double crochet in next stitch, *2 double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (36 stitches)

Round 5: *1 double crochet in the next stitch, popcorn stitch into the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.

Continue crocheting in rounds.

Round 6: *popcorn stitch into the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.

Round 7: *1 double crochet in the next stitch, popcorn stitch into the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.

Round 8: *popcorn stitch into the next stitch, 1 double crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the round.

Round 9: single crochet in each of next stitch till the end of the round

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

STEM

Work using moss green color yarn.

Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring

Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)

Rounds 3-6: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches

Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew stem to the hat.

ASSEMBLY

Since all the elements of your amigurumi doll are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sewing needle.

Sew the hat to the head of your doll.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 6-8 stitches to the head of your doll.

Embroider eyebrows with black color yarn if you wish. You can also add eyelashes and mouth if desired. Hide the yarn tails inside the head.

Sew the lovely button to the vest. Ready!

I hope you enjoyed crocheting the fox with little pumpkins and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!