ACORN PINCUSHION
KNITTING PATTERNS BY AMANDA BERRY fluffandfuzz@googlemail.com www.fluffandfuzz.weebly.com
YARN + NOTIONS
Needles:
· A pair of 4mm straight knitting needles (US 6) · Two 4mm DPNs (US 6)to make the stalk
Notions:
Toy filling (less than 100g) · A darning or tapestry needle to sew the knitted pieces together
Yarn:
All aran or worsted weight yarns, and less than 25g in each colour: Cream: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in "stone"
Brown: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in "chocolate"
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NOTES
Finished size: The finished acorn is approximately 9cm tall (not including the stalk) and 7cm wide. Work flat: All pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles, apart from the stalk which is i-cord knitted on two DPNs. Tension: The tension is approximately 20 sts x 26 rows for a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette stitch on 4mm needles. Don't worry too much about tension, as the knitted pieces will stretch a bit when the acorn is stuffed. Please note that the pattern is knitted on a needle a few sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn band, to create a denser knit fabric for your pincushion. Casting on: Unless otherwise specified, I prefer to use the long tail cast on for all pieces. Sewing seams: Use mattress stitch to sew the seams.
ABBREVIATIONS
Aran Worsted weight yarn DPNs Double pointed needles k Knit k2tog Decrease: knit two stitches together. kfb Increase: knit twice into the stitch. Knit into the front of the next stitch on the left hand needle, but do not slip off the needle. Then take the right hand needle and knit into the back of the stitch, then remove the loop from the left hand needle. inc2 Double increase: Knit into the front, then the back, and then the front again of the next stitch to make 2 additional stitches.
P Purl
p2tog Decrease: purl two stitches together
Pull through to cast off
Cut the yarn leaving at least a 30cm tail. Thread the tail onto a darning needle and sew through the remaining sts on the knitting needle. Pull the sts off the knitting needle on to the yarn, gather together tightly and secure the yarn. rem Remaining rep Repeat ssk Decrease: slip the next stitch on the left needle knit-wise, then slip the next stitch on the left needle purl-wise. Take the left needle and knit through the front of the two slipped stitches on the right needle st(s) Stitch(es) WS Wrong side [.] Repeat the sequence between the square brackets by the number indicated. (.. sts) The number in round brackets at the end of the instruction indicates the number of stitches after working the row.
KNITTING PATTERNS
Acorn
Make 1. Cast on 7 sts in brown on straight 4mm needles. Work rows 1 to 13 in brown. Row 1: [p1, k1] x3, p1 (7 sts, WS) Row 2: [p1, inc2] x 3, p1 (13 sts) Row 3: [p1, k1] x6, p1 (13 sts) Row 4: [p1, inc2] x 6, p1 (25 sts) Row 5: [p1, k1] x 12, p1 (25 sts) Row 6: [p1, k1, p1, inc2] x6, p1 (37 sts) Row 7: [p1, k1] x 18, p1 (37 sts) Rows 8 to 12: rep row 7 (37 sts) Row 13: k (37 sts) Work rows 14 to 29 in cream. Row 14: k (37 sts) Row 15: p (37 sts) Rows 16 to 17: rep rows 14 and 15 (37 sts) Row 18: k1, [k2tog, k4] x 6 (31 sts) Row 19: p (31 sts) Row 20: k (31 sts) Row 21: p (31 sts) Row 22: k1, [k2tog, k3] x 6 (25 sts) Rows 23 to 25: rep rows 19 to 21 (25 sts) Row 26: k1, [k2tog, k2] x 6 (19 sts) Row 27: p (19 sts) Row 28: k1, [k2tog, k1] x 6 (13 sts) Row 29: [p2tog] x 6, p1 (7 sts) Pull through to cast off. Making up: Sew the side edges together, add stuffing as you sew. Finish by gathering the cast on sts together at the base.
Acorn Stalk
Make 1. Cast on 4 sts in brown on a 4mm DPN. Using two DPNs knit i-cord for a length of 3cm. Pull through to cast off. Making up: Sew one end of the i-cord to the base of the acorn.
