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Acorn Sprite

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Things to know
Items used: Abbreviations:
 Crochet hook 2.00mm mgc: magic circle
 Cotton fingering (4 ply) yarn (up to 6 colours) sc: single crochet
 Stuffing sl st: slip stitch
 Black safety eyes (5mm) ch: chain
 Buttons x 1 (wooden) inc: increase
 Stitch markers/scrap yarn for stitch count dec: invisible decrease
 Pointy wool needle hdc: half double crochet
 Scissors dc: double crochet
 Sewing pins tc: triple crochet
yo: yarn over

Level:
This pattern is in US crochet terms, the doll is about

18 cm (7 inches) tall. Experienced beginner

Intermediate
Advanced

Refer to the last page to see mini tutorials on:

• invisible decrease
• half double crochet
• double crochet
• triple crochet
• puff stitch

IMPORTANT: Do not use plastic eyes and buttons if intended for children under 3, this is a
choking hazard. Instead you can embroider them securely using yarn. Close supervision is needed
as small parts/loose ends can be hazardous to children.

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Tips and Tricks

Yarn and colours:
Natura 100% cotton yarn from DMC,

• Colour A (Skin): 15g

• Colour B (Body): 10g
• Colour C (Hair): 5g
• Colour D (Hat): 10g
• Colour E (Leaves): 5g
• Colour F (Belt): 1g
• 3 strands of black yarn or embroidery thread;
scrap (for mouth)

The colour section is set up this way to give you creative freedom, use the
same colour for multiple sections or a different colour for each.

 Once you have finished each section, keep in mind to leave a long tail so that you can
weave it in afterwards or use it to sew pieces together.
 It is important to use the same yarn throughout the pattern, or you might risk having sec-
tions in different sizes.
 Working with cotton yarn is recommended so that your project keeps its shape. However, it
is easier to see large holes when using cotton yarn. To avoid this, you can keep your tension
slightly tighter or/and work with a slightly smaller hook.
 This pattern is worked in a continuous round unless otherwise specified.

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Lets get started!

Head
Using colour A, (remember to stuff as you go)

01. mgc 6 (6) 15. (sc 8, dec) x 4 (36)

02. inc x 6 (12) 16. (sc 4, dec) x 6 (30)

03. (sc, inc) x 6 (18) 17. (sc 3, dec) x 6 (24)

04. (sc 2, inc) x 6 (24) 18. (sc 2, dec) x 6 (18)

05. (sc 3, inc) x 6 (30) 19. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

06. sc all around (30)

Fasten off, finish stuffing and leave a long tail for
07. (sc 4, inc) x 6 (36) sewing onto the body.

08. sc all around (36)

09. (sc 8, inc) x 4 (40)

10-14. [5 rnds] sc all around (40)

Place eyes between rows 11

-12, with 7 stitches apart. Using a pointy wool needle, embroider a
little mouth with 3 strands of black yarn.
Place it 3 rows down from the eyes, 1
stitch wide.

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Legs (make 2)
Using colour A, (remember to stuff as you go)

01. mgc 6 (6) 19-21. [3 rnds] sc all around (16)

02. sc all around (6) Change to colour B:

03. (sc 2, inc) x 2 (8) 22-23. [2 rnds] sc all around (16)

04-05. [2 rnds] sc all around (8)

Fasten off and tuck in the tails.
06. (sc 3, inc) x 2 (10)

07-09. [3 rnds] sc all around (10)

10. (sc 4, inc) x 2 (12)

11-14. [4 rnds] sc all around (12)

15. (sc 5, inc) x 2 (14)

16-17. [2 rnds] sc all around (14)

18. (sc 6, inc) x 2 (16)

Body

Continuing with colour B, line the two legs together.

Insert the hook through one stitch in both legs and
make a sc. Next, sc all around the first leg (16 so far),
sc into the same beginning stitch, then sc until the
end of the row (32 in total)

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Continue using colour B (stuff as you go):

01. (inc, sc 15) x 2 (34)

02. sc 3, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 2 (38)

03-04. [2 rnds] sc all around (38)

05. sc 4, dec, sc 26, dec, sc 4 (36)

06. dec, sc 34 (35)

Sew the hole closed
07-08. [2 rnds] sc all around (35)
with your needle.
09. dec, sc 33 (34)

10. sc all around (34)

11. (dec, sc 7) x 2, (dec, sc 6) x 2 (30)

12. sc all around (30)

13. (dec, sc 3) x 6 (24)

14-18. [5 rnds] sc all around (24)

19. sc 5, dec 3, sc 5, dec 3, sc 2 (18)

20. (sc 3, dec 3) x 2 (12)

Change to colour A: Back Front

21-23 [3 rnds] sc all around (12)

24. dec x 6 (6)

Finish stuffing, leave a long tail and fasten off.

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Arms (make 2)
Using colour A, (do not stuff):

01. mgc 6 (6) 05. dec, sc 7 (8)

02. (inc, sc 2) x 2 (8) 06-15. [10 rnds] sc all around (8)

03. inc, sc 7 (9) Change to colour B:

04. sc all around (9) 16-18. [3 rnds] sc all around (8)

Fasten off and leave a tail for attaching to the body.

Using sewing pins, fasten the arms so that they are flat against the body, 3 rows down from the col-
our change of the neck. Sew it on using a wool needle and the tail from the arm.

Next, screw the head onto the neck and sew it on,
leaving two rows of the neck showing underneath.

Hair
Using colour C:

01. mgc 6 (6)

02. inc x 6 (12)

03. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)

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04. ch 7

05. skip 1st stitch then sc 6 down the other side

06. crochet into next stitch

07. repeat 4 - 6 a total of 5 times

Fasten off and leave a tail for attaching to the head.

Place the hair onto the head using a bobby pin, lining the
two mgc from the head and the hair together. Now using a
wool needle and the tail, sew it onto the head around the
outside of the circle (excluding the hair strands).

Acorn cap
In this section you will need to use a puff stitch, check out the tutorial section on page 13
to know how to do this particular stitch.

Puff stitch

Single crochet

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This part is worked in a continuous round. Using colour D :

01. mgc 6 (6)

02. [ img 1 ] crochet 1 puff stitch in each sc. [6 puff stitches in total] (12)

03. crochet 1 puff stitch in each sc again. [12 puff stitches in total] (24)

04. [ img 2 ] crochet 1 puff stitch in each sc again. [24 puff stitches in total] (48)

05 – 9. [5 rnds] crochet 1 puff stitch in-between each puff stitch. [24 puff stitches in total] (48)

10. [ img 3 ] (dec, sc 6) x 6 (42)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing onto the head. It should fit snugly onto the head. If not, un-
do the last few rows and crochet with a looser or tighter tension depending if it is too small or big.

[ img 1 ] [ img 2 ] [ img 3 ]

Stem

To make the stem, we will need to use a cord stitch. (Using colour D) : Measure out a piece of yarn
3 x the length of your crochet hook (about 45cm, 18 inches. If you’re using larger yarn then you
would need a longer piece), cut it off and fold it in half.

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A
A A

B B B

Create a slip knot around your
crochet hook in the middle of
your piece of yarn. Hold the yarn
as you normally would (A) but
also hold the ‘tail’ as well (B).
1. Yarn over with B, from front
to back.
2. Then yarn over with A from back
to front (3 loops on your hook in-
cluding the yo) and pull through all
loops on your hook. Repeat 1 and
2, 10 times in total.

Insert the two ends of the stem in the middle of the acorn hat, tie a knot on the other side then
weave in the ends. Place the hat onto his head at an angle so that the tips of the hair are show-
ing. Sew it onto the head using the tail from the hat.

Belt

Using colour F:

• ch 41

• skip 1st stitch then sc 40 on the other side

• fasten off and leave a tail

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Wrap the belt around the largest part of the body and sew the two ends together. With
the extra tail, sew the button to hide the seam.

Leaf (make 2)

img 1 img 2 img 3

Using colour E:

• ch 22 [img 1], skip the 1st stitch then sc 4, hdc 3, dc 3, tc 4, dc 3, hdc 3 [img 2], sc 5 in the last
stitch [img 3], then mirror the other way; hdc 3, dc 3, tc 4, dc 3, hdc 3, sc 4

Finish the round with sc 3

skipped stitch
in the skipped stitch (48)

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Within this section, when the terms are in the “ ( ) “, it means to crochet all those stitches
into the same stitch.

• sc 2, hdc, (dc 3, ch, sl st), sl st, (sc, hdc), (dc, tc), (tc, ch 2, sl st), sl st, sc, hdc, (hdc, dc), (dc,
tc), (tc, dc, ch, sl st), sl st, sc, hdc, (dc, tc), (tc 2, ch 2, sl st), sl st.

• sc, (hdc, dc), (dc 3), (dc, hdc), sc

• sl st, (sl st, ch 2, tc 2), (tc, dc), hdc, sc, sl st, (sl st, ch, dc, tc), (tc, dc), (dc, hdc), hdc, sc, sl st, (sl
st ch 2, tc), (tc, dc), (hdc, sc), sl st, (sl st, ch dc 3), hdc, sc 2, sl st 2 then ch 3.

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing onto Oliver. Weave in the other end.

Note: The leaves could be a little curly. If you prefer for them to stay flat, you can block
them (cotton yarn blocks easily).

Sew the leaves onto the back using the tails

(only sew the tips of the stems).

Finished!
Enjoy your little acorn sprite ♡

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Mini tutorials
Invisible Decrease (dec)
Insert your hook into the front loop of the next stitch (there will be 2 loops
on your hook, do not yarn over). Next, insert your hook into the front loop
of the following stich. (Now 3 loops on your hook).
Yarn over and pull through the first two loops on your hook. (2 loops on
your hook).

Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.

Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Yarn over and insert your hook into the next stitch. Next, Yarn over and
pull through (3 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull through all the
loops on your hook.

Double Crochet (dc)

Yarn over and insert your hook into the next stitch (there will be 3 loops on
your hook). Next, Yarn over and pull through (3 loops on your hook). Yarn
over and pull through the first two loops on your hook. (2 loops on your
hook). Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.

Triple Crochet (tc)

Yarn over twice, insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and pull
through the first two loops on your hook. (3 loops on your hook). Next, yarn
over and pull through the next two loops on your hook (2 loops on your
hook). Finally, yarn over and pull through the rest of the loops on your hook.

Puff stitch
Yo, insert hook into stitch. yo and pull up the loop (3 loops on
hook) yo, insert hook into the same stitch, yo and pull up the
loop (5 loops on hook). yo and draw through all loops on hook
(can be tricky, try wiggling if it is stuck) then chain 1 to finish.

Note: each puff stitch created makes 2 regular sc around the

outside.

Be sure to make the loops very

loose while creating the puff stitch.

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