Bring the outdoors inside with some festive fall decorations. These pinecones and larger-than-life acorns look amazingly realistic through the strategic use of patterning. Make several for a table setting or scatter them around the house to celebrate the season.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 4

Finished Size Pinecone: 5” tall and 12½“ around. Acorn: 4” tall and 8” in circumference.

Yarn Pinecone: Lion Brand Yarn Heartland (100% acrylic; 251 yd 230 m;v5 oz 142 g): #126 sequoia (brown), #135 Yosemite (rust), and #148 badlands (maroon), 1 skein each. Acorn: Lion Brand Yarn Heartland (100% acrylic; 251 yd 230 m; 5 oz 142 g): #130 Bryce Canyon (gold ; A) and #126 sequoia (brown ; B) 1 skein each.

Hook Size G/6 (4 mm). Adjust hook if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Yarn needle; fiberfill.

Gauge Pinecone: 4 shells = 5” wide and 14 rnds = 4” tall, in patt. Acorn: 19 sc = 4” and 5 rnds = 1”.

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NOTES

• Pinecone is worked from the bottom up. Arrange last 2 rounds of shells so that they lay flat. When working into shells, work around center stitch unless otherwise indicated.

• For sides, work into or skip indicated stitch 2 rounds below unless otherwise stated.

• Acorn is worked in continuous rounds.

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