{"id":8474,"date":"2012-10-05T11:29:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T15:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2012-10-05T11:29:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T15:29:50","slug":"amigurumi-acorn-donationware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/amigurumi-acorn-donationware\/","title":{"rendered":"amigurumi acorn donationware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amigurumi Acorn was one of my first free patterns, from 2007. I created it before I came up with the idea of donationware patterns and I&#8217;ve been meaning to add it to my donationware library for a long time. I wanted to show that this popular pattern is far more versatile than just the cute smiley acorns I originally made, so I&#8217;ve made a second example set of acorns to showcase the more realistic look you can also easily achieve with this pattern:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/acorns.jpg\" alt=\"amigurumi acorn crochet pattern by planetjune\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Cute acorns and realistic acorns &#8211; both from the same pattern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To bring the pattern up to standard before adding it to my shop, I&#8217;ve revisited and updated the text, and reprocessed the photos to be brighter and clearer. If you&#8217;d like to donate for this sweet pattern, I&#8217;ve also included lots of additional bonus info in the PDF version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eye positioning tips<\/li>\n<li>How to invisibly stitch the acorn to the cup<\/li>\n<li>An unwired (child-safe) twig pattern (you can see this on my realistic acorns, below)<\/li>\n<li>Suggestions for use, and bonus tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/acorn3.jpg\" alt=\"amigurumi acorns crochet pattern by planetjune\" \/><br \/>\n<em>My new realistic acorns have a child-safe wire-free twig (bonus pattern only in the PDF)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The improved Amigurumi Acorn pattern is perfect for an autumn wreath or other fall-themed decor; I hear that some people even have an autumn-themed Christmas tree! Although the worsted weight acorns are about 2&#8243; tall, you can miniaturise the pattern with finer yarn or thread and a smaller hook and make adorable acorns that are closer to life-sized.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the basic pattern is free for your use, but you&#8217;ll get the bonus tips if you choose to donate for the PDF version. I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/free-crochet-patterns\/amigurumi-acorn\/\">Go to Amigurumi Acorn crochet pattern >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amigurumi Acorn was one of my first free patterns, from 2007. I created it before I came up with the idea of donationware patterns and I&#8217;ve been meaning to add it to my donationware library for a long time. I wanted to show that this popular pattern is far more versatile than just the cute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet","category-patterns"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}