Acorn Pattern

Please be gentle! I've never written a pattern "in real" before. I've jotted down ideas and all, but this one is worth it! All you need is 30 minutes and an acorn will appear before your eyes...

Ingredients:
Yarn, 2 colors, 1 for acorn cap and 1 for acorn bottom
1 set 5 double pointed size 2 (or any size; will just produce smaller or larger acorn, depending)
1 large-eye sewing needle to pull ends through
1 sewing needle to attach cap to bottom
thread to match in order to attach cap to bottom
small amount of batting or yarn scraps

Pattern:

With acorn bottom color CO 16 stitches using the long-tail CO, divide evenly between 4 needles.
Rnd 1: Knit
Rnd 2: Knit
Rnd 3: Knit
Rnd 4: Knit
Rnd 5: Knit (are you bored yet?)
Rnd 6: [K2Tog, K2] 12 stitches remain
Rnd 7: Knit
Rnd 8: [K2Tog, K1] 8 stitches remain
Cut yarn (leaving 6 inch tail) using large-eye needle, thread through the 8 stitches and secure.

With acorn cap color CO 20 stitches using the long-tail CO, divide evenly between 4 needles.
Rnd 1: Knit
Rnd 2: Knit
Rnd 3: Knit
Rnd 4: Knit
Rnd 5: Knit (trust me, this gets better)

Rnd 6: [K2Tog, K3] 16 stitches remain

Rnd 7: Knit
Rnd 8: [K2Tog, Knit2] 12 stitches remain
Cut yarn (leaving 6 inch tail) using large-eye needles, thread through the 12 stitches and secure. (DO NOT CUT THE YARN!)

Now this is where it gets FUN! Turn the cap wrong side out. With your large-eye needle (is there a better name for that? I dunno.) pull the yarn through making a string coming out the top of the acorn cap. You can use this loop as your hanger, er whatever.

Stuff your little acorn and holding on to the cap, sew it to the bottom with your needle and thread. Make it overlap a bit as in nature. Add a pretty ribbon and that's it! You have a gorgeous little acorn. As I said before, you can use larger or smaller needles in order to make different sizes. I used a really fun yarn that was alpaca for the cap and the simple smooth soy for the bottom. (Uhh, is there a better name than acorn bottom?)