(re-post)
A few days ago I wanted to make an acorn like one I had seen but could not find a real acorn's cap so ended up making a chestnut. Which I quite like.
But the thought of an acorn persisted so last night I crocheted one, both the cap and the kernel (have I the name right?) and I liked it. Decided to make a larger version and use it as a purse. That is the start which you see in the photo. So far, so good.
Here it is more or less completed, shown with the small one.
I don't like it. It is much smaller than I intended but using four strands of yarn gave too thick a result and so I went to two strands and kept to the same size hook – 9, I think which gave a nice texture but not the size and I just kept going. The cap is hinged (sewn with a few stitches) so it opens to give access to the purse but I can't decide on a proper closure. The strap is four strands of yarn done into a Greek braid and the dimensions seem wrong. Most of all – it looks more like a cupcake than an acorn!
There were definitely aspects of letting the yarn dictate the ending and I very much like the adventure when this happens – often it is a challenge to let go – so I am thinking it will become likeable and make sense at some point. But it hasn't yet.