Kawaii Mushroom – Free Pattern

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Yarn used: Premier Parfait Chunky

(100g/120m/131yds) – Weight 6

• Bubblegum (1150-08)
• Cream (1150-07)
• Cotton Candy (1150-03)
• White (1150-03)

5.5 mm hook

10.5 mm safety eyes

Stuffing

Darning/Tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitch marker

Mushroom

Stuff as you go.

Start with Bubblegum.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) × 6. [12]

Rounds 3-4: 12 sc. [12] (2 rounds)

Round 5: (sc, inc) × 6. [18]

Round 6: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) × 5, sc. [24]

Round 7: 24 sc. [24]

Drop Bubblegum and leave the yarn in front to pick it back up later. Change to Cream.

Round 8: BLO, 24 sc. [24]

Rounds 9-12: 24 sc. [24] (4 rounds)

Insert eyes between rounds 11 and 12, with 3 visible stitches in between. Embroider a mouth over round 13 and embroider cheeks with Cotton Candy yarn. (picture 1)

Round 13: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]

Round 14: 30 sc. [30]

Round 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]

Round 16: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc. [18]

Round 17: (sc, dec) x 6. [12]

Round 18: (dec) x 6. [6]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail to weave through the remaining front loops. (picture 2)

Mushroom Top Detail:

Turn mushroom upside down. Using the Bubblegum yarn you left hanging, pick it up and pull up a loop in the first FLO stitch and ch 1 (ch 1 doesn’t count as a stitch).

Round 1: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]

Round 2: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]

Round 3: 16 sc, (inc) x 6, 14 sc. [42] (the increases this round are on the right side of the eyes)

Cut yarn and weave in end. With white yarn, embroider spots.

 

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