Toadstool Bauble

It’s cool and rainy outside. The ground is very damp and little mushrooms and toadstools are sprouting up wherever you look. And also on my crochet hook. Inspired by seeing these fungi throughout the Autumn, I decided to make my very own amigurumi mushrooms with scales and gills. I have also added hangers to them so that they can be used as hanging ornaments. Mine will go on our Christmas tree this year; owing to an excitable cat the baubles on our tree will have to be smash resistant….

So for other mushroom fans or those needing break-free ornaments, below is my free crochet pattern for a mushroom Christmas bauble. Please also check out my other Christmas crochet patterns here:

Materials

2.5 mm crochet hook

Yarn and colors Must Have mini in Brownie (colour 1) and Pearl (colour 2)(for the brown mushroom)

Yarn and colors Must Have mini in Cardinal (colour 1) and Birch (colour 2) (for the red toadstool)

Rico- fashion cotton metallise dk – Rose Gold if your want your spots to be sparkly

Stuffing

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Pattern notes

The pattern is written using UK terminology, for a conversion chart to US terminology click this link.

[Stitches] written in brackets like this [] are all worked into the same stitch on the round below.

This pattern is worked in rounds. To get a neat appearance join each round with a slip stitch and start each new round with a chain.

Special stiches

Mc – Magic circle

Inc – make 2 dc into the same stitch

2d tog – crochet 2dctogether to make a decrease

Pattern

Gills – Make this part first. Using colour 2

Foundation. Make an mc with 6 dc. (6)

Round 1: [2dc]. 6 times. (12)

Round 2: 1dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (18)

Round 3: 1dc, [2dc], 1fptr over the stich in the round below. 6 times. (24)

Round 4: 2dc, [2dc], 1fptr over the fptr in the round below. 6 times. (30)

Round 5: 3dc, [2dc], 1fptr over the fptr in the round below. 6 times. (36)

Round 6: 4dc, [2dc], 1fptr over the fptr in the round below. 6 times. (42) Fasten off.

Cap

Using colour 1

Foundation. Make an mc with 6 dc. (6)

Round 1: [2dc]. 6 times. (12)

Round 2: 1dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (18)

Round 3: dc in each stitch around. (18)

Round 4: 2dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (24)

Round 5: dc in each stitch around. (24)

Round 6: 3dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (30)

Round 7: 4 dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (36)

Round 8: dc in each stitch around. (36)

Round 9: 5dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (42)

Round 10: Hold the top over the bottom pattern and attach the two parts using dc. (42). Stuff the cap as you go and fasten off at the end.

Stem

Using colour 2

Congratulations, now you have made your very own bluebell woodland gnome.

Foundation. Make an mc with 6 dc. (6)

Round 1: [2dc]. 6 times. (12)

Round 2: 1dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (18)

Round 3: 2dc, [2dc]. 6 times. (24)

Round 4 to 5: dc into each stitch around. (24)

Round 6: 2dc, [2dctog]. 6 times. (18)

Round 7 to 8: dc into each stitch around (18)

Round 9: 1dc, [2dctog]. 6 times. (12)

Round 10 to 13: dc in each stitch around. Fasten off and leave a long tail to see to the top of the toad stool. (12)

Scales

Make 3 to 4 (to add sparkle use Rico- fashion cotton metallise dk – Rose Gold otherwise use colour 2)

Mc with 6 dc. Join with a slip stitch and fasten off. Leave a long tail so that you can sew them into place.

Assembly

Sew scales to cap.

Stuff the stem and sew it the gills.

To make the hanger use Rico- fashion cotton metallise dk – Rose Gold or colour 2. Attach to the centre of a cap using a dc, chain 40, dc into same place as before. Fasten off.

As with all my free crochet patterns please feel free to make and sell the crochet items, however, please credit me as the designer where possible and do not sell the pattern itself.

If you are looking for more Christmas crafts, you can check out FaveCrafts.