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Hey Lovelies! Fall is really starting to show it’s face. I am so happy we can leave summer behind, finally! Autumn is my favorite season of the year, but if you know me, when there’s snow in winter, you will hear me say, winter is my favorite season haha.
I have like so many ideas for autumn to make, that I barely know where to start. I’ll probably busy until next year to get everything done. That’s not happening. I have to make decisions! So for today I decided to make this adorable Mushroom buddy! I hope you will love him as much as I do. You can make so many variations with him, I kinda wanted to make a bazillion versions *hides.

For this DIY you’ll need:
♥ Yarn in the colors; off white and a color of choise. (I used StyleCraft Special DK)
♥ Crochet Hook (I used a 2,5mm hook).
♥ Stuffing.
♥ Scissors.
♥ Sewing Pins.
♥ Yarn Needle.
♥ Piece of black yarn to sew on it’s mouth
♥ Safety Eyes, 6mm.

Stitches used (US Terms):
Magic Ring.
BL = Back Loops.
CH = Chain.
SLST = Slip Stitch.
SC = Single Crochet.
ST = Stitch.
Inc = Increase.
Dec = Decrease.
(…) = Repeat the space in brackets the given number of times.
[…] = Total number of stitches.

Pattern

Work in continues rounds, use a stitch marker to mark your first stitch of every row. This is for every part, unless stated otherwise.

Body
Use the color Off-White.

1: 6SC in Magic Ring. [6]
2: 2SC in each st around. [12]
3: (1SC, inc) 6 times. [18]
4: (2SC, inc) 6 times. [24]
5: 24SC. [24]
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9: 24SC. [24]
10: (2SC, dec) 6 times. [18]
11: 18SC. [18]
12: (1SC, dec) 6 times. [12]
13: 12SC. [12]
14: 12SC. [12]
15: BL, (1SC, inc) 6 times. [18]
16: (2SC, inc) 6 times. [24]
17: (3SC, inc) 6 times. [30]
Fasten of and weave in tail. Insert the eyes between row 9 and 10, and stuff the body firmly.

Hood
Use any color of choise.

1: 6SC in Magic Ring. [6]
2: 2SC in each st around. [12]
3: 12SC. [12]
4: 12SC. [12]
5: (3SC, inc) 3 times. [15]
6: 15SC. [15]
7: (4SC, inc) 3 times. [18]
8: 18SC. [18]
9: (2SC, inc) 6 times. [24]
10: 24SC. [24]
11: (3SC, inc) 6 times. [30]
12: (4SC, inc) 6 times. [36]
13: (5SC, inc) 6 times. [42]
14: 42SC. [42]
15: 42SC. [42]
16: (5SC, dec) 6 times. [30]
17: (4SC, dec) 6 times. [24]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the hood, make sure around the opening, not to much stuffing.

Legs (make 2)
Use the color Off-White.

1: 6SC in Magic Ring. [6]
2: 2SC in each st aorund. [12]
3: 12SC. [12]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff both legs.

Arms (make 2)
Use the color Off-White.

1: 6SC in Magic Ring. [6]
2: 6SC.[6]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembling

By using sewing pins, you can position all parts before sewing them on. This way you can easily move them around until you are happy with how it looks.

Sew the hood to the body, if you indeed kept a bit of space by the stuff part, you are able to push the body a bit inward for a more natural look.
Position his arms and legs and sew those on.
Stitch on a little mouth in case you like. You can also add dots to it’s hood as a variation on this one. just go wild with this pattern! Have fun!

I hope you enjoyed this pattern, and if you made one, show me! I would love to see!

Love
Danielle