I’m A Fungi! Really I am! Are you looking for a fun, creative way to add a touch of personality to your home décor? Crochet is a great way to do it! Make a unique, textured crochet mushroom that you can use in blankets, wall art, pillows, or a one of kind hot pad. You can quickly and easily make something special for the mushroom or plant lover in your life.
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Crochet mushroom square featured in Here Comes Treble Blanket
You will also find this crochet mushroom square in the Here Comes Treble Blanket, a collaboration between myself and six other designers. They put their creative talent into designing raised textured squares with familiar, every day objects or shapes. The blanket is made up of 20 squares, and an edging to tie it all together, You can get each square free on the designer’s blogs or purchase the low-cost pattern bundle, which includes everything you need to create this one of kind crochet blanket. Click your desired button below.
Materials needed for the crochet mushroom square
#4 worsted weight {80 yds} I used Caron One Pound from Joann’s
US G hook {4 mm} I love Furls Hooks
Tapestry Needle
Gauge:
14 dc x 8 rows=4”
Size
8-9” square
Skill Level
Intermediate
Abbreviations {US Terms}
Fdc=foundation double crochet
ch=chain
dc=double crochet
TrFP=treble front post
sc=single crochet
sl st=slip stitch
st(s)=stitch(es)
Special Stitches:
TrFP: {This will be worked 2 rows below} yo 2x, insert hook from right to left behind post of dc, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through final 2 loops.
Find a video tutorial for this special stitch in this post. Once there, scroll down until you see the special stitches section.
Notes:
- Ch 3 counts as a stitch
- All TrFP will be worked two rows below the current row you are on
Pattern Instructions for crochet mushroom square
Row 1: Fdc 31, turn [31]
Row 2: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 3: ch 3, dc next 13, TrFP next 3, dc last 14, turn [28 dc, 3 TrFP]
Row 4: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 5: ch 3, dc next 13, TrFP next 3, dc last 14, turn [28 dc, 3 TrFP]
Row 6: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 7: ch 3, dc next 13, TrFP next 3, dc last 14, turn [28 dc, 3 TrFP]
Row 8: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 9: ch 3, dc next 13, TrFP next 3, dc last 14, turn [28 dc, 3 TrFP]
Row 10: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 11: ch 3, dc next 6, TrFP next, (dc next, TrFP next) 8x, dc last 7, turn [22 dc, 9 TrFP]
Row 12: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 13: ch 3, dc next 6, TrFP next, (dc next, TrFP next) 8x, dc last 7, turn [22 dc, 9 TrFP]
Row 14: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 15: ch 3, dc next 7, TrFP next, (dc next, TrFP next) 7x, dc last 8, turn [23 dc, 8 TrFP]
Row 16: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 17: ch 3, dc next 10, TrFP next, (dc next, TrFP next) 4x, dc last 11, turn [26 dc, 5 TrFP]
Row 18: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Row 19: ch 3, dc next 11, TrFP next, (dc next, TrFP next) 3x, dc last 12, turn [27 dc, 4 TrFP]
Row 20: ch 3, dc across, turn [31]
Border:
Ch 1, 3 sc in first st, sc across to next corner, 3 sc in top of ch 3, sc loosely in end of each row, 3 sc in first st of row 1, sc across to next corner{last st of row 1}, sc loosely in end of each row, sl st in first st to join.
Check out some of my other plant based crochet squares below:
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