Wee Mushroom Trio

What is it about little brown mushrooms that is so comforting? Perhaps, like me, they remind you of a childhood of children’s books featuring adorable creatures baking pies and knitting mittens in little forest dwellings. Or perhaps it’s the feeling of surprise they bring to a forest stroll, keeping us focused on the here and now rather than worrying.

Stand tall! I wanted to design realistic mushrooms that can also stand on their own. The large and medium stand on their own, the trio stands together, and only the smallest needs the support of its friends to reach for the stars.

$1 from the sale of every pattern will go to Nature Conservancy Canada

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Materials

•Yarn
Fingering Weight
1 mini skein each of 3 colours of Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein;

colours shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Give A Hoot (dark brown/cap)

•Needles
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger

•Notions
yarn needle, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets, dried lentils or aquarium gravel, 2 12” / 30 cm pipe cleaners, cardboard or thin plastic (e.g., yogurt lid)

Skills Used

working in the round
k2tog
kfb
stranded colourwork (optional)

Appx. Yardage

(with a 15% buffer)
C1: 37 yd. / 34 m (8 g)
C2: 46 yd. / 42 m (10 g)
C3: 32 yd. / 30 m (7 g)

Size
Height
Large: 5” / 13 cm; Medium: 3” / 7.5 cm; Small 2.5” / 6.5 cm