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Materials Needed
- Worsted weight yarn in desired colors (e.g. brown, red, white, green)
- Crochet hook size H/8 (5mm)
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sts in 1)
Instructions
Mushroom Cap
- With brown yarn, make a magic ring.
- Round 1: ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st to join. (6 sts)
- Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, sl st to join. (12 sts)
- Round 3: ch 1, [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 6 times, sl st to join. (18 sts)
- Round 4: ch 1, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times, sl st to join. (24 sts)
- Round 5: ch 1, [sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times, sl st to join. (30 sts)
- Rounds 6-8: ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to join. (30 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Mushroom Stem
- With brown yarn, ch 2.
- Round 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st to join. (6 sts)
- Rounds 2-8: ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to join. (6 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Mushroom Spots
- With white yarn, make a magic ring.
- Round 1: ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st to join. (6 sts)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Make 6-8 spots.
Granny Square
- With red yarn, ch 4, sl st to join into ring.
- Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, ch 2, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (12 dc)
- Round 2: sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, [ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 2, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
- Round 3: sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, dc in next 2 dc, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc] 3 times, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last 2 dc, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (36 dc)
- Round 4: sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, dc in next 4 dc, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 5 dc] 3 times, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last 4 dc, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (48 dc)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Sew mushroom cap to center of granny square.
- Sew mushroom stem to underside of cap.
- Sew white spots randomly around cap.
- Weave in all ends.
That covers the basic instructions for crocheting the Granny Mushroom pattern. Remember to check your gauge and adjust hook size if needed. Have fun creating your own whimsical mushroom granny squares!