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.

Languages: English and German

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

Skills Used

•knit and purl in the round

•k2tog

•kfb

•stranded colourwork (optional)

Video tutorials provided to help with assembly

Height

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

Materials

•Fingering Weight Yarn

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)

Approximate 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)

•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)

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.