Mushroom Trinket Box
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Single Crochet (sc)
Half Double Crochet (hdc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Treble Crochet (trc)
Decrease (dec)
Increase (inc)
Back Loop Only (blo)
Front Loop Only (flo)
Front Post (fp)
Back Post (bp)
Loop (lp)
Yarn Over (yo)
Materials needed: Size G crochet hook. Red and Cream color COTTON crochet yarn, Size G crochet hook. #10 Classic crochet thread and a size 4 steel crochet hook. Cotton balls for stuffing. Washed and dry can (approx 2 ½” x 6 ½” Scissors and Darning needle. Stuffing, and a hot glue gun (recommended but not required.)
Rnd 1. With Cream color yarn and a size G hook, make a magic ring. Ch 1 and make 6 sc in the ring. Do NOT join but do mark the 1st st. (6 sc made.)
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc made.)
Rnd 3. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in the next st) around. (18 sc made.)
Rnd 4. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts) around. (24 sc made.)
Rnd 5. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts) around. (30 sc made.)
Rnd 6. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 7. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts) around. (42 sc made.)
Rnd 8. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts) around. (48 sc made.)
Rnd 9. Turning Rnd. Sc in the blo of each st around. (48 sc made.)
Rnd 10. Sc in each of the 48 sts around.
Rnd 11. (Sc in each of the next 14 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (45 sc made.)
Rnd 12. (Sc in each of the next 13 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (42 sc made.)
Rnd 13. (Sc in each of the next 12 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (39 sc made.)
Rnd 14. (Sc in each of the next 11 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 15. (Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (30 sc made.)
Rnds 16 – 28: Sc in each of the 30 sts around.
Gather your supplies (can, stuffing, glue gun and stem.)
Stuff the bottom sides only of the stem, and fit the can in.
Mushroom Top
Rnd 1. With Red yarn and G hook make a magic ring. Ch 1 and make 6 sc in the ring. Do NOT join but do mark the 1st st. (6 sc made.)
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc made.)
Rnd 3. (Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Make 3 sc in the next st) around. (15 sc made.) 4
Rnd 4. Sc in the next 7 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the rem 7 sts. (16 sc made.)
Rnd 5. (Sc in the next 7 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. (18 sc made.)
Rnd 6. (Sc in the next 5 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) twice. (20 sc made.)
Rnd 7. (Sc in the next 3 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) taround. (25 sc made.)
Rnd 8. (Sc in the next 4 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (30 sc made.)
Rnd 9. (Sc in the next 4 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (36 sc made.)
Rnd 10. (Sc in the next 5 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (42 sc made.)
Rnd 11. (Sc in each of the next 13 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (45 sc made.)
Rnd 12. (Sc in each of the next 14 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (48 sc made.)
Rnd 13. (Sc in each of the next 7 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (54 sc made.)
Rnd 14. (Sc in each of the next 17 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (57 sc made.)
Rnd 15. (Sc in each of the next 18 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (60 sc made.)
Rnd 16. (Sc in each of the next 19 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (63 sc made.)
Rnd 17. (Sc in each of the next 20 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st) around. (66 sc made.)
Rnd 18. Sc in each of the 66 sc around.
Rnd 19. This rnd is worked in the blo. Sc in the blo of each of the 66 sts around. End off Red and weave in the end.
Undercap
Attach cream in any st on Rnd 18.
Rnd 1. Ch 3, counts as 1 st now and throughout. dc in each of the next 3 sts. Dc next 2 sts tog. (Dc in each of the next 4 sts. Dc the next 2 sts tog) around. Join to the top of beg ch 3 with a sl st. (55 sts made.)
Rnd 2. Ch 3, fpdc around the next st. Bpdc around the next st. Fpdc the next 2 sts tog. (Bpdc around the next st, fpdc around the next st, bpdc around the next st, Fpdc the next 2 sts tog) around. Join to the top of beg ch 3 with a sl st. (44 sts made.)
Rnd 3. Ch 3 and (fpdc around next fpdc. Sk bpdc) around. (23 sts made.)
Rnd 4. (Fpdc around next st. Fpdc the next 2 sts tog) around.
Rnd 5. Note these are not dc but sc. Ch 1 and (fpsc around the next st. Sk 1 st) around. Join to 1st sc with sl st. end off and weave in the end.
Dots on Mushroom Cap
With #10 thread and size 4 hook, make a magic ring. Ch 2 and make 12 dc in the ring. Join to the top of beg dc with sl st. Tighten the ring and secure. End off leaving a long tail to later sew to cap.
Make as many as you want, (I made 11) and randomly sew to mushroom top.
Mushroom Skirt/Ring
Using the same color as the stem, ch 33 and join to form a ring.
Rnd 1. Ch 1 and sc in each ch around. Join the 1st sc made with a sl st.
Rnd 2. Ch 1 and sc in each st around. Join to beg sc with a sl st.
Rnd 3. Ch 1 and (make a sl st in each of the next 2 sts. Make 2 hdc in the next st ) around. Join to the1st sl st made. End off and weave in the end.
Finishing
If desired use a brown permanent marker and tint just the ragged edge of the skirt. (Does not have to be perfect – not all nature is perfect.)
Slip skirt over stem about 6-7 rows down. Sew or glue in place.