Fruiting bodies that are produced by fungi, toadstools are a common sight in damp gardens and forests. Decomposers, they greatly improve the quality of the soil, but are poisonous when coming in contact to your skin or upon consumption.

Let’s create this cute crochet toadstool mushroom!

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MATERIALS

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STEM

With your natural yarn and 4 MM crochet hook, create a Magic Ring (MR) and chain (CH) 1.

ROUND 1

Hook in 6 Single Crochets (SC) inside the MR. —–[6]

ROUND 2

2 SC (INC) in every stitch in the round.  —–[12]

ROUND 3

* SC in the next stitch, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. —–[18]

ROUND 4

* SC in the next 2 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. —–[24]

ROUND 5

* SC in the next 3 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times.  —–[30]

ROUNDS 6 TO 8

SC in every stitch in the round.

ROUND 9

* SC in the next 3 stitches, single crochet two together ( SC2TOG/ DEC ). Repeat * 6 times. —–[24]

ROUND 10

* SC in the next 2 stitches, DEC. Repeat * 6 times. —–[18]

ROUND 11 TO 25

SC in every stitch in the round.

ROUND 26

* SC in the next 2 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times.  —–[24]

ROUND 27

* SC in the next 3 stitches, INC in the next stitch, repeat * 6 times.  —–[30]

ROUND 28

* SC in the next 4 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times.  —–[36]

ROUND 29

* SC in the next 5 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. —–[42]

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Join your red yarn in the last stitch of this round.

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MUSHROOOM CAP

ROUND 30

 * SC in the next 6 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. —–[48]

ROUND 31

* SC in the next 7 stitches, INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 6 times. ——[54]

ROUND 32

Single crochet in the back loop ( SCBLO ) of every stitch in the round.

ROUNDS 33 to 34

SC in every stitch in the round.

ROUND 35

* SC in the next 7 stitches, DEC. Repeat * 6 times. —–[48]

ROUND 36

* SC in the next 6 stitches, DEC Repeat * 6 times. —–[42]