Free Crochet Masterclass: Mushroom Guy by @terlana.crochets

In this detailed guide, you’ll learn how to crochet an adorable little mushroom character—Mushroom Guy—using amigurumi techniques. You’ll need yarn and an appropriate crochet hook for this project. The legs are connected first, followed by the body and head. The arms, hat, and collar are sewn on, and the face is embroidered with a black stitch. The eyes are attached using safety eyes.

Materials and Tools Required

Yarn:
Alize Baby Best #55 (White)
Adelie Anastasia #13 (Gray)
YarnArt Jeans #90 (Red)
Crochet Hook: 1.5 mm
Safety Eyes
Toy Filling
Stitch Markers
Pins
Needle for Sewing
Scissors

Abbreviations

KA = Magic Ring
ch = Chain
sl st = Slip Stitch
sc = Single Crochet
dc = Double Crochet
trc = Triple Crochet
inc = Increase
dec = Decrease
BLO = Back Loop Only
(…) x n = Repeat the instructions in parentheses n times

Amigurumi Mushroom Guy Crochet Instructions

Legs

6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Inc in each stitch around (12)
(1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

First leg: sl st, cut the yarn.
Second leg: Do not cut the yarn; continue crocheting.

Body and Head

Continue crocheting from the second leg. Stuff as you go.
3 ch, join to the second leg with a sc, and crochet: 24 sc along the first leg, 3 sc along the ch, 24 sc along the second leg, and 3 sc along the other side of the chain (54)
(5 sc, inc) x9 (63)
(6 sc, inc) x9 (72)
(7 sc, inc) x9 (81)
(8 sc, inc) x9 (90)
(8 sc, inc) x10 (100)
7-16. 100 sc (100)
(8 sc, dec) x10 (90)
(7 sc, dec) x10 (80)
(6 sc, dec) x10 (70)
(5 sc, dec) (60)
22-23. 60 sc (60)
(4 sc, dec) x10 (50)
25-34. 50 sc (50)
(3 sc, dec) x10 (40)
36-37. 40 sc (40)
(2 sc, dec) x10 (30)
(1 sc, dec) x10 (20)
Dec x10 (10)
Dec x5 (5)

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Hat

Crocheted with gray yarn, using turn rows.

35 ch (25)
Continue working in BLO: 10 sc, 8 hdc, 8 dc, 8 trc, 1 ch, turn (35)
35 sc, 1 ch, turn (35)

Repeat rows 2-3, 55 times.

Sew the edges to form a cone shape. Tighten the inner part to form a circle. Secure the yarn and cut off.

Change to red yarn. Fasten the yarn on the outer side of the circle and crochet around, working 3 sc where there were trc and 2 sc between them. Repeat until you have 280 stitches. (280)
(6 sc, inc) x40 (320)
6-13. 320 hdc (320)
(14 hdc, dec) x20 (300)
(13 hdc, dec) x20 (280)
16-18. 280 hdc (280)
(6 hdc, dec) x35 (245)
20-24. 245 hdc (245)
(5 hdc, dec) x35 (210)
(19 hdc, dec) x10 (200)
(8 hdc, inc) x20 (180)
(7 hdc, dec) x20 (160)
29-31. 160 hdc (160)
(6 hdc, dec) x20 (140)
(5 hdc, dec) x20 (120)
34-36. 120 hdc (120)
(4 hdc, dec) x20 (100)
(3 hdc, dec) x20 (80)
39-41. 80 hdc (80)
(2 hdc, inc) x20 (60)
(hdc, inc) x20 (40)
44-46. 40 hdc (40)
Dec x20 (20)
48-49. 20 hdc (20)
Dec x10 (10)
Dec x5 (5) (This row is worked with sc)