Crochet Mushroom Pouch Tutorial For Christmas & Festive Time

Picture yourself whipping up a cute little crochet mushroom pouch, perfect for keeping your treasures like coins or lip balm snug and secure. With some yarn, a hook, and a sprinkle of imagination, you'll stitch together not just a functional piece but a pocket-sized buddy.

Crochet Mushroom Pouch

Materials Needed:

• Yarn (acrylic recommended) in cream or white, and red
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker

Mushroom Body:

Magic Circle:

• Start by making a magic circle.
• Chain two. Into the second chain, place your stitch marker.
• Perform 10 half-double crochets (HDC) into the magic circle.
• Pull the circle close and slip stitch to the chain where you placed the marker.

Row 2:

• Chain two and mark with a stitch marker.
• Make increases (2 HDC in each stitch) around. You should have 20 stitches.

For Row 3:

• Chain two and mark it.
• Alternate between one HDC and an increase all around.

Row 4:

• Chain two and place your stitch marker.
• Alternate two HDC with an increase around.

Row 5 (Arms and Feet):

• Start with eight slip stitches.
• Make a foot: HDC, double crochet (DC), two triple crochets (TC), DC, HDC in the same stitch.
• Five slip stitches, then an arm: HDC, two DC, HDC in the same stitch.
• Repeat the steps for another arm and foot on the opposite side.

Mushroom Hat:

Starting Chain:

• With red yarn, create a slip knot.
• Chain 19.

Row 1:

• HDC decrease in the second and third chains.
• HDC in the next 10 chains.
• Perform two decreases in the last four chains.

Row 2:

• Start with two decreases.
• HDC in the next six stitches.
• End with two decreases.

For Row 3:

• 10 HDC to the end.

Row 4-5:

• Repeat 10 HDC.

Row 6:

• Start with a decrease, then 6 HDC, ending with a decrease.

In Row 7:

• Decrease, 4 HDC, decrease.

Row 8:

• Decrease, 2 HDC, decrease.

Row 9:

• Do two decreases.
• Slip stitch around the hat's edge for a neat finish.

Assembly:

• Sew white spots onto the red hat.
• Sew the hat to the body of the mushroom.
• Place the front and back pieces of the mushroom body together, right sides facing each other, and sew almost all the way around. Leave an opening to turn it right-side out and fill.
• Add safety eyes if desired.
• Turn the mushroom right-side out and close the opening, securing the thread.