One of my hobbies, besides crafting, is studying mushrooms. My family loves to take nature walks and photograph the different mushrooms that we find. My daughter even likes to have us read to her from mushroom guides at bedtime!
We decided that a fun new project would be to create a collection of crochet mushrooms. I already made a morel mushroom earlier this year. I decided that for the second mushroom in my collection I would create a crochet Chanterelle mushroom. We have seen several of these on our hikes, so it seemed like the perfect mushroom to add to our collection.
This is a fairly easy pattern. It is made up of two pieces that are worked in the round. This project can be made quickly. It is also another small project that doesn’t require much yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn for this project.
Crochet Chanterelle Mushroom
Materials: Light yellow yarn
Gold yarn
5 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Fiber fill
Body
Start with a magic ring
Round 1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first sc, ch1
Rounds 2-5: sc in each stitch around, sl st to first sc, ch 1
Round 6: sc in each stitch around, sl st to first sc
Round 7: ch 3 (this counts as the first stitch), dc in first stitch, 2 dc in each stitch around (12), sl st to top of ch 3
Round 8: ch 3, bpdc in next stitch, (dc in next stitch, bpdc in next stitch) repeat around (12), sl st to top of ch 3
Round 9: ch 3, dc in same stitch, bpdc in next stitch, (2 dc in next stitch, bpdc in next stitch) repeat around (18), sl st to top of ch 3
Round 10: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc in next stitch, bpdc in next stitch, (2 dc in next stitch, dc in next stitch, bpdc in next stitch) repeat around (24), sl st to top of ch 3, fasten off
Cap
Start with a magic ring
Round 1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first sc, ch 1
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12), ch 1
Round 3: (2 sc in first stitch, sc in next stitch) repeat around (18), sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 4: (sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next stitch, sc in next stithc) repeat around (24), sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 5: (2 sc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches) repeat around (30), sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 6: (sc in first 2 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch, sc in next 2 stitches) repeat around (36), sl st to first stitch, fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
To finish, sew the cap to the body of the mushroom adding a small amount of fiber fill. Be careful not to add too much stuffing. You want this mushroom’s cap to be flat or slightly concave.
That’s it! I think think this mushroom turned out cute. Now I have to decide what mushroom to add to my collection next. If you have any suggestions please let me know in the comments.
If you would like to see other crochet mushroom patterns I have created be sure to check out my Crochet Morel Mushroom.
