How to Crochet Mushroom Pouch for Beginners

Learn how to crochet a cute mushroom-shaped pouch, perfect for holding small items like lip balm, AirPods, or coins. It walks through crocheting the stem and cap, adding arms and feet, sewing the pieces together, and finishing with cute white spots and a closure loop. With detailed steps and minimal materials, it’s a fun, beginner-friendly project that’s both functional and whimsical.

Crochet A Mushroom Pouch

This tutotial provides a step-by-step guide to making adorable mushroom pouches using crochet. The tutorial details how to create the mushroom’s stem, body, and hat using acrylic yarn, a 2.5mm crochet hook, a tapestry needle, scissors, and a stitch marker. The design features charming details like arms, feet, and dotted spots on the mushroom hat.

 

Introduction

• The video demonstrates how to crochet mushroom-shaped pouches.
• Described as “super cute,” these pouches are:
  • Easy and fast to make.
  • Useful for holding small items like lip balm, money, or AirPods.
• Suggested colors for the project:
  • Cream or white for the mushroom’s stem.
  • Red for the mushroom’s cap.
• Tools and materials required:
  • Acrylic yarn in cream/white and red.
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook.
  • Scissors, tapestry needle, and stitch marker.

Step 1: Making the Stem

Starting the Magic Circle

• Use cream or white yarn for the stem.
• Instructions:
  • Form a magic circle by wrapping yarn around fingers in a cross pattern.
  • Secure the loop and prepare for crocheting.

Row 1

• Chain 2 stitches.
• Add the stitch marker to the second chain.
• Make 10 half double crochets (HDC) into the magic circle:
  • Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, and pull through all loops.
• Pull the magic circle tight and slip stitch into the marked second chain.

Rows 2–4

• Gradually increase stitches:
  • Row 2: Two HDCs in each stitch (total: 20 stitches).
  • Row 3: Alternate one HDC and one increase (two HDCs in a stitch).
  • Row 4: Alternate two HDCs and one increase.
• End each row by slip-stitching into the marked stitch.

Step 2: Adding the Arms and Legs

• Row 5: Forming details:
  1. Make eight slip stitches.
  2. Create the first “foot” by adding a sequence of stitches (HDC, double crochet, two triple crochets, another double crochet, and one more HDC) into the same stitch.
  3. Alternate slip stitching and stitching detailed “arms” and “feet” to form the mushroom’s base:
     • Arms: HDC, two double crochets, and another HDC in the same stitch.
     • Feet: Follow the earlier stitch sequence.
  4. Skip the final slip stitch and end the row by slip-stitching into the marked stitch.

Step 3: Making the Mushroom Cap (Hat)

Base Structure

• Use red yarn and create a knotted slip loop.
• Chain 19 stitches to start the cap.
• Row 1: Decreases and HDCs:
  • Merge two stitches into one (decrease) twice at the start.
  • Add 10 HDCs, then decrease twice at the end.
  • Chain 1 and turn the work after each row.

Subsequent Rows

• Gradually shape the cap with decreases:
  • Row 2: Two decreases, six HDCs, and two decreases.
  • Rows 3–5: Adjust stitch counts and alternate HDCs with decreases.
  • Final rows include slip stitching around the edges of the cap.

Adding Loop for Closure

• Create a loop:
  • For the front mushroom cap, chain 4 to form a small loop.
  • For the back mushroom cap, chain 30 to form a longer string for closure.

Step 4: Adding Decorative Spots

• Use white yarn to sew small, rounded spots onto the red mushroom cap.
• Secure spots using a triple knot or by weaving in the ends.

Step 5: Assembling the Mushroom

Sewing the Cap to the Body

• Line up the red cap with the cream/white body.
• Use red yarn to attach the cap securely.

Adding the Face

• Attach safety eyes to the front of the mushroom body.
• Optional: Add safety eyes to the back for extra design.

Sewing the Pieces Together

• Place the front and back pieces of the mushroom together with the right sides facing each other.
• Sew along the edges, leaving a small opening at the top for inserting small items.

Step 6: Finishing Touches

• Turn the pouch inside out so the seams are hidden.
  • Use a crochet hook to push out the arms and feet.
• The mushroom pouch is now complete.

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