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I know there’s plenty of Mario Mushroom patterns out there, but I thought I’d throw mine into the mix.  They multiply like Fungi!  Make yourself a Power-Up or a 1-Up or any other color Mushroom that you wish!

Yet Another Mario Mushroom Pattern is copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. This pattern is for personal use only. Feel free to make this for yourself or to give as gifts to people. However any sale, reproduction, or distribution of the pattern and or dolls created from the pattern without permission is strictly prohibited.

Yet Another Mario Mushroom Pattern

SKILL LEVEL: Easy
CROCHET HOOK: Size H-8 (5 mm)
YARN:
Red Heart Super Saver
#319 Cherry Red
#316 Soft White
#312 Black (optional for Eyes)

NOTIONS:
Polyester Fiberfill
Black Felt
Yarn Needle
Felt Glue

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4.5 inches.

NOTES: Do not join rounds. Rounds are worked continuously in a spiral. Stuff as you go.

TIPS:
Use a bobby pin as a stitch marker to mark your rounds!
For sc dec, use the invdec (invisible decrease) by decreasing in the front loops of the stitches

MUSHROOM CAP
Round 1: 6 sc into adjustable ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] around – 24 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts] around – 30 sc.
Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts] around – 36 sc.
Round 7-10: Sc in each st around.
Round 11: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 17 sts] around – 38 sc.
Round 10: [Sc dec, sc in next 17 sts] around – 36 sc.
Round 11: [Sc dec, sc in next st] around – 24 sc.
Round 12: [Sc dec, sc in next 2 sts] around – 18 sc.
Fasten off.

MUSHROOM STALK
Round 1: 6 sc into adjustable ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: In Back Loop Only [2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts] around – 20 sc.
Round 5-6: Sc in each st around.
Round 7: [Sc dec, sc in next 8 sts] around – 18 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

MUSHROOM CIRCLES (Make 4)
Round 1: 6 sc into adjustable ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Assembly
Stuff the Cap and Stalk with stuffing. Sew Mushroom Stalk onto Mushroom Cap. Sew the 4 circles onto the Cap, equally spaced out and facing a different direction. For the eyes, you have 2 options. Option 1: Embroider a straight line going down with black yarn. Option 2: Using black felt, cut out 2 skinny rectangles with rounded edges and glue on. The eyes should be placed on the stalk so that there is a white circle directly lined up above on the cap.

CONGRATULATIONS! You have just created your very own Mario Mushroom!
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