Knitting Patterns for Mushrooms

I recently crocheted a mushroom for my daughter because I came across a pattern I thought was cute and why not? (You can see the finished product on Instagram.)

But I knew there had to be a lot of cute mushroom knitting patterns, too, so I went looking and of course there are. This roundup is sticking to patterns for actual mushrooms rather than knit items with mushrooms on them; maybe we’ll take a look at those soon.

Several of these are the classic red and white “toadstool” style mushroom (more accurately a fly agaric) but you could of course knit them in whatever colors you like.

And indeed we’re going to start with some that aren’t red and white. The chestnut mushroom from Amanda Berry (free on Ravelry) is a little brown mushroom that looks good enough to eat. They’re worked in one piece in DK weight yarn.

The Porcini Mushrooms from Norman Schwarze are very life like as well, and perfect for your neutral sock yarn leftovers. Grab this free pattern on Ravelry.

Tatyana Grigoryan’s Magic Mushroom (also free on Ravelry) is a sweet little ‘shroom worked in worsted weight yarn from the top down. When I first looked at it, I thought the dots on the top were beads, which would be a cute way to embellish it.

Cute Knit Toy on Etsy has another sweet mushroom you can make any color you like with your DK weight scraps.

The Mushroom or Fairy House? pattern from Natasha Hanson (free on Ravelry) can go either way. Stitch it up as a regular brown (or red and white) mushroom, or add a little embroidered door to make it into a fairy house. This one calls for worsted-weight yarn.

This classic fly agaric mushroom comes in two sizes in a pattern from Nimble Needlez on Etsy.

How about mushroom Christmas ornaments? These get to be shared here because of course they don’t have to be ornaments, they could just be mushrooms. Amy Gaines has a cute collection you can grab on Ravelry, or check out this pattern from DROPS Design.

This mushroom can also be a rattle, which is super cute for a baby with a woodland-themed nursery. This pattern is from Ravelry and was designed by Say Little Hen and worked in DK weight yarn.

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Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns!

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil.

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn.

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point.

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up.

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.

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