Embrace the whimsical charm of cottagecore with this delightful mushroom-shaped crochet bag pattern! Featuring a cute, polka-dotted cap that slides up and down the strap, this design adds the perfect touch of woodland magic to your style. It’s a fun, functional way to carry a little bit of nature wherever you go!
Materials and Tools
6.5mm crochet hook
Yarn Needle
Worsted Weight Yarn
Colors: Red for the body, white for the body and cap spots
Optional: i-Cord tool (I have previously made a make shift i-cord tool by taping 2 of the same size crochet hooks to a paper towel roll stuffed with more cardboard to make it sturdy). I have also used a lucet fork.
Crochet Stitches and Abbreviations
Note: These are US crochet terms
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 new stitches in one)
dec – decrease (crochet two stitches together)
BO – bind off
Picot stich – ch3, sl st into first ch
Pattern Notes
Mushroom Body
6.5mm crochet hook
In your body color (white)
Row 1: 6hdc in magic circle
Row 2: x2 hdc in each stitch (12)
Row 3: *hdc in next stitch, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (18)
Row 4: *hdc in next 2 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (24)
Row 5: *hdc in next 3 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (30)
Row 6: *hdc in next 4 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (36)
Row 7: hdc in each stitch (36)
Repeat Row 7 until desired height is reached
Bo
Drawstring
Ch a piece long enough to weave into the top row of the body as a draw string.
Mushroom Cap
Red (cap) yarn
Row 1: 6hdc in magic circle
Row 2: x2 hdc in each stitch (12)
Row 3: *hdc in next stitch, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (18)
Row 4: *hdc in next 2 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (24)
Row 5: *hdc in next 3 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (30)
Row 7-9: hdc in each stitch (30)
Row 10: *hdc in next 4 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (36)
Row 11: *hdc in next 5 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (42)
Row 12: *hdc in next 6 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (48)
Row 13: *hdc in next 7 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (54)
Row 14:*hdc in next 8 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (60)
Row 15: *hdc in next 9 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (66)
Row 16: *hdc in next 10 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (72)
Row 17: *hdc in next 11 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (78)
Row 18: hdc in each stitch (78)
BO
Mushroom Cap Details
Create several circles of different sizes to sew them to the cap
Circle size 1:
Row 1: 6hdc in magic circle
Row 2: x2 hdc in each stitch (12)
BO
Circle size 2:
Row 1: 6hdc in magic circle
Row 2: x2 hdc in each stitch (12)
Row 3: *hdc in next stitch, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (18)
BO
Circle size 3:
Row 1: 6hdc in magic circle
Row 2: x2 hdc in each stitch (12)
Row 3: *hdc in next stitch, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (18)
Row 4: *hdc in next 2 stitches, hdc in* repeat from *x6 (24)
BO
Bag Strap
Step 1: Use the i-cord tool with your white (body) yarn to create a strap of your desired length.
Step 2: Attach the strap to one side of the body,
Step 3: Pull the strap through the inside of the cap (this is where the body would naturally touch the cap if the cap is set on the body).
Step 4: Pull the strap down through the opposite side of the cap and attach it to the corresponding side of the body
Now you can pull the cap of the mushroom up and down with ease!
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