Wee Mushroom Trio

From the Designer: Sarah Schira
What is it about little brown mushrooms that is so comforting? Perhaps, like me, they remind you of a childhood of children’s books featuring adorable creatures baking pies and knitting mittens in little forest dwellings. Or perhaps it’s the feeling of surprise they bring to a forest stroll, keeping us focused on the here and now rather than worrying.
Stand tall! I wanted to design realistic mushrooms that can also stand on their own. The large and medium stand on their own, the trio stands together, and only the smallest needs the support of its friends to reach for the stars.
Skills Used
•knit and purl in the round
•k2tog
•kfb
•stranded colourwork (optional)
Height
Large: 5” / 13 cm; Medium: 3” / 7.5 cm; Small 2.5” / 6.5 cm
Materials
•Fingering Weight Yarn
1 mini skein each of 3 colours of Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein;
Original colors shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Give A Hoot (dark brown/cap)
From the Designer: Sarah Schira
What is it about little brown mushrooms that is so comforting? Perhaps, like me, they remind you of a childhood of children’s books featuring adorable creatures baking pies and knitting mittens in little forest dwellings. Or perhaps it’s the feeling of surprise they bring to a forest stroll, keeping us focused on the here and now rather than worrying.
Stand tall! I wanted to design realistic mushrooms that can also stand on their own. The large and medium stand on their own, the trio stands together, and only the smallest needs the support of its friends to reach for the stars.
Skills Used
•knit and purl in the round
•k2tog
•kfb
•stranded colourwork (optional)
3 Video tutorials provided to help with assembly!
Height
Large: 5” / 13 cm; Medium: 3” / 7.5 cm; Small 2.5” / 6.5 cm
Materials
•Fingering Weight Yarn
1 mini skein each of 3 colours of Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein;
Original colors shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Give A Hoot (dark brown/cap)
Green colors shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Swamp Thing (dark brown/cap)
Red colors shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Clifford the Big Red Dog (dark brown/cap)
Approximate Yardage (with a 15% buffer)
C1: 37 yd. / 34 m (8 g)
C2: 46 yd. / 42 m (10 g)
C3: 32 yd. / 30 m (7 g)
•Needles
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger
•Notions
yarn needle, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets, dried lentils or aquarium gravel, 2 12” / 30 cm pipe cleaners, cardboard or thin plastic (e.g., yogurt lid)
This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
NOTE: The pattern IS NOT included. You can purchase the pattern via Ravelry here:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wee-mushroom-trio
This yarn set includes 3 Show Stopper Mini Skeins.
SHOW STOPPER MINI SKEIN
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Yardage: 92 yards/20 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
All hand dyed yarns use professional acid dyes and are heat set to retain color.
Red colors shown:
C1 Heirloom (light brown/gills)
C2 Black Walnut (medium brown/stem)
C3 Clifford the Big Red Dog (dark brown/cap)
Approximate Yardage (with a 15% buffer)
C1: 37 yd. / 34 m (8 g)
C2: 46 yd. / 42 m (10 g)
C3: 32 yd. / 30 m (7 g)
•Needles
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger
•Notions
yarn needle, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets, dried lentils or aquarium gravel, 2 12” / 30 cm pipe cleaners, cardboard or thin plastic (e.g., yogurt lid)
This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
NOTE: The pattern IS NOT included. You can purchase the pattern via Ravelry here:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wee-mushroom-trio
This yarn set includes 3 Show Stopper Mini Skeins.
SHOW STOPPER MINI SKEIN
Show Stopper is the perfect sock yarn. It has your basic composition of sock yarn with Superwash Merino and Nylon, but there is nothing basic about it! This base is so soft you won’t be able to not have it next to your skin.
Yardage: 92 yards/20 grams
Content: 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon
Weight: Fingering
Care: Machine Wash Gentle/Dry Flat
All hand dyed yarns use professional acid dyes and are heat set to retain color.