Ever wanted to make your dream of a forest-themed crochet project a reality? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Our Mushroom Granny Square pattern features a multi-coloured granny square (green, white, and grey) topped with an adorable toadstool applique´. The white spots of the mushroom are cross-stitched to add an extra cute detail. Each square is approx. 14cm (unblocked).

The Mushroom Granny Square is made in 4 parts:

1. Circle (Green)
2. Turn the circle into a square (Grey)
3. Half double crochet border (White)
4. Toadstool Applique´ (Red and White)

The spots are added to the Toadstool with little cross stitches, and then it’s sewn to the middle of the granny square.

You can either complete each granny square one by one, or via batches by making all the green circles, then turning them all into squares, and finally adding the borders. This can make it a bit easier to make all your squares uniform.

We have substituted the chain and first double crochet of each round with a stacked single crochet (you can also use a chain 2 or 3 depending on your preference).

You can use any yarn weight, but make sure to match your hooks appropriately depending on the drape you want in the square. The Toadstool should be made with a smaller hook to reduce the gaps between stitches. Keep in mind that your tension, yarn, and hook will affect the size of the finished square as well as the amount of yarn used.

Tip: It can be helpful to place a stitch marker in the chain 1 corners of the granny square to ensure that you have 4 each round

Gauge:

3 rounds of green circle = approx. 9cm

Each square is approx. 14cm unblocked

• Worsted weight acrylic yarn (KnitPicks Brava 500)
  – Red, White, Grey, & Green 20g (approx. 40m / 45y)
• 5.5mm crochet hook
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch Markers
• Fabric Glue (Optional)

• dc – double crochet
• stacked sc –  stacked single crochet – do not chain; single crochet, make a second single crochet in the side bar of the first
• dc inc –  double crochet increase – 2x double crochets in one stitch
• sc – single crochet
• x-stitch – yarn under / yarn over single crochet
• sk – skip the next stitch
• sl st – slip stitch
• ch – chain
• fasten off – cut the yarn and pull through
• Rd – Round
• (#) – total number of stitches at the end of the round / row
• * * – repeat the instructions inside the asterisks
• [ ] – complete the stitches between the brackets in the same stitch

Square

Using 5.5mm hook

Crocheting in rounds – do NOT turn at the end of each round

Starting chains substituted with a Stacked Single Crochet

Repeat instructions between the * *

Part 1: Circle (in Green)

Rd 1: 12 dc in a magic circle, sl st to the 1st st (12)

Rd 2: dc inc x12, sl st to the 1st st (24)

Tighten the tail of the magic circle and weave in the end

Rd 3: *dc, dc inc* x12 (36)

Fasten off and finish with an Invisible Fasten Off

Part 2: Make a Square (in Grey)

Attach to any st with a sl st,

Rd 4: [2 dc], 2 hdc, 3 sc, 2 hdc, *[2 dc], ch 1, [2dc], 2 hdc, 3 sc, 2 hdc* Repeat x3 total, [2 dc], ch 1, sl st to 1st st (44, 4 ch)

Rd 5: dc in each st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in each corner ch 1 space (60, 4 ch)

Fasten off and finish with an Invisible Fasten Off

Part 3: Border (in White)

Attach to any st with a sl st,

Rd 6: Ch 1, hdc in each st, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in each corner ch 1 space (68, 4 ch)

Fasten off and finish with an Invisible Fasten Off

Weave in all ends on the back of the square

Toadstool Applique

Using 3.5mm hook and X-Stitch

Crocheting in rows

Chain 1 does NOT count as a stitch; TURN at the end of each row

Repeat instructions between the * *

Cap (in Red)

Row 1: Ch 11, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the back bump of each ch (10) Right Side

Row 2: Ch 1, sc, sk, 6 sc, sk, sc (8)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, sk, 4 sc, sk, sc (6)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st  (6)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, sk, 2 sc, sk, sc (4)

Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st  (4)

Row 7: Ch 1, sk, 2 sc, sk, DO NOT TURN (2)

Border:

Working around the outside of the piece in the round

Using standard single crochet –

5 sc evenly down the left side, 10 sc across the bottom, 5 sc evenly up the other side, 2 sc at the top (22)

Fasten off and finish with an Invisible Fasten Off

Leave a long tail if you intend to sew the toadstool to the square

If you want to block your squares, do it BEFORE attaching the Toadstool Applique

Stipe / Stem (in White)

Row 1: Ch 7, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the back bump of each ch (6)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st (6)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, sk, 2 sc, sk, sc (4)

Row 4 – 5: Ch 1, sc in each st (Repeat for 2 rows total) (4)

DO NOT TURN at the end of Row 5

Border:

Working around the outside of the piece in the round

Using standard single crochet –

3 sc evenly down the left side, 6 sc across the bottom, 3 sc evenly up the other side, 4 sc at the top (16)

Fasten off and finish with an Invisible Fasten Off

Assembly

Using a strand of White yarn,

With the Right side of the Toadstool Cap facing, cross stitch five or six X’s for the white spots of the toadstool

They don’t have to be the same on each square – it will make them look more natural if they’re slightly different

Weave in the ends on the back of the piece

With Right sides of the Cap and Stipe (Stem) facing,

Place the Cap over the first row of the Stipe and stitch together neatly using the tail from the starting chain of the Cap using a Mattress Stitch

Sew or use fabric glue to attach the Toadstool to the middle of the green circle of the Square (we have tacked the Toadstool on with a little bit of fabric glue to keep it centred and then sewed it on)

If you don’t want to see the stitching on the back of the Square, be careful only catch the top layer of the stitches on the Square (there is a video on our TikTok account)

Weave in any ends between the Toadstool and Square

The next step is up to you –

Connect your squares together to use as a:

• Blanket
• Bag
• Cardigan
• Etc, etc, etc

Get creative! There are many, many different ways to join your squares and lots of good YouTube tutorials. We prefer to use a simple single crochet join in a contrasting colour.

The paid PDF version of this pattern includes step-by-step pictures and the stitch abbreviations written out for beginners to pattern reading and neurodivergent crafters.