How to Crochet Mini Santa Mushroom Keychain for Christmas
The cute and versatile baby mushroom pattern is now ready for Christmas! So, learn how to crochet this mini Santa mushroom ornament in just 30 minutes with a stitch-by-stitch tutorial from XuXu Crochet. You will crochet the same sitting mushroom amigurumi, but with a droopy Santa hat designed for absolute beginners and requiring zero sewing.
The Santa hat also features a fringed white tip (the pom-pom) and a brim wider than the body, making this kawaii amigurumi simply irresistible. Whether as a last-minute Christmas gift, Christmas tree ornament, or simply as a bag charm, this baby mushroom is a must-have.
So, if you have made up your mind to crochet another festive mushroom amigurumi, continue reading this post till the end. There you will find the complete tutorial.
About the Designer: The designer behind this Christmas mushroom keychain is @xuxucrochet – her animal and flower bag charms, ornaments, and pouches are always oh-so-cute. She also crochets the accessories and wearables, all with beautiful touches.
Note: In respect of the creator’s rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen written instructions at the end of this post.
Mini Christmas Mushroom Keychain
Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate. The pattern is worked in rounds as a single piece from the Santa hat to the body of the baby mushroom using single crochet. The Santa hat uses an increasing cone pattern, and for the brim needs working in the FLO only, and color-switching, also.
Use sewing for folding the brim and changing it into a slouchy hat. Cuttings of white yarn and knotting are needed for a fringed pom pom.
For the body of the mushroom, BLO is needed for the first row, bobble stitch for the arms, and a decreasing pattern is used, too. Slip stitch for joining and chain as turning chain are as usual!
Tutorial Timing: 30 minutes only (a great project to crochet your first baby mushroom amigurumi which is one of the most versatile amigurumi patterns you can learn.
With this, you can crochet even the reindeer amigurumi, Halloween mushroom, animal mushroom, and many more things. You will also learn the slouchy Santa hat that can also be adapted for the wearable sizes!)
Personalization Tips: Add the green stripe and pom-pom instead of white, as it is also a popular option for Christmas. You can also add a mouth to your baby mushroom, and also crochet a plush version using bulky yarn. Crochet a small candy cane, block it, and sew with your baby mushroom. Always sew a tiny string for using it as a bag charm or keyring for using as keyring.
Materials Suggested
The tutor specifies this list of materials and tools for the mini Christmas mushroom project for beginners. Gather all for similar results:
- Yarn: Milk cotton (4 ply) – White (63) and Red (31). It is a blend of cotton and milk protein and is very widely used for
- crocheting similar projects.
- Crochet hook: 2.5 mm
- Cotton stuffing
- Safety eyes: 4 mm
Techniques Used
The following are the crochet techniques that the tutor will use for crocheting this Christmas amigurumi:
Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops.
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.
Front Loop Only (FLO): Work into the front loop of the stitch only.
Back Loop Only (BLO): Work into the back loop of the stitch only.
Increase (inc): Work 2 sc into the same stitch.
Decrease (dec / sc2tog): Insert hook into next stitch, pull up loop, insert into following stitch, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.
Adcance techniques:
Bobble Stitch (bo): Yarn over, insert hook, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops (repeat 4–5 times in same stitch), yarn over, pull through all loops on hook.
