Adorable 🍄 Mushroom Beanie | Crochet Your New Favorite Hat! (FREE)

If you’re looking for a free Mushroom Beanie Pattern you’ve come to the right place! This adorable beanie is created using just one easy single crochet stitch, so it’s perfect for the crochet beginners out there.

In this post you’ll learn to:

• Read a crochet graph.
• The Waistcoat stitch
• Changing colors in crochet

You voted and here it is! 

Discover the cuteness charm of my latest must-have: the cute waistcoat stitch mushroom pattern, combining cozy crochet fun with a touch of fairytale fantasy, perfect for adding a playful yet sophisticated twist to your wardrobe!

This adorable Free Mushroom Beanie Pattern is the perfect pattern to introduce you to the wonderful world of knit looking crochet patterns.  I hope you enjoy this pattern and learning this fun crochet technique. 

I hope you enjoy this pattern and learning this fun crochet technique. 

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Free Mushroom Beanie Pattern

SKILL LEVEL: ADVANCED BEGINNER (because there are color changes)

YARN WEIGHT: Any 4 weight (worsted) yarn.

For this pattern I mixed a few different yarns, mostly because I didn’t have all the colors I wanted in my stash.  So go ahead and grab any 4-weight yarn and you’ll be good to go!

All About the Yarn…

I went with a few different yarns: (links below in suggested yarn)

Impeccable Yarn by Loops & Threads (Can be found at Michael’s) (aff link)

• Cherry (Red – Mushroom cap)
• Aqua (Blue – Sky)
• White (Clouds & Mushroom Dots)
• Jade (Green – Grass)
• Soft Taupe (Lt Brown – Mushroom Stems)

Lion Brand Heartland (aff link)

• Black Canyon (Brim)

Tips for Waistcoat Stitch and Color Change Projects

Here are a few simple tips that will keep your project looking nice and neat.

• Tension – tension is very important using this stitch.  Keep it loose.
• You can use a smaller hook for the brim (optional) – This keeps the brim looking neat.
• Use your hook – use the hook to “hook” the right leg of the single crochet to open up the stitch (this is why we crochet it loose) and will let your hook go in easier.

What is the Waistcoat Stitch?

Waistcoat Stitch is so simple!  It’s a single crochet stitch, but your hook placement is what makes it different.  Place your hook through the center of the V legs in the single crochet stitch instead of the top two loops. That’s it!  Please see the EASY MUSHROOM BEANIE VIDEO TUTORIAL to learn this easy crochet technique.

Video Tutorial (Cute Mushroom Beanie Pattern):

If you are a visual learner, that’s perfect! There is a full video tutorial for you to walk through the pattern with ease: Cute Mushroom Beanie Pattern on Youtube.

Materials and Notions:

Suggested Yarn:  Impeccable Yarn by Loops & Threads, 100% Acrylic, 285 yds (260 m) per 4.5 oz (127.5 g) skein in Cherry, Aqua, Jade, White & Soft Taupe

Lion Brand Heartland Yarn  100% Acrylic, 251 yds (229 m) per 5 oz (142 g) skein in color Black Canyon.

Yardage:

This beanie doesn’t take a lot of yarn at all.  The most dominant colors are the black, blue & green.

Black Canyon (C1): 34 yards / 31 m, Jade  (C2): 50 yards / 45.75 m, Aqua (C3): 45 yards / 41 m, Jade  (C4): 45 yards / 41 m, Soft Taupe (C4): 25 yards / 22 m, White  (C5): 25 yards / 22 m

• Hook Size: 4.5 mm (USA G/7) for brim  5 mm (USA H) for crown of beanie
• Scissors
• Darning Needle
• Flexible Measuring Tape

Sizes / Finished Measurements:

Dimensions:   10″ wide (25 cm)  tall x 8″ (20.3 cm) wide.

Abbreviations:

• Ch (s) – Chain (s)
• St (s) – Stitch(s)
• Sl st – Slip stitch
• WCS – Waistcoat stitch
• SC – Single crochet
• Puff – Puff Stitch
• * or ** – Repeat from * as many times needed.  

Stitch Guide:

WCS – Waistcoat Stitch – The waistcoat stitch is performed by working a single crochet into the center of the V of the base of a single crochet hook.  

Insert hook between the V’s of the single crochet stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo and pull through both loops.

Sc – Single Crochet – Insert hook in indicated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo and pull through both loops.

PS – Puff Stitch – Yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, yo, pull up a loop. Yo, insert hook into the same stitch, yo, pull up a loop.  Yo, pull through all loops on the hook (1 puff created).

Pattern Notes – Please READ:

• Maintain your tension – keeping the single crochet’s loose is super helpful.
• Pattern works from brim up.
• Sew top together and add a pom pom if you’d like.
• Mark the first stitch of each round – no joining.

CUTE MUSHROOM BEANIE CROCHET PATTERN:

Sizing TIPS:

• The written pattern is made for a head that measures 19 – 23” around.  If you want to create a child size hat – the mushroom repeat for adult size is 15 stitches wide and repeats 5 times.
• You can knock off one of the repeats to create a brim that is 60 rows wide and crochet 4 repeats of the mushroom graph.
• Increase or decrease hook size to achieve various sizes too, or use a 3 weight yarn instead of a 4 weight yarn to achieve the same effect.

Brim:

With (C1) In Black, start with a 4.5 mm hook.

Rows:

1. Ch 9, sc in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across (8 sc)
2. Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st stitch, sc (BLO) in next 6, sc in last stitch (8 sc) 
3. Repeat Row 2 until you have 75 rows (will fit adult / teen size head 19 – 23”)

Join the short ends by using a slip stitch through BLO of front piece and FLO of back piece (see video for help) – do not cut the yarn.

Turn inside out so the seam is inside .

Top of Beanie:

Each repeat is 15 stitches wide.  You’ll do 5 repeats of the mushroom graph, so once you finish stitch 15, you’ll jump back to stitch 1 and keep crocheting around. 

Top part is worked in the round, marking the first stitch of each round.  

Rounds:

1. Ch 1, sc in each end of the row around, creating 75 sc.  Join with C2 (green) in first sc (75 sc)
2. Begin working the graph (below) in the waistcoat stitch, marking the first stitch of each round

Complete the graph below – each repeat is 15 stitches wide, then cinch and sew top together using a running stitch or whip stitch.

Top it with your favorite pom pom or wear it as is!

Legend

Free Crochet Mushroom Beanie Graph

After finishing the brim of the beanie, you’ll work this graph 5 times. Please see instructions above for creating a child size.

Download the full size graph here:

Congrats!  You are finished!

Thanks for Crocheting Along with Me! I hope you enjoyed making this Free Mushroom Beanie Pattern and be sure to share and spread the word with your friends!