Mushroom Walk Scarf Day 3 – So many other mushrooms to take our breath away…

Welcome to Day 3 of our mushroom walk through crochet! I’m excited about this part because I was very happy with how the design of my mushroom inspired stitches turned out…

For me it’s always really fun trying to design something that I have in my mind and in this next part I wanted to capture alternative mushrooms to the quintessential Fly Agaric…

It’s not all about the Fly Agaric and whilst the classic red and white mushrooms might often spring to mind when we hear the words mushroom, toadstool or fungi, there are so many other mushrooms to take our breath away!

Scrolling back through photos I’ve taken over the years, I came across this one of Salty next to a huge mushroom!

These photos were taken on 1st November 2014 so pretty much 9 years ago!! That’s before I started ‘Coastal Crochet’ and Salty was 3 years old. They really made me smile when I stumbled across them… sweet little salty next to a big big mushroom!! 🥰

There really are so many other mushrooms to take our breath away…

Just take a look at some of the photos I’ve taken of other beautiful mushrooms whilst out walking…

And it’s some of these other kinds of mushrooms that I’ve captured in these crochet stitches…

For those of you who have purchased the printer friendly pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Day 3: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mushroom-walk-scarf

And here’s a wonderful round-up of photos shared yesterday! It’s lovely that lots of you are keeping up although please remember to enjoy it at your own pace… 😄

There are lots of new starters too on our fun mushroom walk… Thank you all for crocheting along… it means so much to me! 💙

I designed these stitches whilst out at sea which is a really nice thought… 🥰🌊

We were travelling by ferry to Northern Spain back in the summer for a family holiday which meant over 30 hours on board out at sea and the possibility of endless crochet time! Well this was my crochet project at the time… and I absolutely love how it all came together…

So let’s get started on Day 3!

Day 3

So many other fungi, mushrooms and toadstools to take our breath away.

It’s not all about the obvious funghi. Let’s keep an eye out for many different kinds of mushrooms which might be seen on our walk, in various colours, shapes and sizes…

To Work

See Day 1 for all the abbreviations. The pattern in US terms is at the bottom of this webpage.

Row 48 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 47, join Yarn C into 3^rd ch of first 4 ch made in Row 47, 3ch (counts as first tr here and throughout), (1tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn B at final yoh of last st, do not fasten off Yarn C but continue with Yarn B in Row 49, turn. [49 sts] 

Row 49 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 tr and 1 ch), miss next st, 1tr in next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1tr in next st) to end, fasten off but do not cut Yarn B. Fasten off by bringing the ball of yarn through the final loop and leave it attached ready to be re-joined later.  [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]

Row 50 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 49, re-join Yarn C into 3^rd ch of first 4 ch made in Row 49, 3ch, (1tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn B at final yoh of last st, do not fasten off Yarn C but continue with Yarn B in Row 51, turn. [49 sts]

Row 51 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (5ch, miss next st, 1dc in next st) to end, turn. [24 x 5-ch-sps]

Row 52 (WS) 3ch, 1dc in next 5-ch-sp, (1ch, miss next st, 1dc in next 5-ch-sp) to final 5-ch-sp, 1tr in final st, re-join with Yarn C at final yoh of last st, fasten off Yarn B, turn. [26 sts and 23 x 1-ch-sps]

Row 53 (RS) 3ch, 1tr in next st, (1tr in next 1-ch-sp, 1tr in next st) until final st, 1tr in final st (which is the top of the 3 ch), turn. [49 sts]

In Row 54 there will be yarn changes between Yarn C and Yarn H. The non-working loose strand of yarn is carried along and re-joined each time as indicated. Do not pull the yarn too tight when re-joining. Do not worry about the loose strands of yarn, these will be crocheted around and neatened in the next row.

Row 54 (WS) 4ch (counts as first dtr), 1dtr in next st, *change to Yarn H by making 1ch bringing Yarn H through, miss next st, dtr2tog all in next st, change back to Yarn C by making 1ch bringing Yarn C through, miss next st, 1dtr in next st**, 1ch, miss next st, 1dtr in next st, repeat from * 7 times ending final repeat at **, 1dtr in final st, turn. [18 sts in Yarn C, 8 cluster sts in Yarn H and 23 ch-sps]

In Row 55 make sure to crochet around the loose strands from Row 54 to cover them and neaten.

Row 55 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in each of first 2 sts, 1dc in next ch-sp, *1ch, miss next dtr cluster st, 1dc in next ch-sp**, (1dc in next st, 1dc in next ch-sp) 2 times, repeat from * 7 times ending final repeat at **, 1dc in each of final 2 sts, do not fasten off Yarn C, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [41 sts and 8 x 1-ch-sps]

Row 56 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 55, re-join Yarn H into first st, 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, *miss 2 sts, 7tr in next dtr cluster st in Row 54 (ensure hook goes under loose strand of yarn from Row 54 and 1-ch from Row 55), miss 2 sts (pay attention to the first st which is less clear to see), 1dc in next st, repeat from * 7 times, re-join with Yarn C at final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, fasten off Yarn H, turn. [8 mushroom shells] 

Row 57 (WS) 5ch (counts as first tr and 2 ch), miss 3 sts, 1dc in next st (the central st of the shell), *2ch, miss 3 sts, 1dtr in next st but work into st it is worked into below it in Row 55, 2ch, miss 3 sts, 1dc in next st (the central st of the shell), repeat from * 6 times, 2ch, miss 3 sts, 1tr in final st, turn. [17 sts and 16 x ch-sps]

Row 58 (RS) 3ch, (2tr in next 2-ch-sp, 1tr in next st) until final st, (the final st to crochet into is the 3^rd ch of the beginning 5 ch made at start of previous row), turn. [49 sts]

Row 59 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 tr and 1 ch), miss next st, 1tr in next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1tr in next st) to end, turn. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]

Row 60 (RS) 3ch, (1tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts] 

Rows 61 – 67 Repeat Rows 54 – 60.

Rows 68 – 73 Repeat Rows 54 – 59.

At end of Row 73 fasten off but do not cut Yarn C. Fasten off by bringing the ball of yarn through the final loop and leave it attached ready to be re-joined later. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]

And that’s Day 3… see you tomorrow for the next part of the scarf. And do remember to share progress and ask any questons in the Facebook Group…

Happy Crocheting everyone! 😄

Pattern in US Terms

See Day 1 for abbreviations.

Row 48 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 47, join Yarn C into 3^rd ch of first 4 ch made in Row 47, 3ch (counts as first dc here and throughout), (1dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn B at final yoh of last st, do not fasten off Yarn C but continue with Yarn B in Row 49, turn. [49 sts] 

Row 49 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch), skip next st, 1dc in next st, (1ch, skip next st, 1dc in next st) to end, fasten off but do not cut Yarn B. Fasten off by bringing the ball of yarn through the final loop and leave it attached ready to be re-joined later.  [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]

Row 50 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 49, re-join Yarn C into 3^rd ch of first 4 ch made in Row 49, 3ch, (1dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn B at final yoh of last st, do not fasten off Yarn C but continue with Yarn B in Row 51, turn. [49 sts]

Row 51 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (5ch, skip next st, 1sc in next st) to end, turn. [24 x 5-ch-sps]

Row 52 (WS) 3ch, 1sc in next 5-ch-sp, (1ch, skip next st, 1sc in next 5-ch-sp) to final 5-ch-sp, 1dc in final st, re-join with Yarn C at final yoh of last st, fasten off Yarn B, turn. [26 sts and 23 x 1-ch-sps]

Row 53 (RS) 3ch, 1dc in next st, (1dc in next 1-ch-sp, 1dc in next st) until final st, 1dc in final st (which is the top of the 3 ch), turn. [49 sts]

In Row 54 there will be yarn changes between Yarn C and Yarn H. The non-working loose strand of yarn is carried along and re-joined each time as indicated. Do not pull the yarn too tight when re-joining. Do not worry about the loose strands of yarn, these will be crocheted around and neatened in the next row.

Row 54 (WS) 4ch (counts as first tr), 1tr in next st, *change to Yarn H by making 1ch bringing Yarn H through, skip next st, tr2tog all in next st, change back to Yarn C by making 1ch bringing Yarn C through, skip next st, 1tr in next st**, 1ch, skip next st, 1tr in next st, repeat from * 7 times ending final repeat at **, 1tr in final st, turn. [18 sts in Yarn C, 8 cluster sts in Yarn H and 23 ch-sps]

In Row 55 make sure to crochet around the loose strands from Row 54 to cover them and neaten.

Row 55 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in each of first 2 sts, 1sc in next ch-sp, *1ch, skip next tr cluster st, 1sc in next ch-sp**, (1sc in next st, 1sc in next ch-sp) 2 times, repeat from * 7 times ending final repeat at **, 1sc in each of final 2 sts, do not fasten off Yarn C, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [41 sts and 8 x 1-ch-sps]

Row 56 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 55, re-join Yarn H into first st, 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, *skip 2 sts, 7dc in next tr cluster st in Row 54 (ensure hook goes under loose strand of yarn from Row 54 and 1-ch from Row 55), skip 2 sts (pay attention to the first st which is less clear to see), 1sc in next st, repeat from * 7 times, re-join with Yarn C at final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, fasten off Yarn H, turn. [8 mushroom shells] 

Row 57 (WS) 5ch (counts as first dc and 2 ch), skip 3 sts, 1sc in next st (the central st of the shell), *2ch, skip 3 sts, 1tr in next st but work into st it is worked into below it in Row 55, 2ch, skip 3 sts, 1sc in next st (the central st of the shell), repeat from * 6 times, 2ch, skip 3 sts, 1dc in final st, turn. [17 sts and 16 x ch-sps]

Row 58 (RS) 3ch, (2dc in next 2-ch-sp, 1dc in next st) until final st, (the final st to crochet into is the 3^rd ch of the beginning 5 ch made at start of previous row), turn. [49 sts]

Row 59 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch), skip next st, 1dc in next st, (1ch, skip next st, 1dc in next st) to end, turn. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]

Row 60 (RS) 3ch, (1dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts] 

Rows 61 – 67 Repeat Rows 54 – 60.

Rows 68 – 73 Repeat Rows 54 – 59.

At end of Row 73 fasten off but do not cut Yarn C. Fasten off by bringing the ball of yarn through the final loop and leave it attached ready to be re-joined later. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]