Free Mushie Friend Pattern

Written By Jackie Smith

Thank you for checking out my free pattern! Below you’ll find my first free published pattern, where you can make your own little mushie friend!

This is a beginner/advanced beginner pattern that is no-sew.

Please note that this pattern is for personal use only and you may not alter, copy or sell it. However, you may sell the finished little plushies, and in your item descriptions if you could credit me (@knotsandquacks on most social media!) I would love to see your creations! Tag me so I can see! :)

This little guy is perfect for markets, and I especially like to make key chains. If you’d like to make some different varieties of mushie friends, the full pattern is available to purchase here on my website, or on etsy!

Materials

  • Yarn - I use worsted weight acrylic yarn or DK cotton yarn for this project

  • Hook - 3.25mm for the acrylic yarn or 2.5mm for the cotton

  • Scissors

  • Stitch Marker

  • Yarn Needle

  • 6mm Safety Eyes - You can also embroider the eyes with black yarn or embroidery floss if you have it!

  • Polyfill

Abbreviations

  • R - Round/Rounds

  • St/sts - Stitch/stitches

  • Sc - Single Crochet

  • MC - Magic Circle

  • Inc - Single Crochet increase

  • { } - Anything in these is repeated for a number of times noted in the pattern

  • ( ) - Anything in these is the total number of stitches in that particular row

  • Sl st - Slip Stitch

  • Dec - Single Crochet decrease - I like to use the invisible decrease method

  • FL/FLO - Front loops/front loops only

  • BL/BLO - Back loops/back loops only

  • FO - Fasten off

  • BO - Bobble stitch - Yarn over, insert hook and draw up a loop, pull through two loops and repeat until you have 5 loops on your hook, then yarn over and draw up a loop through all five loops. (See image below)

Start with the cap (in red):

R1 - 6sc in MC (6)

R2 - Inc in each st (12)

R3 - Inc in each st (24)

R4 - {3sc, inc} x6 (30)

R5 - In FLO, sc around (30)

R6 - Sl st around (30)

FO and weave in end.

Body (in white)

Attach yarn in the BLs from R5 of the cap.

R1 - In BLO, sc around (30)

R2 - {sc, dec} x10 (20)

R3 - Dec, 8sc, dec, 8sc (18)

R4 - {sc, dec} x6 (12)

Stuff cap

R5 - Sc around (12)

R6 - {sc, inc} x6 (18)

R7 - 5sc, BO, 6sc, BO, 5sc (18)

R8 - Sc around (18)

R9 - 5sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 4sc (16)

Note: Dec sts should line up with BO sts. You may have to adjust where in the row your decs are to line them up with the BO sts.

R10 - 5sc, BO, 5sc, BO, 4sc (16)

Insert safety eyes between R7 and R8 of the body with at least one space between the eyes. (Ignore this if you are embroidering them on!)

R11 - Dec around (8)

FO and sew the last ring closed. Leave a long tail, as I like to use the remainder to embroider the white dots on the cap with it.

And you’re done! Thank you for checking out my little pattern! Go forth and bring an army of little mushie friends into the world!

Jackie Smith