wee mushroom

“Life lines are entangled: candy cane and matsutake; matsutake and its host trees; host trees and herbs, mosses, insects, soil bacteria, and forest animals; heaving bumps and mushroom pickers. Matsutake pickers are alert to life lines in the forest; searching with all the senses creates this alertness. It is a form of forest knowledge and appreciation without the completeness of classification. Instead, searching brings us to the liveliness of beings experienced as subjects rather than objects.” ― Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins I want to thank you for all of your much appreciated and constant support. You make it possible for me to use the skills I have and explore and grow designs I want you to enjoy! And with that thought in mind - I hope you take pleasure with this pattern and decorate your space with a few wee mushrooms this year! This is a pattern for a small mushroom knit in 2 pieces in the round and with a bit of embroidered detail. Have fun, experiment with colour and stitchery! **yarn:** Shetland 4ply by Gathered Sheep Yarns; Fingering; 100% Pure Shetland Wool; 233yds (213m) **approximate yarn amounts:** Small amounts of yarn in 2 or 3 colours; approximately 1.5g - 2g per colour I used Hot Cherry & Kamelos for my shorter mushroom and Ghoulish Cocktail & Kamelos for my taller mushroom. **needles:** 2.0mm (us no 0) DPNs 4in/10cm **gauge:** 32 sts x 32 rows = 4in/10cm measured over stockinette Though gauge is not important for this project, you will want to make sure your sts are tight. **approximate finished size:** shorter - 1.5in / 3.5cm (h) x 1.5 / 3.5cm (d) taller - 2in / 5cm (h) x 1.5 / 3.5cm (d) **additional tools:** needle to weave in ends, small bit of wool stuffing