The Bark Backpack

❉ What you get! Create a whimsical and fantastical Bark Backpack for yourself with this highly detailed 17 Page pattern packed with photos, instructions and charts! Your backpack will comprise of a tree stump base and rugged bark texture with leaf flap and strong, green straps. Instructions are then included for how to make mushrooms, leaves and moss to embellish your backpack. ❉ Supplies: Yarn - For the tree stump base: 25g light brown and 25g medium brown aran yarn For the bark texture: 300g dark brown yarn For the Leaf Flap: 25g mixed green aran yarn For the Straps: 45g green aran yarn For embellishments: DK and aran yarn scraps (less than 10g of each colour) in green tones, earth tones, red and white Moss yarns (suggestions for yarns to use to imitate moss are included in the pattern) Recommended hooks - 4, 5 and 6mm hooks are essential. 3.5, 4.5, 5.5mm hooks are advised, but the bigger hook sizes above can be used with tighter tension. Notions - Yarn needle, stitch markers and measuring tape. ❉ Experience Level: This pattern is recommended for intermediate crafters or adventurous beginners. You will need to know basic crochet stitches (including increase/decrease, front/back post), how to work with a magic ring and how to read a crochet chart. Instructions for how to read my charts are given. ❉ Sizing: This pattern is not size specific. ❉ Pattern Notes: This pattern uses US crochet terms. ❉ Usage: You may absolutely sell anything you personally make from this pattern! This excludes mass production methods. According to creative seller best practices, I ask that you please consider crediting myself, Whymsi Row, as the pattern designer on your online item listing(s). Of course I cannot enforce this, but I do the same for my fellow creatives because it is a nice gesture and a sign of respect for one another’s work. Please note that the information and photos in this pattern are the sole copyrighted property of Whymsi Row ©2026. You may not distribute or replicate this pattern, modified/translated or not, in any form. You may not recreate this pattern by looking at the photos and then sell or offer the pattern for free as your own. Unauthorized distribution of these patterns will result in immediate DMCA takedown notices and abuse reports filed with relevant hosting providers and platforms.