How to Crochet Eggplant Mushroom Keychain for Beginners

The eggplant mushroom keychain is a unique kawaii style amigurumi that you can learn in this post with a step-by-step tutorial from Hanabi Amigurumi. The approach to crochet this mushroom eggplant and to assemble the small parts is completely no-sew and so great project for learning this technique.

This eggplant mushroom features a chubby body, a mushroom hat but in the eggplant color and a tiny sprout. You will also no need to sew the the limbs but the special stitch has been used for them. This eggplant mushroom can be presented as a creative crochet gift.

You will find the video guide for crocheting this eggplant at the end of this post. For getting more insights about this crochet project, follow through with us below.

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Skills You Will Learn: Forming a magic ring, working in continuous rounds, and single crochets, increases and decreases. Intermediate techniques such as crocheting bobble stitches and working with hot glue is necessary. Working with two yarns at the same time is also important. Tutor also works in FLO and BLO.

Guide Span: 18 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: You can also try other combinations like strawberry mushroom, mango mushroom, banana mushroom, etc. You could embroider a smiling mouth as the tutor don't use this. Adjusting the size by using varying yarn weights and hook sizes allows for larger and smaller amigurumi.

Crochet an Eggplant Mushroom Keychain Tutorial

This crochet mushroom eggplant is a great way to practice color-changes and learning new no-sew techniques. This way, you can move towards designing your own crochet amigurumi characters. Perfect as a handmade gift, this project will be a hit. The tutorial to crochet this amigurumi provides both verbal and written instructions. For verbal, instructions, make sure to turn ON the subtitles to English.

Crocheting the Mushroom Top: Begins with purple yarn and a magic ring, working single crochets and increases to shape the dome-like top.
Crochet the Stalk and Details: The white stalk is worked with continuous rounds of single crochets. Additional stitches like bobbles are used to create texture legs and arms. You will change the color and continue working around to crochet the white body along with the limbs where needed.
Assembly: After finishing individual parts, the components are stitched together, ensuring neat alignment. The tutorial highlights the importance of proper stuffing for a full and stable shape.
Final Embellishments: Safety eyes are attached, and the keychain is secured for functional use. Optional details, such as embroidery or color variations, can enhance the design.

Stitch Guide

Following are the stitches used in the crochet eggplant mushroom keychain tutorial and quick guides for crocheting each:

sc: Single Crochet – Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
inc: Increase – Work two single crochets in the same stitch.
sl st: Slip Stitch – Insert hook, yarn over, and pull through both loops.
bobble st: Bobble Stitch – Yarn over, insert hook, pull through, and repeat to create a cluster before pulling through all loops.
FLO: Front Loop Only: You have to work in the front of the top V-loops.

Note: Tutor mostly ignores using the abbreviations in the instructions.