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Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern

Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates Tofi, a charming mushroom amigurumi with a large spotted cap and tiny accessories like a mug and embroidered grass. It uses super bulky yarn and simple amigurumi techniques so you can focus on shaping and placement. The pattern includes full parts for stem, cap, arms, legs, cheeks, spots and assembly instructions.

Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Detailed photos guide you through tricky steps like creating the mug handle and sewing spots onto the cap. A finishing section explains final placement and grass embroidery to personalize your Tofi.

Why You'll Love This Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple building-block amigurumi pieces into a character with so much personality. I enjoy how the large mushroom cap becomes the star, while small details like the mug and embroidered grass really bring Tofi to life. The pattern is friendly to intermediate crocheters but still allows creative customization at every step. Making Tofi feels rewarding quickly because the super bulky yarn builds size fast and finishes beautifully.

Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how much you can personalize Tofi by changing colors — try pastel shades for a soft nursery look or jewel tones for a bold shelf buddy.

If you want a smaller version, swap to lighter yarn and a smaller hook; this creates a cute mini keychain-sized Tofi.

To make Tofi extra snuggly, use a chenille or bulky boucle yarn and a larger hook for a plush finish that feels delightful to hold.

Customize the mushroom spots by varying sizes or using embroidered outlines instead of sewn circles for a different visual texture.

Change the facial expression by moving the mouth or eyebrows slightly — a higher smile or angled eyebrows completely changes the character.

Add removable accessories like a tiny crocheted scarf or hat using contrasting colors to make Tofi seasonally themed.

Try adding wire to the arms for posability so Tofi can hold different props like a tiny crochet book or a small flower.

Experiment with embroidery: add tiny daisies or a vine motif around the stem for a whimsical garden theme.

Make a matching mini Tofi in a contrasting color palette for a collectible pair that displays nicely together.

I often adjust filling density: firmer stuffing in the face keeps features smooth while softer stuffing in the cap gives it a cushy look; try both to see what you prefer.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not using a stitch marker while working rounds can cause lost stitch counts; place a marker at the start of every round and move it each round to maintain accurate counts. ✗ Overstuffing the stem or cap will distort the shape and make assembly difficult; stuff firmly where indicated but add filling gradually and shape as you go for a smooth finish. ✗ Attaching spots or facial features without pinning results in asymmetry; pin and photograph the placement before sewing to ensure even spacing and alignment. ✗ Using inconsistent tension when changing yarn color sections can create visible ridges; keep your tension steady when switching yarns and gently block shapes if needed to even surface. ✗ Failing to leave long tails for assembly (like mug and spots) forces rethreading and extra work; always fasten off with the long tail when the instruction requests it so you can sew elements easily.

Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern

Make your own adorable Tofi the Mushroom with step-by-step instructions, photos, and full assembly notes. This pattern uses super bulky yarn and simple amigurumi techniques so you can create a cuddly character with cute embroidered details. Youll learn to crochet the stem, cap, arms, legs, cheeks, spots and tiny mug — then assemble and embellish with grass embroidery. Perfect as a special handmade gift or a colorful addition to your shelf.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Tofi the Mushroom Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70818) Green - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [Less than 1 ball, around 50g]
  • 02
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70804) Beige - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [1.5 balls, around 120g]
  • 03
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70825) Warm Brown - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [Less than 1 ball, around 50g]
  • 04
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70806) Yellow - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [2.5 balls, around 250g]
  • 05
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70801) White - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [Less than 1 ball, around 50g]
  • 06
    Himalaya Everyday Big (70815) Red - 100% Anti-pilling acrylic [Less than 1 ball, around 20g]

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 6mm (10/0)
  • 02
    Optional crochet hook size 2.5mm (4/0) for mini example or tight details
  • 03
    Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
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    Scissors
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    Stitch markers
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    Polyester stuffing (filling material)
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    Safety eyes 1cm (0.3 inch) - Black
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    Spare small amount of black yarn for bee embroidery (optional)
  • 09
    Pins for positioning pieces during assembly

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— MUG :

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Depending on the tone of your brown yarn color, Tofi will be drinking tea, coffee or hot chocolate :) With your BROWN yarn, start your mug:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 6sc in the loop. [6st]

Round 2 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [9st]

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Change to YELLOW yarn.

Round 3 :

[YELLOW] BACK LOOP this row, sc all around. [9st]

Round 4 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 5 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 6 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 7 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 8 :

1 sc, 1 dec. Repeat. [6sc] Fasten off with a very long tail.

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With the help of a pencil, push the brown part in, as the inside part of the cup. You can very, very lightly stuff the rest of the cup.

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Using your long tail, weave loose ends through each stitch and pull it close.

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Feed your tail inside first, then pull it out from where you want the bottom of your mug handle to start. Using adjacent stitches, attach your yarn tail. Chain 9 (or more, if you think you need more) and attach your last chain to the brim of the mug with a slip stitch and fasten off.

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I also used this new yarn tail to weave it back in and come out again to shape my handle as an half-S shape.

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Leave a long tail again, you will use this to sew the mug to the hands.

— SPOTS (x6) :

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With your white yarn:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 8sc in the loop. [8st]

Round 2 :

Increase each stitch. [16st]

Round 3 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [24st]

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Fasten off with a long tail, you will use this tail to sew the spots to the mushroom cap later.

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Make at least six. If you want spottier mushroom, make eight. I ended up making eight :)

— CHEEKS (x2) :

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With your RED yarn, chain 3. We'll make a simple bobble stitch of 3 columns to the first stitch.

Instruction 1 :

Yarn over, using the first chain you created, pull up a loop. You have 3 loops on the hook. Pull through the first two. You have 2 loops on the hook.

Instruction 2 :

On the same stitch, do it again: Yarn over, pull up a loop. You have 4 loops on the hook. Pull through the first two. You have 3 loops on the hook.

Instruction 3 :

On the same stitch, do it again: Yarn over, pull up a loop. You have 5 loops on the hook. Pull through the first two. You have 4 loops on the hook.

Instruction 4 :

Pull through all of them. Chain 1 to fasten off. Cut a long tail, we'll use both of the tails to sew the cheeks. Push your bobble out to give it a round shape.

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Make two.

— LEGS (X2) :

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We start from the feet. With your GREEN yarn:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 6sc in the loop. [6st]

Round 2 :

Increase all stitches. [12st]

Round 3 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [18st]

Round 4 :

BACK LOOP this row, sc all around. [18 st]

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Change to BEIGE yarn.

Round 5 :

[BEIGE] Sc all around. [18st]

Round 6 :

Sc all around. [18st]

Round 7 :

Sc all around. [18st] Fasten off with a long tail.

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Make two. Stuff firmly.

— ARMS (X2) :

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With your BEIGE yarn:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 6sc in the loop. [6st]

Round 2 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [9st]

Round 3 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 4 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 5 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 6 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 7 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 8 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 9 :

Sc all around. [9st]

Round 10 :

Sc all around. [9st]

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Stuff firmly at the hands, then lightly towards the arm. Fold half, sc across the top to close the arm.

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Make two.

— MUSHROOM STEM :

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We start our mushroom from the bottom. With your GREEN yarn:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 8sc in the loop. [8st]

Round 2 :

Increase all stitches. [16st]

Round 3 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [24st]

Round 4 :

2 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [32st]

Round 5 :

3 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [40st]

Round 6 :

4 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [48st]

Round 7 :

5 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [56st]

Round 8 :

BACK LOOP this row, sc all around. [56st]

Round 9 :

Sc all around. [56st] Change to BEIGE yarn.

Rounds 10-24 :

[BEIGE] 15 rows of sc all around. [56st] Change to BROWN yarn.

Round 25 :

[BROWN] 6 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [64st]

Round 26 :

7sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [72st]

Round 27 :

8sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [80st]

Round 28 :

19sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [84st]

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Put a marker on your last stitch and fasten off.

— MUSHROOM CAP :

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With your YELLOW yarn:

Round 1 :

Start with a magic circle, 6sc in the loop. [6st]

Round 2 :

Increase all stitches. [12st]

Round 3 :

1 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [18st]

Round 4 :

2 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [24st]

Round 5 :

3 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [30st]

Round 6 :

4 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [36st]

Round 7 :

5 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [42st]

Round 8 :

6 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [48st]

Round 9 :

7 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [54st]

Round 10 :

8 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [60st]

Round 11 :

9 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [66st]

Round 12 :

10 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [72st]

Round 13 :

11 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [78st]

Round 14 :

12 sc, 1 inc. Repeat. [84st]

Rounds 15-26 :

12 rows of sc all around. [84st]

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Firmly fill the mushroom cap halfway. Fill firmly as you go:

Round 27 :

Sandwich this row and the last BROWN row of mushroom stem together, sc all around. [84st]

Rounds 28-30 :

Continue only with YELLOW, 3 rows of sc all around. [84st]

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Fasten off, shape the underside of the mushroom cap, creating a deep channel underneath.

— FACE :

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Use this photo as a reference how to place the face. Your marker needs to be at the back of your project.

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I recommend starting by placing the eyebrows. Counting beige rows from the top, leave the first beige row clear.

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Place the top of the first eyebrow between row 1-2 and the bottom of the eyebrow between row 3-4. In total, the eyebrow is 2sc wide.

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Between two eyebrows (the top part), there are 3sc.

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Place your Amigurumi eyes between row 3-4, where the top and the bottom of the eyebrow aligns.

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Place your cheeks by feeding the end tails in and making a knot inside. The cheek is between row 5-7.

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For the mouth, make a simple U shape between row 5-6.

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After completing the face, stuff the beige part of the mushroom stem very firmly, leave brown part empty for now.

— FINAL PLACEMENT :

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SPOTS: Sew the white spots all around the mushroom cap.

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I started by placing one on the left side of the face and then gone up and right, evenly distributing the spots.

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I made 8 spots for a spottier look, but for smaller Tofis, 6 spots would be enough.

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MUG: Position your mug so that it stays properly up and using the long tail, sew it to inside of both hands. I prefer sewing the mug first, as it is easier to see where I am putting it. But if you really can't see where it will go, wait after you sew the arms in.

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ARMS: Position the top of the arms like this / \ between top BEIGE rows 4-7, just past 2 sc from the cheeks. Make sure the mug is holding up. You can adjust the arms depending on how you want Tofi to hold the mug.

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LEGS: Starting from the green back loop, sew your legs at the bottom 9 rows. Make sure that Tofi can sit properly without falling over to his face :) The outer stitches of the legs are roughly on the same line of where the arms end.

— GRASS EMBROIDERY :

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Use these photos as your reference.

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You have all the creative freedom here, but here is what I did: I used the green back loop stitches to make simple V lines, first.

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I placed a couple of white Vs as flowers and few double-brown lines as cattail plants.

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Since my Tofi is yellow, I also added a tiny bee, simple going over the same stitch with yellow and a bit of spare black yarn. I added a white V for bee wings.

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Place your plants all around the mushroom backside starting from one leg to the other.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the white spots to the mushroom cap evenly, starting from the left side of the face and working up and right; use the long tails left from the spots for sewing.
  • Position and sew the mug between both hands using the long tail from the mug; attach it so it sits upright before sewing the arms in permanently.
  • Position and sew the tops of the arms between top beige rows 4-7, about 2 sc away from the cheeks, then adjust angle so Tofi holds the mug naturally.
  • Sew the legs using the green back loop line to the bottom nine rows so Tofi can sit stably; align outer stitches of legs with where the arms end.
  • Attach the mushroom cap by sandwiching the cap row with the stem brown row (row 27) and sewing securely; shape the cap underside to create a deep channel and close neatly.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of rounds and to mark the back of the project for face placement.
  • 💡Stuff the stem and cap firmly but gradually, adjusting stuffing to get smooth, rounded shapes without overfilling.
  • 💡Leave long tails when fastening off for pieces you will sew later (spots, mug, cheeks) to make attachment easier.
  • 💡Pin and photograph placements (spots, eyes, arms) before sewing to ensure symmetry and correct spacing.
  • 💡Weave in ends as you go when possible to avoid bulky areas when finishing and assembling pieces.

Tofi the Mushroom is a joyful, handmade character that brightens any shelf or gift box. This pattern helps you create a lovable mushroom friend with charming details like a tiny mug and embroidered grass. Enjoy the process and customize colors and embroidery to make Tofi your own. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished Tofi measures approximately 25cm (9.8 inches) in height when made with the recommended super bulky yarn and a 6mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight to alter the final size; using thicker yarn will make a bigger, fluffier Tofi while thinner yarn will produce a smaller version — adjust hook size accordingly.

Do I need advanced crochet skills to make this?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic amigurumi skills like working in the round, increases, decreases and simple embroidery are recommended for best results.

How long will this project typically take?

Most crocheters complete this project in about 5-7 hours depending on experience, customization and how much embroidery you add.

What size safety eyes should I use?

The pattern recommends safety eyes approximately 1cm (0.3 inch) in black for the face proportions shown.