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Welcome (back) to the Blog: 4 Years Later

Hi guys! Happy blogaversary. It's been a while I know, I haven't posted since February. A LOT has happened in my life since I began this blog exactly 4 years ago. I've also changed a lot as a person. So for this post, I'll be welcoming you all back to the blog, letting you know why I ghosted the blog, and welcoming myself back into posting here.  So Where'd You Go?  When I started this blog I was a freshman in high school, and I just finished my freshman year of college. And I'm graduating 2 years early next year. That should explain why I haven't been posting as much here, but if it doesn't, I have more.  I have been extraordinarily busy with a bunch of stuff inside and outside of school. Volunteering, trying to upkeep my mental and physical health, dealing with the transition of living in a new state for high school, and then living alone in a different section of the same state for college, all while essentially failing at socializing.  Definitely hav...
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Crochet Mushroom Top

 Hello! Today I will be sharing a pattern for a crochet mushroom top. This took me about a week and a half to do without breaks (I took a lot) and it looks absolutely adorable! 

Now before we begin, this post does contain affiliate links that I made using Chirpyest, these specific links are used for the styling ideas portion of this post, but these links are not the particular products that I am wearing in these pictures. Still, they are similar ones from brands that many people buy from. Please go to my disclaimer page and my privacy policy page to learn more. 


Materials: Weight 4 yarn in red and white, tapestry needle, and a 5mm hook. 

Top:  In red 
1: Crochet a chain the length you want your top to be +1. Single crochet into the second chain from your hook and chain 1. 
2-50: Repeat row 1 until the top is long enough to wrap around your torso. You can either slip stitch the ends together or make a lace-up closure by making a very long chain and inserting the chain into every 3 stitches in the way that you lace up your shoes. 

Sleeves: In red
Put the top on and mark where you want your sleeves to start on the front and back using a stitch marker. Make sure that the sleeves will be an even length apart. 
1: Insert your yarn into where you marked the sleeves and chain a chain that is long enough to wrap around your shoulders comfortably, then slip stitch into the stitch marker that it matches with on the other side. Do this again on the other side to make the other sleeve. 

Dots: In white using any hook you'd like 
Tiny: in a magic circle, sc 8, slip stitch, close circle. Fasten off and use loose ends to attach circles to the top. 

Small: mc, sc 8, slip stitch, close circle, inc in every stitch, slip stitch. Fasten off and use loose ends to attach circles to the top.

Medium: mc, sc8, slip stitch, inc in every stitch, slip stitch, (1sc, inc) 8 times, slip stitch. Fasten off and use loose ends to attach circles to the top.

Large: mc, sc8, slip stitch, inc in every stitch, slpst, (1sc, inc) 8 times, slpst, (inc,1sc,1sc) 8 times, slpst, Fasten off and use loose ends to attach circles to top.

Bonus!!

Heart: magic circle, ch 2, 3 treble crochet into ring, 3 dc into ring, ch 1 into the ring, 1 treble crochet into ring, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tc, ch 2, slpst into the ring, Fasten off and use loose ends to attach circles to top. 

Styling Ideas 


2: With baggy jeans
3: With a black maxi skirt





My favorite outfit was the one with the jeans. Comment your favorite! 

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