This project has allowed me to feel like I have gone foraging for real mushrooms. The piece makes a nice decorative statement on your kitchen window slipped onto leftover wine corks.

I wrote the stem pattern in three different sizes- the smallest for those who choose not to felt, and the medium and large for those who do felt. Whether or not you choose to felt, this small, quick piece knits into a wild mushroom.

SKILLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
working in the round, decreasing, attaching pieces, hand felting (optional)
sts= stitches, k= knit, p= purl, P2TOG= purl two stitches together, rep= repeat

YOU WILL NEED
sport-weight yarn (I used Blue Sky Fibers Alpaca Silk in two colors- white and truffle),
size 2 3/4 mm (U.S. 2) needles (four double-pointed or one circular),
a tapestry needle,
a small bowl/container and stirring device for felting (I used a silicone spatula.)