Hanami Dango (花見団子) is a dessert that is often had during the Spring. Hanami Dango is made up of 3 different colours of mochi, skewered together in a specific order. The pink ball goes on top, the white in the middle, and the green one at the bottom. There isn’t much flavour to the pink and white mochi balls, but the green one is often flavoured with mugwort puree (or matcha because it’s easier to source).

TERMINOLOGY

st(s): stitch(es)
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: two single crochet in one stitch
dec: invisible decrease, single crochet two stitches together through the front loops only
FLO: crochet only in the front loops (loop closest to you) of each stitch
(…) x #: repeat anything in the parenthesis however many times the number indicates
#: total number of stitches for that row
#sc: one ss in the following # stitches

MATERIALS

• WeCrochet Shine Sport Yarn 
• 3.25mm Crochet Hook (3mm or 2.75mm if you are working the regular single crochet stitch)
• Scissors
• Darning Needle
• Locking Stitch Markers (Optional)
• Pins
• Polyfil Stuffing or Scrap Yarn