With this pattern you can make yourself a happy little tree friend or a cute toadstool companion. For the Tree Folk you can use a range of yarn colours: different greens for the crown (variegated colours look good) or russet if you want an autumnal tree, and various browns and greys for the trunk. For the Fungus Folk the instantly recognisable red with white spots of the Amanita muscaria or fly agaric is a great choice, but you can make it in any colour, or to look like any mushroom you like.

The pattern is quite straightforward and suitable for beginner/intermediate crocheters. The instructions are detailed and easy to follow if you know the basic stitches and techniques used to make amigurumi, with lots of photos to help with the more tricky techniques. They are written in English using US crochet terms, and the list of abbreviations includes the UK alternatives. The pattern is a downloadable PDF file and you will need Adobe Reader to open it. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have as you are making it.

Finished size:
Tree Folk: approximately 12 cm/5” tall.
Fungus Folk: approximately 10 cm/4” tall.

Materials:
Use double knitting (DK) weight yarn (amounts below are approximate). This is equivalent to 3:light in the US and 8 ply in Australia/NZ. You can completely substitute thinner or thicker yarn and the pattern should still be in proportion, though you may need to change the hook size and the amount of yarn needed will be different.

Tree Folk:
20g yarn for crown of tree/leaves.
10g yarn for trunk/body.

Fungus Folk:
10g red yarn.
10g cream yarn.

Stuffing.
1 pair 7.5mm amber safety eyes for Tree Folk.
1 pair 6mm black safety eyes for Fungus Folk.
Black thread or yarn to sew mouth.
Tapestry needle.