Pattern difficulty: Easy

Ready, set, bowl! This whimsical amigurumi play set features funky fungi bowling pins and an adorably plump acorn ball. A carrying basket completes the set and keeps everything together. Let your little ones explore these textured toys, practice standing the mushrooms upright, tossing and catching the ball, and develop the motor skills needed to aim, roll the ball, and knock down those pins. They also make great props for open-ended play for imagining tales of fairies and woodland critters.

You will need:
Bulky weight yarn: 6 colors total
Mushrooms: Approx. 78 yd/71 m each in 3 colors of choice
Acorn ball: Approx. 25 yd/23 m in light brown (MC) and 10 yd/9 m in dark brown (CC)
Basket: Approx. 94 yards in one color of choice
Size H/5mm crochet hook
Stitch marker
Polyester Fiberfill
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Sample yarn used:
Lion Brand Hue and Me in Saffron, Grapefruit, and Arrowwood for mushrooms, Toast and Terra for acorn, Artichoke for basket (less than one full skein used for each color)

Stitches/terms used:
Main Color (mc)
Contrast Color (cc)
Magic Loop
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Single crochet (sc)
Extended single crochet (esc)
Back loop single crochet (blsc)
Single crochet increase (inc)
Single crochet decrease (dec)
French knot embroidery stitch (photo tutorial included)

Finished measurements:
Mushrooms: 5 in/12.7 cm tall, 4.5 in/11.4 cm wide (at top)
Small acorn ball: 5 in/12.7 cm diameter
Large acorn ball: 7 in/17.8 cm diameter
Basket: 10 in/25.4 cm long, 5 in/12.7 wide, 4.5 in/11.4 cm tall