#mycelia my mushroom queen

[dailypeskybird]

New Year new….me?

FFABs closest adjacent to Spore mother😊✨

[jagosarts]

This was my second? doll I crafted, took me a long time to get her the way I wanted her to look. Her name is Mycelia Redcap, she is a mother mushroom and queen of the hivemind. <3

I posted more photos of her on my doll crafts blog on instagram!

[lacys-crochet-corner]

So I got a bag full of yarn a couple of days ago...

I've known for awhile that I wanted to do a mushroom person of some kind for my next big costume.

Lady Cor was a huge success - I had a lot of people ask for photos and people seemed to like it.

I hate that I wasn't able to finish the lantern purse I was making, but I hope to finish it sometime next year.

But I digress.

My crochet costume 2025...

Queen Lilachina

Named for Inocybe lilacina, or the Lilac Fibrecap. Queen Lilachina is as pretty as she is poisonous. I'll be using mostly lilac, orchid and white with sparkles in it.

For this project (as of posting), there will be five costume parts:

Part 1: Skirt

This is going to be pretty basic. Lilac main body and white sparkly for the under ruffle. I think I'm going to try to get some plain white without glitter for the main color switch at the border. Might remove the circles on the skirt. Might have chains of mycelia trail from the skirt. I don't think I'll do the standard tie waistband that's in the patter, I'll think of a different way to cinch it smaller if I end up loosing weight again.

Part 2: Leg Skirts

Lilac and sparkly white.

Part 3: Shrug

Obviously, this shrug is very busy with colors. I'll most likely stick with the lilac, white, with some pops of orchid that will be visible at the top of the hat as well.

Part 4: Hat

The top of the hat will be orchid and will fade into the lilac. I do plan to put strings of chain stitches throughout the hat under the gills. Kind of like mycelia hanging down. I'll be using a white yarn with glitter in it.

Part 5: Gloves

No pattern, just vibes. I plan to make a very simple glove, possibly with a ridge along the fingertips. Chain stitches of mycelia will be in the gloves, so as I reach out, mycelia hangs down.

Do I know how to make gloves?

No!

Have I ever made them?

Kinda!

I had some quick gloves I made for Lady Cor. They weren't anything to write home about and made by the seat of my pants.

These gloves will probably be the same. Since the shrug is long-sleeved, these will be shorter gloves.

Now, I'm still not sure about what kind of shoes to wear or what sort of bag to carry. I have no idea what sort of bag a mushroom queen would carry, or what shoes she would wear for that matter. It seems like just don't a mushroom bag would be a little cheating, but I'm not sure.

I'm also not sure about what sort of too to wear for the costume. I can't wear just the shrug, obviously. Any ideas of what I could wear, or any patterns for something that would fit?

So, ready to go! If you're interested in coming along on this journey, I'll tag everything in this as Queen Lilachina.

I've gone ahead and started on the skirt, so...

Day 1: Skirt

Part of the waistband.