Crochet Tutorial: Lake Beaver Camping and Fishing Play Set – Free Crochet Pattern.

This playful crochet set features a thick round blue lake, a grassy woodland shore, an A-frame log cabin, pine trees, snowy mountains, a canoe with a fishing beaver, a dock with a second beaver, a campfire, a Lake Beaver sign, mushrooms, ducks, fish, flowers, ferns, logs, a bucket, and tiny campsite details.

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Pattern Overview

This free crochet pattern is written in US English crochet terms. The finished play set is designed as a display and gentle-play scene with many small pieces. The main base is a thick circular lake with a green shoreline attached to the back half.

The cabin, mountains, trees, dock, canoe, beavers, and accessories are made separately, then sewn or glued into position. For a child-safe version, sew every piece firmly and embroider the eyes instead of using plastic safety eyes.

• Skill level: Confident beginner to intermediate.
• Main techniques: Magic ring, single crochet, increases, decreases, back-loop work, front-loop work, surface slip stitch, simple shaping, light embroidery, and sewing.
• Finished base size: About 14 in wide and 2 in thick when using worsted weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.
• Finished cabin size: About 5 in tall, 4 in wide, and 4.5 in deep.
• Finished beavers: About 3 in seated.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in lake blue, grass green, dark green, olive green, forest green, brown, dark brown, tan, beige, cream, gray, charcoal, white, rust, orange, yellow, red, light blue, and black.
• 3.5 mm crochet hook for most pieces.
• 3.0 mm crochet hook for small accessories.
• Polyester fiberfill.
• Yarn needle.
• Stitch markers.
• Scissors.
• Black embroidery thread for eyes and facial details.
• White embroidery thread for fish lines and water ripples.
• Optional: cardboard or plastic canvas for the base, dock, and cabin floor.
• Optional: small amount of craft wire for fishing rods and pine tree trunks.

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• inc: 2 sc in the same stitch
• dec: single crochet 2 stitches together
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• MR: magic ring
• st: stitch
• sts: stitches
• FO: fasten off

Gauge and Notes

Gauge is not strict, but a tight fabric is important for amigurumi pieces. Your stitches should be firm enough that stuffing does not show. If your work has gaps, go down a hook size. If the base curls too much, go up a hook size for the flat lake rounds.

• Work in continuous rounds unless the pattern says to join.
• Use a stitch marker at the first stitch of each round.
• Stuff pieces gradually and firmly, but do not overstuff flat parts.
• The photographed layout has the lake in the front, grassy shore in the back, cabin on the left back side, mountains behind the cabin, dock on the right, canoe on the left front water, and campfire near the center shore.

Main Lake Base

The lake base is a thick blue circle with a raised side wall. The top is worked as a flat circle, then the side wall is crocheted downward. A second flat circle closes the bottom, making the base sturdy and rounded like the image.

Top Lake Circle

Use lake blue yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

1. R1: MR, 8 sc in ring. Do not join. 8 sts.
2. R2: inc in each st around. 16 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
4. R4: sc 2, inc around. 32 sts.
5. R5: sc 3, inc around. 40 sts.
6. R6: sc 4, inc around. 48 sts.
7. R7: sc 5, inc around. 56 sts.
8. R8: sc 6, inc around. 64 sts.
9. R9: sc 7, inc around. 72 sts.
10. R10: sc 8, inc around. 80 sts.
11. R11: sc 9, inc around. 88 sts.
12. R12: sc 10, inc around. 96 sts.
13. R13: sc 11, inc around. 104 sts.
14. R14: sc 12, inc around. 112 sts.
15. R15: sc 13, inc around. 120 sts.
16. R16: sc 14, inc around. 128 sts.
17. R17: sc 15, inc around. 136 sts.
18. R18: sc 16, inc around. 144 sts.

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Do not fasten off. Check that the circle lies mostly flat. A slight ripple will settle once the side wall and stuffing are added.

Lake Side Wall

1. R19: BLO sc in each st around. 144 sts.
2. R20 to R25: sc in each st around for 6 rounds. 144 sts each round.
3. R26: sl st loosely in each st around. 144 sts.

FO, leaving a long tail. Cut a circle of plastic canvas or firm cardboard slightly smaller than the lake top. Place it inside the base. Add a light layer of stuffing around the edge so the side wall looks padded.

Bottom Circle

Make a second circle in lake blue by repeating R1 to R18 of the top lake circle. FO with a very long tail. Hold the bottom circle against the side wall and whipstitch R18 of the bottom circle to the inner loops of R26 of the side wall. Add more stuffing before closing the final 3 in.

Water Texture

• With lake blue, surface sl st a spiral line from the center outward, following the round shape.
• With white embroidery thread, stitch 6 short curved water ripples around the canoe area.
• Add 3 tiny white fishing-line ripples near the dock and 2 near the front fish.

Green Shore Overlay

The grass piece covers the back half of the lake and creates the wooded camping area. Its lower edge should curve slightly into the lake, just like a soft grassy bank.

Use grass green yarn and a 3.5 mm hook. Work in rows.

1. Row 1: ch 75, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 74 sts.
2. Row 2: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 70, dec. 72 sts.
3. Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc across. 72 sts.
4. Row 4: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 68, dec. 70 sts.
5. Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc across. 70 sts.
6. Row 6: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 66, dec. 68 sts.
7. Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc across. 68 sts.
8. Row 8: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 64, dec. 66 sts.
9. Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc across. 66 sts.
10. Row 10: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 62, dec. 64 sts.
11. Row 11: ch 1, turn, sc across. 64 sts.
12. Row 12: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 60, dec. 62 sts.
13. Row 13: ch 1, turn, sc across. 62 sts.
14. Row 14: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 58, dec. 60 sts.
15. Row 15: ch 1, turn, sc across. 60 sts.
16. Row 16: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 56, dec. 58 sts.
17. Row 17: ch 1, turn, sc across. 58 sts.
18. Row 18: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 54, dec. 56 sts.
19. Row 19 to Row 23: ch 1, turn, sc across. 56 sts each row.

Do not fasten off. Work a border around the piece: sc evenly around all sides, placing 2 sc in each corner. Along the front shoreline edge, make a soft uneven bank by repeating sl st, sc, hdc, sc, sl st across. FO with a long tail.

Place the grass overlay across the back half of the lake. The straight upper edge sits near the back rim. The wavy edge faces the water. Sew around the edge using small stitches. Add random surface slip stitches in olive green and darker green to create the textured mossy look.

A-Frame Log Cabin

The cabin is a small triangular A-frame with a dark doorway, ribbed rust-brown roof panels, round log ends on the front, and a gray stone chimney with white smoke. Make the panels first, then sew them around a rectangle floor.

Cabin Floor

Use dark brown yarn.

1. Row 1: ch 21, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 20 sts.
2. Rows 2 to 12: ch 1, turn, sc across. 20 sts.

FO. For a stiff cabin, cut plastic canvas to match this rectangle and sew it under the floor.

Front A-Frame Panel With Door

Use medium brown yarn. Work in rows.

1. Row 1: ch 26, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 25 sts.
2. Rows 2 to 7: ch 1, turn, sc 8, ch 9, skip 9, sc 8. 25 sts including chains.
3. Row 8: ch 1, turn, sc 8, sc 9 across the chain space, sc 8. 25 sts.
4. Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc across. 25 sts.
5. Row 10: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 21, dec. 23 sts.
6. Row 11: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 19, dec. 21 sts.
7. Row 12: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 17, dec. 19 sts.
8. Row 13: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 15, dec. 17 sts.
9. Row 14: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 13, dec. 15 sts.
10. Row 15: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 11, dec. 13 sts.
11. Row 16: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 9, dec. 11 sts.
12. Row 17: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 7, dec. 9 sts.
13. Row 18: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 5, dec. 7 sts.
14. Row 19: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 3, dec. 5 sts.
15. Row 20: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 1, dec. 3 sts.
16. Row 21: ch 1, turn, dec over first 2 sts, sc 1. 2 sts.
17. Row 22: ch 1, turn, dec. 1 st.

FO. With dark brown, sc evenly around the doorway. Add one extra round of sl st around the doorway to make it deep and dark.

Back A-Frame Panel

Use medium brown yarn. Repeat Rows 1 and 9 to 22 from the front panel, but do not make the doorway. For Rows 2 to 8, simply ch 1, turn, sc across 25 sts. FO.

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Roof Panels

Make 2 panels in rust brown. The ribbing should run from the roof peak down to the bottom edge.

1. Row 1: ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 24 sts.
2. Row 2: ch 1, turn, BLO sc across. 24 sts.
3. Rows 3 to 22: repeat Row 2. 24 sts each row.

FO both panels. Edge each roof panel with dark brown sc around all sides. Sew one long edge of each panel together to form the roof peak. Place the roof over the front and back triangle panels, then sew the lower roof edges to the cabin floor.

Cabin Front Log Trim

Use tan yarn for the small round log ends seen around the front triangle.

• Make 22 small log-end circles: MR, 6 sc in ring, sl st to first sc, FO.
• Sew 11 circles along the left front roof edge and 11 circles along the right front roof edge.
• For the horizontal bottom log, ch 26, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. FO and sew above the cabin floor.

Side Log Lines

Use dark brown yarn. On each roof side, surface sl st 10 vertical rib lines from peak to lower edge. Keep them evenly spaced so the cabin looks like stacked wooden planks.

Stone Chimney

Use gray yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4 to R9: sc around. 12 sts each round.
5. R10: sl st around. 12 sts.

FO and stuff lightly. Sew the chimney to the left side of the roof near the back. With charcoal yarn, stitch small oval stone marks on the chimney. Add 6 gray bobbles around the front of the chimney by attaching yarn, making 4 dc in one stitch, removing hook, pulling the loop through the first dc, then fastening securely.

Smoke Puff

Use white yarn and a 3.0 mm hook.

1. ch 18.
2. Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
3. FO and let the spiral curl naturally.

Sew or insert the smoke into the chimney top. Brush the yarn lightly with your fingers for a fluffy look.

Snowy Mountains

Make three cone mountains in different sizes. Use gray, blue-gray, and taupe-gray yarn for variety. Add white jagged snow caps to match the tall pointed peaks in the background.

Tall Mountain

Use blue-gray yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: sc around. 6 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 9 sts.
4. R4: sc around. 9 sts.
5. R5: sc 2, inc around. 12 sts.
6. R6: sc around. 12 sts.
7. R7: sc 3, inc around. 15 sts.
8. R8: sc around. 15 sts.
9. R9: sc 4, inc around. 18 sts.
10. R10: sc around. 18 sts.
11. R11: sc 5, inc around. 21 sts.
12. R12: sc around. 21 sts.
13. R13: sc 6, inc around. 24 sts.
14. R14: sc around. 24 sts.
15. R15: sc 7, inc around. 27 sts.
16. R16: sc around. 27 sts.
17. R17: sc 8, inc around. 30 sts.
18. R18: sc around. 30 sts.
19. R19: sc 9, inc around. 33 sts.
20. R20: sc around. 33 sts.
21. R21: sc 10, inc around. 36 sts.
22. R22 to R24: sc around. 36 sts each round.

Stuff firmly. FO, leaving a tail. Sew the base closed with a flat circle if desired: MR 6, then increase to 36 sts using standard circle increases. Sew to the bottom.

Medium Mountain

Use taupe-gray yarn and repeat the tall mountain through R20, ending with 33 sts. Work R21 to R22 sc around. Stuff and close with a 33-st flat circle.

Small Mountain

Use medium gray yarn and repeat the tall mountain through R16, ending with 27 sts. Work R17 to R18 sc around. Stuff and close with a 27-st flat circle.

Snow Caps

Use white yarn. Make one cap for each mountain.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: sc around. 6 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 9 sts.
4. R4: sc around. 9 sts.
5. R5: sc 2, inc around. 12 sts.
6. R6: sc 3, inc around. 15 sts.

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For the tall cap, continue: R7 sc 4, inc around. 18 sts. R8 sc around. For the medium cap, stop at R7. For the small cap, stop at R6.

Make the jagged lower snow edge: repeat sl st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc around the bottom edge. FO and sew the cap to the top of each mountain, letting some points hang lower than others.

Pine Trees

The scene uses a forest of dark green and olive conifer trees. Make at least 8 trees: 3 tall, 3 medium, and 2 small. They sit behind the lake and around the cabin.

Basic Tree Trunk

Use dark brown yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2 to R5: sc around. 6 sts each round.

FO and stuff lightly. Make one trunk for each tree.

Tall Pine Cone

Use dark green yarn.

1. R1: MR, 5 sc. 5 sts.
2. R2: sc around. 5 sts.
3. R3: inc around. 10 sts.
4. R4: BLO sc around. 10 sts.
5. R5: sc 1, inc around. 15 sts.
6. R6: BLO sc around. 15 sts.
7. R7: sc 2, inc around. 20 sts.
8. R8: BLO sc around. 20 sts.
9. R9: sc 3, inc around. 25 sts.
10. R10: BLO sc around. 25 sts.
11. R11: sc 4, inc around. 30 sts.
12. R12: BLO sc around. 30 sts.
13. R13: sc 5, inc around. 35 sts.
14. R14 to R15: sc around. 35 sts each round.

FO, stuff lightly, and sew the trunk into the bottom opening.

Branch Layers

Attach yarn to any unused front loop from a BLO round. Work around that round as follows: ch 2, dc in same loop, hdc in next loop, sl st in next loop. Repeat around. Work branch layers on R4, R6, R8, R10, and R12. Brush the branches downward with your fingers.

Medium and Small Pines

• Medium pine: Work the tall pine through R11, then work one extra sc round. Add branch layers on R4, R6, R8, and R10.
• Small pine: Work the tall pine through R9, then work one extra sc round. Add branch layers on R4, R6, and R8.
• Use olive green for two trees and forest green for the others to match the mixed woodland look.

Beaver Body Pattern

Make two beavers. The canoe beaver wears a small green scarf and sits in the boat. The dock beaver sits upright and holds a light blue fish. Both have round heads, small ears, cream muzzles, brown bodies, tiny arms, feet, and flat oval tails.

Beaver Head

Use medium brown yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
4. R4: sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
5. R5: sc 3, inc around. 30 sts.
6. R6 to R10: sc around. 30 sts each round.
7. R11: sc 3, dec around. 24 sts.
8. R12: sc 2, dec around. 18 sts.

Stuff firmly. FO with a long tail for sewing.

Beaver Body

Use medium brown yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
4. R4: sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
5. R5 to R9: sc around. 24 sts each round.
6. R10: sc 2, dec around. 18 sts.
7. R11: sc around. 18 sts.
8. R12: sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.

Stuff. FO and sew the head to the body. Tilt the head very slightly forward for the cute seated look.

Muzzle

Use cream yarn.

1. ch 5.
2. R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side, sc 2, inc in first ch. 10 sts.
3. R2: inc, sc 2, inc in next 3 sts, sc 2, inc in last 2 sts. 16 sts.

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FO. Sew the muzzle to the lower front of the head. Embroider a small black nose and a short vertical mouth line.

Ears

Make 4 in medium brown.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: sc 1, inc around. 9 sts.

FO. Fold each ear slightly and sew one to each side of each head.

Arms

Make 4 in medium brown.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2 to R6: sc around. 6 sts each round.

Stuff only the hand end lightly. Flatten the top and FO. Sew arms to the sides of each body. For the dock beaver, angle the arms forward to hold the fish. For the canoe beaver, angle one arm toward the fishing rod and one toward the paddle.

Feet

Make 4 in dark brown.

1. ch 5.
2. R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 3 sc in last ch, sc 2 on opposite side, inc in first ch. 10 sts.
3. R2: sc around. 10 sts.

FO and sew two feet to the lower front of each body.

Flat Beaver Tail

Make 2 in dark brown.

1. ch 8.
2. R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 5, 3 sc in last ch, sc 5 on opposite side, inc in first ch. 16 sts.
3. R2: inc, sc 5, inc in next 3 sts, sc 5, inc in last 2 sts. 22 sts.
4. R3: sc around. 22 sts.

FO. Flatten the tail and stitch a few diagonal lines with medium brown yarn. Sew one tail to the back of each beaver body.

Green Scarf for Canoe Beaver

Use light green yarn.

1. ch 24.
2. Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 23 sts.

FO. Wrap around the canoe beaver neck and tack in place with two stitches.

Wooden Canoe

The canoe is a long brown oval boat with raised sides, tan benches, and a paddle. It sits on the front left section of the lake.

Canoe Base

Use rust brown yarn.

1. R1: ch 21, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 18, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side, sc 18, 2 sc in first ch. 42 sts.
2. R2: inc, sc 18, inc in next 3 sts, sc 18, inc in last 2 sts. 48 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc, sc 18, repeat sc 1, inc three times, sc 18, repeat sc 1, inc two times. 54 sts.
4. R4: BLO sc around. 54 sts.
5. R5 to R9: sc around. 54 sts each round.
6. R10: sl st around loosely. 54 sts.

FO. Do not overstuff. Pinch the two narrow ends slightly and stitch through them so the canoe has pointed tips.

Canoe Rim

Use dark brown yarn.

• Join yarn at one end of R10.
• Surface sl st around the full top edge.
• Work one more round of sl st over the same edge for a thick raised rim.

Canoe Benches

Make 2 in tan yarn.

1. ch 8.
2. Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 7 sts.
3. Rows 2 to 3: ch 1, turn, sc across. 7 sts.

FO and sew the benches across the canoe, one near the center and one near the front.

Paddle

Use tan yarn and a 3.0 mm hook.

1. ch 22, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 15 ch.
2. For blade: sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch.
3. Working back on the other side of the blade, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc.

FO. Sew the paddle across the canoe front so it rests over the side like the image.

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Fishing Rod and Line

Use tan yarn or thin craft wire wrapped with tan yarn.

1. ch 30 using a 3.0 mm hook.
2. sl st in 2nd ch from hook and across. 29 sts.

FO. Stiffen with a small amount of fabric stiffener if desired. Sew one end to the canoe beaver hand. Use white thread for the fishing line and attach it from rod tip to the water. Add a tiny orange bobber at the end.

Bobber

Use orange yarn.

1. R1: MR, 5 sc. 5 sts.
2. R2: sc around. 5 sts.

FO and sew closed. Attach to the fishing line near the center of the lake.

Wooden Dock

The dock sits on the right side of the water. It has a rectangular plank platform, four posts, a rope detail, a bucket, and the seated beaver holding a fish.

Dock Platform

Use dark brown yarn.

1. Row 1: ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 24 sts.
2. Rows 2 to 16: ch 1, turn, sc across. 24 sts each row.

FO. For a flat dock, cut a matching plastic canvas rectangle and sew it underneath.

Plank Lines

• With rust brown yarn, surface sl st 4 long lines from front to back to divide the dock into planks.
• With tan yarn, stitch 8 small horizontal marks across the planks.
• Do not make the lines perfectly even; the dock should look handmade and rustic.

Dock Posts

Make 4 in dark brown.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4 to R10: sc around. 12 sts each round.
5. R11: dec around. 6 sts.

Stuff firmly. FO and close. Sew one post to each dock corner. Wrap tan yarn twice around the front posts and tie a small knot to imitate rope.

Small Bucket

Use gray yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4 to R6: sc around. 12 sts each round.
5. R7: sl st around. 12 sts.

FO. Use a small tan chain of 9 as the handle. Sew the bucket near the front right corner of the dock.

Light Blue Fish for Dock Beaver

Use light blue yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: sc 1, inc around. 9 sts.
3. R3 to R5: sc around. 9 sts each round.
4. R6: sc 1, dec around. 6 sts.

Do not stuff heavily. Flatten the tail end. For the tail, ch 3, sl st back to body, ch 3, sl st back again. FO. Embroider a black eye and sew the fish between the dock beaver arms.

Campfire and Stone Ring

The campfire sits on the grassy shore near the middle, in front of the trees and cabin. It has gray stones, brown logs, and layered yellow, orange, and red flames.

Stones

Make 10 in light gray.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4: dec around. 6 sts.

Stuff lightly and close. Sew the stones in a ring on the grass.

Fire Logs

Make 3 in brown.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2 to R9: sc around. 6 sts each round.

FO and close both ends. Sew the logs crossed inside the stone ring.

Flames

Make one red, one orange, and one yellow flame.

1. ch 7.
2. sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch.
3. On the opposite side of the chain, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st.

FO each flame. Layer the yellow flame in front, orange in the middle, and red behind. Sew them upright between the logs.

Lake Beaver Sign

The sign stands on the left grassy shore. It has a tan board, brown post, and embroidered words.

Sign Board

Use tan yarn.

1. Row 1: ch 17, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 16 sts.
2. Rows 2 to 8: ch 1, turn, sc across. 16 sts each row.

FO. Edge with dark brown sc around the rectangle. With dark brown embroidery thread, stitch the words LAKE BEAVER across two lines.

Sign Post

Use dark brown yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2 to R12: sc around. 6 sts each round.

FO. Sew the board to the post. Sew the bottom of the post to the left side of the grassy shore near the yellow flowers.

Lily Pads

Make 3 lily pads in light green. Place one near the left shoreline, one near the center water, and one behind the canoe.

1. R1: MR, 8 sc. 8 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 16 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
4. Cut a small V shape by working: sl st in next st, ch 1, turn, skip 2 sts, sl st into the next st.

FO. Sew flat to the lake surface. With dark green thread, stitch one short vein from the center to the outer edge.

Tiny Fish in the Lake

Make 4 small fish in pale blue or white-blue yarn. Place them on the front lake area as shown.

1. R1: MR, 5 sc. 5 sts.
2. R2: sc around. 5 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc, sc 2, inc. 7 sts.
4. R4: sc around. 7 sts.
5. R5: sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec. 5 sts.

Flatten the tail end. ch 3, sl st to body, ch 3, sl st to body. FO. Sew the fish to the water with small white ripple stitches behind each one.

Small Yellow Ducks

Make 2 ducks. One sits near the right edge of the water and one closer to the dock.

Duck Body

Use yellow yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
4. R4 to R6: sc around. 18 sts each round.
5. R7: sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.

Stuff lightly. FO and close.

Duck Head

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3 to R4: sc around. 12 sts each round.
4. R5: dec around. 6 sts.

Stuff lightly and sew to the front top of the body. With orange yarn, make the beak: ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch and next ch. Sew to the face. Embroider tiny black eyes.

Red Mushrooms

Make 3 red mushrooms with white spots. Place them near the right trees and near the sign.

Mushroom Stem

Use cream yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2 to R5: sc around. 6 sts each round.

FO and stuff lightly.

Mushroom Cap

Use red yarn.

1. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
4. R4: sc around. 18 sts.
5. R5: FLO sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.

Stuff lightly and sew cap to stem. Use white yarn to embroider 4 small spots on each cap.

Yellow Flowers and Ferns

The forest floor has small flowers and fern leaves around the cabin, dock, and trees.

Yellow Flower

Make 6 flowers.

1. With yellow yarn, MR.
2. Repeat inside ring: ch 2, 2 hdc, ch 2, sl st. Make 5 petals.
3. Pull ring tight and FO.

Use dark green yarn for stems: ch 5, sl st back across. Sew one flower to each stem and attach in small clusters.

Fern Leaf

Make 5 ferns in light green or olive green.

1. ch 18.
2. Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sl st 2.
3. Repeat across: ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3 back down the small branch, sl st into next main chain.
4. Continue until the end of the main chain.

FO and sew the ferns flat around the right side of the grassy shore and behind the dock.

Bundle of Firewood

The small log bundle sits behind the campfire on the grass.

Mini Logs

Make 5 in brown.

1. R1: MR, 5 sc. 5 sts.
2. R2 to R8: sc around. 5 sts each round.

FO and close. Tie the 5 logs together with tan yarn. Sew the bundle behind the firepit.

Hanging Pot Near Cabin

A tiny gray pot sits near the cabin doorway, matching the small campsite accessory in the image.

1. Use gray yarn. R1: MR, 6 sc. 6 sts.
2. R2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
4. R4 to R5: sc around. 12 sts each round.
5. R6: sl st around. 12 sts.

FO. Add a handle with ch 10 in charcoal yarn. Sew the pot beside the cabin doorway.

Cabin Door Shadow

Use black or very dark brown yarn.

1. Row 1: ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 8 sts.
2. Rows 2 to 7: ch 1, turn, sc across. 8 sts each row.

FO. Sew this dark rectangle behind the front doorway opening so the cabin looks hollow.

Placement Guide

Arrange everything before sewing. This step is important because the play set is full of small details. The front third should remain mostly blue water. The back half should feel like a cozy forest campsite.

• Place the cabin on the back left grass section, angled slightly toward the front.
• Place the chimney on the cabin’s left roof side.
• Place the three mountains behind the cabin and trees, with the tallest mountain in the center.
• Place tall pines behind the cabin and to the right of the mountains.
• Place medium and small pines around the left sign and right dock.
• Place the campfire at the center of the grassy bank.
• Place the canoe in the front left water with the beaver seated inside.
• Place the fishing line from the canoe toward the center water.
• Place the dock on the right water edge with the beaver seated on top.
• Place ducks, fish, lily pads, mushrooms, flowers, ferns, logs, and the pot last.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Sew the large pieces first: grass overlay, cabin, mountains, trees, dock, and canoe. Use long tails and small whipstitches. Pull the yarn snugly, but do not distort the round lake base.

For each beaver face, embroider two small black eyes above the cream muzzle. Add a black nose at the top center of the muzzle. Stitch one short vertical mouth line below the nose. Add two tiny cream straight stitches on each side if you want whisker highlights.

Sew the canoe beaver into the canoe so the body sits low and the head rises above the rim. Sew the dock beaver to the platform with the tail visible behind. Attach the blue fish between the dock beaver’s arms.

Care Notes

• Spot clean only with cool water and mild soap.
• Do not machine wash if cardboard, wire, or glued details were used.
• Let the play set air dry flat on a towel.
• Reshape the trees, mountains, dock posts, and cabin roof while damp.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• The lake base is firm, round, and evenly stuffed.
• The grass overlay is sewn smoothly across the back half.
• The cabin doorway is dark and open-looking.
• The chimney, smoke, and log trim are securely attached.
• All three snowy mountains are placed behind the forest.
• The canoe, dock, beavers, fishing line, firepit, sign, ducks, fish, lily pads, mushrooms, flowers, ferns, bucket, pot, and log bundle are attached.
• No loose yarn tails remain visible.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Keep the crochet lake play set away from direct sunlight for long periods, because bright yarn colors can fade. Store it in a breathable cotton bag or display box when not in use.

To remove dust, use a soft paintbrush and gently brush between the trees, cabin roof, dock posts, and tiny accessories. Avoid pulling on the smoke, fishing line, flowers, and fern leaves.

If a small part loosens, do not pull it away. Thread a yarn needle with matching yarn and stitch through the base of the piece several times. Knot securely underneath or hide the knot inside nearby stitches.