Crochet Tutorial: Woodland Tree Stump House with Forest Friends Picnic Diorama – Free Crochet Pattern.

Create a charming woodland crochet diorama featuring a round tree stump house, leafy moss roof, glowing vine details, curved branches, a tiny round door, forest windows, mushrooms, flowers, a blue stream, a wooden bridge, stepping stones, and sweet forest friends enjoying a picnic. This pattern includes the full stump house scene with mice, bunny, rabbit, hedgehogs, fox, picnic blanket, miniature food, and layered woodland landscaping.

Please note: I strive for accuracy in every pattern, but occasional errors can happen. Thank you for understanding and for enjoying my designs.

Finished Size

Full diorama: about 14 in wide and 11 in tall using worsted weight yarn.
Tree stump house: about 6.5 in tall before roof, 7.5 in tall with leafy roof.
Forest friends: about 2.25 to 3 in tall each.
Bridge: about 4.5 in long.
Base: oval-round woodland mat about 13.5 to 14 in wide.

Materials

Worsted weight yarn in medium brown, dark brown, tan, beige, cream, moss green, leaf green, olive, light green, sky blue, aqua, white, gray, pink, red, orange, rust, black, yellow, lavender, and small amounts of pastel colors.
3.0 mm crochet hook for firm amigurumi pieces.
3.5 mm crochet hook for the base and large flat pieces.
Fiberfill stuffing.
Yarn needle, stitch markers, scissors, sewing pins.
Cardboard or plastic canvas for the base and bridge support.
Optional battery-operated micro fairy lights for display only.
Black safety eyes, 4 mm for tiny animals, or black embroidery thread.
White embroidery thread for mushroom dots and eye highlights.

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet
inc: 2 sc in same stitch
dec: invisible single crochet decrease
BLO: back loop only
FLO: front loop only
st: stitch
R: round or row
FO: fasten off

Gauge and Construction Notes

Work the amigurumi pieces tightly so the stuffing does not show. The stump house is made as a tall cylinder, shaped with embroidered bark ridges and vertical surface crochet lines. The roof is a soft mound with many layered leaves and moss patches sewn around the edge.

The base is an oval woodland mat with a raised brown edge. The blue stream is crocheted separately and sewn into the grass. The tree house is sewn slightly behind the center so the picnic scene, bridge, and animals sit clearly in the foreground.

Use pins before sewing. This diorama has many tiny details, so correct placement is important. Sew the large pieces first, then add landscaping, animals, mushrooms, flowers, picnic food, and final embroidery.

Woodland Base

Large Oval Grass Mat

Use moss green yarn and 3.5 mm hook.

Ch 31.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 28, 3 sc in last ch. Work on opposite side of chain: sc 28, 2 sc in last ch. Join with sl st. 62 sts.
R2: Ch 1, inc, sc 28, inc in next 3 sts, sc 28, inc in next 2 sts. 68 sts.
R3: Sc 1, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 1, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 1, inc two times. 74 sts.
R4: Sc 2, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 2, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 2, inc two times. 80 sts.
R5: Sc 3, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 3, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 3, inc two times. 86 sts.
R6: Sc 4, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 4, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 4, inc two times. 92 sts.
R7: Sc 5, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 5, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 5, inc two times. 98 sts.
R8: Sc 6, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 6, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 6, inc two times. 104 sts.
R9: Sc 7, inc, sc 28, repeat sc 7, inc three times, sc 28, repeat sc 7, inc two times. 110 sts.
R10: Sc around evenly. 110 sts.
R11: Work BLO, sc around. 110 sts.
R12: Change to dark brown, sc around. 110 sts.
R13: Sc around, stuffing the rim lightly as you go if desired. FO with long tail.

Cut an oval piece of cardboard or plastic canvas slightly smaller than the base. Place it under the base before final assembly to keep the diorama flat.

Raised Soil Side Band

Use dark brown yarn.

Ch 111.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. 110 sts.
R2-R4: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 110 sts.
FO, leaving a long tail.

Wrap this band around the outside edge of the base and sew it under R11-R13. This creates the thick brown soil layer visible around the bottom edge.

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Blue Stream

Main Curved Stream

Use sky blue yarn and 3.5 mm hook. The stream runs from the back left, curves through the front center, and narrows near the bridge.

Ch 33.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 31. 32 sts.
R2: Ch 1, turn, inc, sc 28, dec, sc 1. 32 sts.
R3: Ch 1, turn, sc 2, inc, sc 25, dec, sc 2. 32 sts.
R4: Ch 1, turn, sc 4, hdc 4, sc 16, hdc 4, sc 4. 32 sts.
R5: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 26, inc, sc 2. 32 sts.
R6: Ch 1, turn, sc 3, dec, sc 23, inc, sc 3. 32 sts.
R7: Ch 1, turn, sc 5, hdc 5, sc 13, hdc 5, sc 4. 32 sts.
R8: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 28, dec. 30 sts.
R9: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 30 sts.
R10: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 26, dec. 28 sts.
R11: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 28 sts.
R12: Ch 1, turn, sc 2, hdc 5, sc 14, hdc 5, sc 2. 28 sts.
FO.

With aqua yarn, surface crochet three wavy lines along the stream. With white yarn, embroider tiny short stitches for water sparkle. Sew the stream onto the left and front section of the base, leaving grass visible around both edges.

Small Pond Widening

Use sky blue yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
R5: Sc around. 24 sts.
FO and flatten.

Sew this rounded pond section to the front end of the stream. Add aqua and white embroidery in curved lines.

Wooden Bridge

Bridge Planks

Use medium brown yarn and 3.0 mm hook. Make 7 planks.

Ch 8.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across. 7 sts.
R2-R4: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 7 sts.
FO, leaving a sewing tail.

Cut a small rectangle of cardboard about 4.25 in by 1.4 in. Sew the planks side by side over the cardboard, slightly curved upward at the center. This gives the bridge a sturdy arched look.

Bridge Side Rails

Use dark brown yarn.

Ch 24.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across. 23 sts.
R2: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 23 sts.
FO.

Make 2 rails. Sew one rail along each side of the bridge. For posts, make 6 small cylinders.

Bridge Posts

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2-R6: Sc around. 5 sts.
FO.

Sew 3 posts on each side. Place the bridge across the stream in the front-left area, angled slightly from lower left to upper right.

Tree Stump House

Main Stump Cylinder

Use medium brown yarn and 3.0 mm hook.

R1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sts.
R2: Inc around. 16 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 32 sts.
R5: Repeat sc 3, inc around. 40 sts.
R6: Repeat sc 4, inc around. 48 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 5, inc around. 56 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 6, inc around. 64 sts.
R9: Work BLO, sc around. 64 sts.
R10-R33: Sc around. 64 sts.
R34: Work FLO, repeat sc 7, inc around. 72 sts.
R35: Sc around. 72 sts.
FO, leaving a long tail.

Stuff the cylinder firmly, but keep the side walls straight. Insert a round cardboard circle inside the base and another near the top if you want the house to stand like the image.

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Top Cover Under Roof

Use dark brown yarn.

R1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sts.
R2: Inc around. 16 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 32 sts.
R5: Repeat sc 3, inc around. 40 sts.
R6: Repeat sc 4, inc around. 48 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 5, inc around. 56 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 6, inc around. 64 sts.
FO.

Sew this circle to the top opening of the stump. It will sit under the leafy roof and keep the house shape firm.

Bark Ridges

The stump in the image has tall dark bark grooves. Use dark brown yarn and surface crochet vertical lines from R10 to R33.

Make 9 raised lines spaced around the stump.
For each line, insert the hook near R10, pull up dark brown yarn, and sl st upward through one stitch column to R33.
Make some lines slightly wavy by shifting one stitch left or right every 5 rounds.
With tan yarn, embroider thinner highlight lines beside 5 of the dark grooves.

Root Flare at Bottom

Use dark brown yarn. Make 6 roots.

Ch 9.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 7. 8 sts.
R2: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 4, dec. 6 sts.
R3: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc 2, dec. 4 sts.
FO.

Sew the roots around the lower stump, letting them spread outward onto the grass base. Place two roots beside the door and four around the back and sides.

Round Front Door

Door Disc

Use warm brown yarn.

R1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sts.
R2: Inc around. 16 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 32 sts.
R5: Repeat sc 3, inc around. 40 sts.
R6: Repeat sc 4, inc around. 48 sts.
R7: Sc around. 48 sts.
FO.

With dark brown yarn, surface crochet a spiral from the center outward to imitate tree rings. Sew the door to the front center of the stump, with the lower edge touching the base.

Door Frame

Use tan yarn.

Ch 31.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across. 30 sts.
R2: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 30 sts.
FO.

Curve this strip over the upper half of the round door and sew it as a soft arch. Add a second dark brown chain of 30 sl sts directly above the tan frame for the darker roof-shadow line.

Door Knob

Use beige yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Sc around. 5 sts.
FO.

Sew the knob to the right side of the door. Embroider a short vertical line under it with dark brown yarn.

Round Windows

Make 2 small round windows, one on the left front side and one on the right front side of the stump.

Window Glass

Use golden yellow yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
FO.

Window Frame

Use medium brown yarn.

Join yarn to any stitch of the glass circle.
R1: Sc around in each stitch. 18 sts.
R2: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
FO.

With dark brown yarn, embroider one vertical and one horizontal line across each window. Sew windows to the stump at R19-R25. Place the left window slightly higher than the right for a natural handmade woodland look.

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Leafy Moss Roof

Roof Dome

Use moss green yarn and 3.5 mm hook.

R1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sts.
R2: Inc around. 16 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 24 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 32 sts.
R5: Repeat sc 3, inc around. 40 sts.
R6: Repeat sc 4, inc around. 48 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 5, inc around. 56 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 6, inc around. 64 sts.
R9: Repeat sc 7, inc around. 72 sts.
R10-R13: Sc around. 72 sts.
R14: Repeat sc 7, dec around. 64 sts.
R15: Sc around. 64 sts.
FO, leaving a long sewing tail.

Stuff the roof lightly so it forms a rounded mound. Sew it on top of the stump, letting it overhang like a mossy cap.

Roof Edge Leaves

Make 24 leaves in mixed olive, leaf green, and dark green.

Ch 8.
Working into the chain: sl st in 2nd ch, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st.
Ch 1. Work down the other side: sl st, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st.
FO, leaving a sewing tail.

Sew the leaves around the roof edge in overlapping layers. Point some leaves downward over the windows and door. Add 8 leaves on top of the roof, arranged like soft forest moss.

Curly Moss Strands

Use dark green and olive yarn.

Ch 18.
Work 2 sc in each chain back to the start.
FO.

Make 10 curly strands. Sew them randomly over the roof and around the upper stump, especially near the glowing vine lines.

Branches on the Stump House

Side Branches

Make 2 long side branches using dark brown yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2-R4: Sc around. 6 sts.
R5: Inc, sc 5. 7 sts.
R6-R12: Sc around. 7 sts.
R13: Inc, sc 6. 8 sts.
R14-R18: Sc around. 8 sts.
Stuff lightly. FO.

Sew one branch to the left side of the stump at a downward angle around R20. Sew the second branch to the right side around R23, angled upward. Curve the branch tips slightly before sewing.

Small Roof Sprout Branch

Use dark brown yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2-R8: Sc around. 5 sts.
R9: Inc, sc 4. 6 sts.
R10-R13: Sc around. 6 sts.
FO.

Sew this short curved branch onto the back-right top of the roof. Bend the tip upward like the branch in the image.

Branch Leaf Clusters

Make 8 small leaves using green yarn.

Ch 6.
Sl st in 2nd ch, sc, hdc, sc, sl st.
FO.

Sew 3 leaves on the left branch, 3 leaves on the right branch, and 2 near the roof sprout.

Glowing Vine and Fairy Light Details

Use olive yarn to create vines down the stump.

Surface crochet 4 wavy vine lines from the roof edge down toward the door and windows.
Make each vine 18 to 24 sl sts long.
Add tiny green leaf stitches beside the vines with short straight embroidery stitches.

For the golden lights, use yellow yarn.

Wrap yellow yarn around the needle twice.
Insert beside the vine and make a small French knot.
Make 18 to 24 yellow knots around the roof edge, branches, windows, and vines.

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If using real micro fairy lights, use battery-operated lights only. Do not attach wired lights to a toy for a child. For a display piece, hide the battery pack behind the stump house and gently weave the lights through the vines.

Picnic Blanket

Use cream yarn and 3.0 mm hook.

Ch 16.
R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across. 15 sts.
R2-R13: Ch 1, turn, sc across. 15 sts.
R14: Sc evenly around the rectangle, working 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st.
FO.

With tan yarn, embroider a simple grid using long straight stitches: 4 vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines. Sew the blanket to the front of the stump, slightly right of the bridge.

Mini Picnic Food

Small Plate

Use white yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Work FLO, sl st around. 12 sts.
FO.

Make 3 plates and sew them on the blanket.

Berry Tart

Use tan yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
FO.

With red yarn, make 4 tiny French knots on top. Sew to one plate.

Honey Pot

Use golden yellow yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3-R4: Sc around. 12 sts.
R5: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 8 sts.
Stuff lightly. FO.

Use brown yarn to embroider one thin stripe around the pot. Sew near the center of the blanket.

Teacups

Use pastel blue and cream yarn. Make 2.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Inc around. 10 sts.
R3: BLO sc around. 10 sts.
R4: Sc around. 10 sts.
FO.

For each handle, ch 5 and sew both ends to one side of the cup. Sew the cups to the blanket near the plates.

Tiny Mouse with Brown Hat

Mouse Head

Use beige yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R6: Sc around. 18 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Insert 4 mm eyes between R4 and R5, 4 sts apart.
Stuff firmly.
R8: Dec around. 6 sts.
FO.

Mouse Body

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R7: Sc around. 18 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Stuff.
R9: Dec around. 6 sts.
FO.

Mouse Ears

Make 2 in beige and 2 smaller in pink.

Beige ear: 6 sc in MR, join, FO.
Pink inner ear: 5 sc in MR, join, FO.

Sew the pink circles onto the beige circles. Sew ears to the head at R2-R4.

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Mouse Arms and Legs

Make 2 arms.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2-R5: Sc around. 5 sts.
FO.

Make 2 legs.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2-R3: Sc around. 6 sts.
FO.

Sew the head to the body. Sew arms to the upper body and legs to the lower front.

Mouse Tail

Use pink yarn. Ch 12, sl st in each chain back. Sew to the back lower body and curve it to the side.

Brown Hat

Use medium brown yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
R4-R5: Sc around. 12 sts.
R6: FLO repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
FO.

Sew the hat slightly tilted on the mouse head. Place this mouse standing left of the picnic blanket, holding a small red berry.

White Sitting Mouse

Use cream yarn and follow the same head, body, ears, arms, legs, and tail instructions as the tiny mouse. Do not add a hat. Add pink ears and black embroidered nose.

Sew this mouse sitting behind the picnic blanket, facing slightly left. Place a pastel blue teacup beside it.

Beige Bunny at the Picnic

Bunny Head

Use beige yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
R5-R7: Sc around. 24 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 2, dec around. 18 sts.
R9: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Insert eyes between R5 and R6, 5 sts apart. Stuff.
R10: Dec around. 6 sts. FO.

Bunny Body

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R8: Sc around. 18 sts.
R9: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Stuff. FO.

Bunny Ears

Make 2 using beige yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Sc around. 5 sts.
R3: Inc, sc 4. 6 sts.
R4-R8: Sc around. 6 sts.
Flatten and sc through both layers with 3 sc. FO.

Sew ears upright on top of the head. Add a small pink stitch inside each ear. Sew the bunny sitting at the front-right edge of the blanket, holding a little cream plate.

White Rabbit with Long Ears

This rabbit sits beside the blanket and faces the picnic food.

Rabbit Head and Body

Use white yarn. Follow the beige bunny head and body instructions. Add a small pink nose with two short black mouth stitches.

Long Rabbit Ears

Make 2 using white yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2-R3: Sc around. 5 sts.
R4: Inc, sc 4. 6 sts.
R5-R10: Sc around. 6 sts.
R11: Dec, sc 4. 5 sts.
Flatten and sew closed. FO.

Sew the ears long and slightly angled backward. Add a tiny pom-pom tail by making 6 sc in MR, tightening, and sewing to the back.

Hedgehog Pair

Make 2 hedgehogs in tan and dark brown. One faces forward and one turns slightly toward the first, like the pair on the right side of the image.

Hedgehog Face and Belly

Use tan yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R6: Sc around. 18 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Stuff. FO.

Hedgehog Spiky Back

Use dark brown yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
R5-R7: In each stitch, work sc, ch 3, sc in same stitch. 24 textured sts.
FO.

Sew the tan face piece to the front opening of the spiky back. Add 4 mm black eyes between R3 and R4 of the face. Embroider a tiny brown nose.

Hedgehog Feet

Make 2 per hedgehog with tan yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Sc around. 5 sts.
FO.

Sew the feet to the lower front. Place both hedgehogs to the right of the blanket near the red mushroom cluster.

Small Fox Friend

The fox sits behind the hedgehogs, with a rust-orange head, cream muzzle, and dark-tipped ears.

Fox Head

Use rust-orange yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R6: Sc around. 18 sts.
R7: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Insert eyes between R4 and R5, 5 sts apart. Stuff.
R8: Dec around. 6 sts. FO.

Fox Body

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4-R7: Sc around. 18 sts.
R8: Repeat sc 1, dec around. 12 sts.
Stuff. FO.

Fox Muzzle

Use cream yarn.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Sc around. 6 sts.
FO.

Sew to the lower face. Embroider a black nose and small smile.

Fox Ears

Make 2 using rust-orange yarn.

R1: 4 sc in MR. 4 sts.
R2: Repeat sc 1, inc twice. 6 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 2, inc twice. 8 sts.
FO.

Sew ears to the top of the head. Add dark brown stitches at the tips.

Fox Tail

Use rust-orange yarn.

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Sc around. 5 sts.
R3: Inc, sc 4. 6 sts.
R4-R8: Sc around. 6 sts.
Change to cream.
R9-R10: Sc around. 6 sts.
FO.

Sew the tail behind the fox body, curving to one side. Place the fox behind the hedgehogs, peeking out from the right-side plants.

Mushroom Clusters

Large Red Mushroom

Use red yarn for the cap.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
R4: Repeat sc 2, inc around. 24 sts.
R5: Sc around. 24 sts.
R6: Repeat sc 2, dec around. 18 sts.
FO.

Use white yarn for the stem.

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2-R5: Sc around. 6 sts.
Stuff lightly. FO.

Sew the cap to the stem. Add white French knots on the red cap. Make 2 large red mushrooms, one near the right hedgehogs and one near the left stream.

Pastel Mushrooms

Make 8 small mushrooms using pink, lavender, yellow, tan, and blue caps.

Small Cap

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2: Inc around. 10 sts.
R3: Sc around. 10 sts.
FO.

Small Stem

R1: 5 sc in MR. 5 sts.
R2-R3: Sc around. 5 sts.
FO.

Sew caps to stems and scatter them around the stream, bridge, and right side of the stump.

Ferns, Grass, Flowers, and Stepping Stones

Fern Leaves

Make 8 ferns using leaf green yarn.

Ch 12.
Starting in 2nd ch from hook: sl st, ch 3, sl st in same st.
Repeat in each remaining chain: sl st, ch 3, sl st in same st.
FO.

Sew ferns behind the picnic blanket, along the right side of the tree stump, and near the left stream edge.

Grass Tufts

Use olive and moss green yarn. Make 18 tufts.

Ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch and across.
Ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch and across.
Ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch and across.
FO.

Sew grass tufts around the base of the stump, bridge, mushrooms, and animals.

Small Flowers

Use yellow, pink, blue, lavender, and white yarn.

R1: Work into MR: ch 2, 2 hdc, ch 2, sl st. Repeat 5 times for 5 petals.
Tighten ring and FO.

Make 16 tiny flowers. Sew them around the front edge, beside the door, near the bridge, and around the picnic area.

Stepping Stones

Use gray and tan yarn. Make 6 stones in mixed sizes.

Small Stone

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
FO.

Large Stone

R1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
R2: Inc around. 12 sts.
R3: Repeat sc 1, inc around. 18 sts.
FO.

Sew stones near the front-right grass area and along the stream edge, matching the small pebble path in the image.

Tree Stump Placement

Place the stump house slightly behind the center of the oval base. The door should face the front. The stream should pass in front-left of the house, and the bridge should cross it before the picnic blanket.

Sew the bottom of the stump firmly through the grass base and into the cardboard layer.
Keep the door centered and visible.
Place the windows on both sides of the door, slightly above the door frame.
Let the roof leaves overhang unevenly for a natural forest look.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Sew the blue stream and pond to the base first.
Sew the tree stump house onto the back-center of the base.
Attach the leafy roof, side branches, roof sprout, vines, and yellow light knots.
Sew the bridge over the stream at the front-left angle.
Sew the picnic blanket in front of the door, slightly to the right.
Arrange the mouse with hat on the left side of the blanket.
Place the cream mouse behind the blanket.
Place the beige bunny and white rabbit on the front and right side of the blanket.
Sew the hedgehog pair on the right side near mushrooms.
Sew the fox behind the hedgehogs so only the upper body peeks out.
Add plates, teacups, berry tart, and honey pot to the blanket.
Sew mushrooms, ferns, grass tufts, flowers, and stones around the base.

For each animal face, embroider a tiny nose with black or brown thread. Add one short vertical stitch under the nose and two small smile stitches. Add pink cheek stitches if desired. Keep all expressions soft and simple to match the gentle woodland picnic style.

Care Notes

Spot clean only with cool water and a soft cloth.
Do not machine wash if cardboard, plastic canvas, or lights are used inside the diorama.
Keep the roof leaves and vines flat while drying.
Use this piece as a display decoration if optional lights are added.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

Tree stump: straight cylinder, bark grooves, round door, two windows, roots, vines, and yellow light knots.
Roof: rounded moss dome with layered leaves, curly moss, and small branch sprout.
Base: raised brown edge, green grass, blue stream, bridge, stones, flowers, ferns, and mushrooms.
Picnic: cream blanket, plates, teacups, berry tart, honey pot, and tiny food pieces.
Animals: mouse with hat, cream mouse, beige bunny, white rabbit, two hedgehogs, and fox.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Store the diorama in a dry place away from direct sunlight. Gently dust it with a soft brush, especially around the roof leaves, bark grooves, mushrooms, and tiny animals. If the piece becomes misshapen, reshape it by hand and let it rest flat overnight.

For long-term display, place the diorama on a flat shelf or inside a clear display box. Avoid heavy objects on top of the leafy roof or bridge. If using battery fairy lights, remove batteries when the piece is not being displayed.