This is a free crochet pattern to make this cute cactus! Crochet cactus plant will surely bring a fun vibe to your apartment. A great little gift! You can make it in any desired colours. This free crochet pattern is very detailed. It comes with easy to follow written instructions and photo tutorial. The photo tutorial contains helpful step-by-step pictures to make the project as easy to follow as possible.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: light brown and green, a bit of white and a bit of rose and pink for the flower, crochet hook 3 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, yarn needle.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
SIZE
The ready cactus is approx. 16 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc =single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
Rnd = Round
TIPPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)
- Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
- Please note that I use US crochet terms.
- Can be made in any desired colours.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
INSTRUCTIONS
POT
Use light brown color yarn or the one you wish and begin with a magic ring.
Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.
Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *sc in next stitch, inc* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *sc in each of next 2 stitches, inc* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *sc in each of next 3 stitches, inc* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *sc in each of next 4 stitches, inc* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *sc in each of next 5 stitches, inc* (42 stitches)
Round 8: *sc in each of next 6 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)
Round 9 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next stitch around
Continue crocheting in rounds without increasing
Rounds 10-14: sc in each of next 48 stitches
Round 15: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)
Rounds 16-19: sc in each of next 54 stitches
Change the color to rose
Round 20 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next stitch around
Change the color to brown
Round 21 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 54 stitches
POPCORN STITCH
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4 dc in next st, drop the loop from the hook, insert the hook into first st from four dc´s,
grab the dropped loop and pool it through the st.
Change yarn to white color yarn or any of your wish
Round 22: chain 2 stitches, *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch into the next stitch*
Change to light brown color yarn
Rounds 23-24: sc in each of next 54 stitches
Round 25 (working into the front loop): sc in each of next stitch around
Round 26 (working into the front loop): chain 2 stitches, sc in each of next 54 stitches
Bind off.
SOIL
Change to black color yarn
Join yarn to the 25th round of the pot.
Round 1 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 54 stitches
Round 2: sc in each of next stitch around
Round 3: *dec, sc in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Round 4: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 5: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 6: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (30 stitches)
Stuff the pot firmly. To add weight to the bottom, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets.
CACTUS
Change to green color yarn
Round 1 (working into the back loop): *sc in each of next 4 stitches, inc* (36 stitches)
Round 2: *sc in each of next 5 stitches, inc* (42 stitches)
Round 3: *sc in each of next 6 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)
Round 4: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)
Round 5: *sc in each of next 8 stitches, inc* (60 stitches)
Continue crocheting in rounds without increasing.
Rounds 6-7: sc in each of next stitch around
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc):
Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches
Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook
Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice.
One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.
Round 8: chain 2 stitches, *dc in each of next 5 stitches, 1 fpdc into the next stitch*, repeat from* until the end of the round.
Rounds 9-13: chain 3 stitches, *dc in each of next 5 stitches, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round.
Round 14: chain 3 stitches, *dc in each of next 2 stitches, 2 dc tog, dc in the next stitch, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round (50 stitches)
Rounds 15: chain 3 stitches, *dc in each of next 4 stitches, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round.
Round 16: chain 3 stitches, *dc in the next stitch, 2 dc tog, dc in the next stitch, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round (40 stitches)
Round 17: chain 3 stitches, *dc in the next stitch, 2 dc tog, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round (30 stitches)
Stuff the cactus firmly.
Round 18: chain 3 stitches, *2 dc tog, 1 fpdc into the next fpdc of the previous round*, repeat from* until the end of the round (20 stitches)
Round 19: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (15 stitches)
Round 20: *dec, sc in the next st* (10 stitches)
Round 21: *dec* 5 times. Bind off. Hide yarn ends.
FLOWER (4x)
Work with rose and pink color yarn.
Round 1: 5 sc into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *chain 8 stitches, hdc in the third stitch from hook, dc in each of next 2 stitches, hdc in each of next 2 stitches, sc into the next stitch, slip stitch in the same stitch as chain-8, slip stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* 5 times.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work three more flowers the same way.
ASSEMBLY
Embroider cactus needles using white color yarn.
Sew the flowers on the top of your cactus as shown on pic above.
Ready!
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