Designer: Heidis Crochet Cuties
This simple crochet cactus design, made with minimal sewing, this project focuses on reducing assembly while keeping a neat, structured look with soft textures.
Materials needed are chunky yarn, a 5 mm crochet hook, stuffing, a sewing needle, a stitch marker, and a cardboard to put at the bottom to stop the plant from falling over.
The body of the pattern is made in one piece, starting with a plant pot, continuing with the body of the cactus, then making the flower and attaching it to the top of the cactus.
This little crochet cactus is the perfect size for displaying on a shelf or desk and would make a lovely gift for a cactus lover or for those of us who are plant-challenged.
Materials
- Flutterby Chunky yarn
- 5.00 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing
- Sewing needle
- Stitch marker
- Cardboard to put at the bottom (optional)
Abbreviations
Mr – magic rings
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
FLO – front loop only
BLO – back loop only
hdc – half double crochet
Pot
Starting in plant pot color.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 scm 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: FLO: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7-10: 30 sc (30)
(Optional) Cut a circle out of cardboard the size of the bottom of the pot and place it at the bottom. This ensures that the plant won’t fall over.
Embroider a heart on rounds 6 and 7.
Rnd 11: FLO: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 12: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Change colour to dark brown on the last st of R13.
Rnd 14: in this round we will be crocheting with the back loops of R11. To do this, you will insert your hook into the usual stitch and also into the back loop of R11. Then finish the sc as usual.
Do 30 sc using this technique (30)
Change color to green in the last st of R14.
Rnd 15: FLO: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 16: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 17: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 18: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 19: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 20: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the plant and the pot.
Rnd 21: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 22: 6 dec (6)
Finish stuffing.
Sl st and fasten off.
Flower
In flower color.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: BLO: (sl st, hdc, sl st, all in the same st) x 6
Rnd 3: FLO of round 1, (sl st, dc, sl st, all in the same st) x 6
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the flower to the top of the cactus.
Embroider lines down the cactus with a lighter shade of green or white for the spikes.
