Baby Cacti

Author: Mis PequiCosas
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi baby cacti crochet

Free Baby Cacti crochet tutorial by Mis PequiCosas.

With this pattern, you can crochet a potted cactus. Any yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi. You will also need a small flower pot (you can crochet one if you want).

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn: green (cactus), brown (soil), pink or orange (flowers)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Flower pot
  • Yellow beads (for flower centers)
  • Sewing needle for attaching parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x n - repeat n times

Baby Cacti Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Cactus Base

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc (23)
Rnd 5: inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc (28)
Rnd 6: 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc (32)
Rnd 7: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 6 sc (36)
Rnd 8: 6 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 5 sc (39)
Rnd 9: 8 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 4 sc (42)
Rnd 10: 15 sc, inc, 26 sc (43)
Rnd 11: inc, 42 sc (44)
Rnd 12: 44 sc (44)
Rnd 13: 42 sc, dec (43)
Rnd 14: 26 sc, dec, 15 sc (42)
Rnd 15: 4 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 8 sc (39)

Place the eyes between rounds 15 and 16, with 9 sc between them.

Rnd 16: 5 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 6 sc (36)
Rnd 17: 6 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 1 sc (32)
Rnd 18: 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, dec, 6 sc, dec, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc (28)
Rnd 19: 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec (23)
Rnd 20: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc (18)

Change to brown yarn to start crocheting the "soil." Stuff with filling.

Soil

Rnd 21: 6 inc (36)
Rnd 22: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnd 23: 54 sc (54)
Rnd 24: (2 sc, dec) x 13, 2 sc (41)

Stuff with filling.

Offshoots

You can crochet offshoots of any length and any width. It is all up to your taste. The author offers crochet patterns for three types of offshoots: medium, small, and large.

Medium Offshoot

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 dec (12)
Rnd 3-5: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
Rnd 7-9: 10 sc (10)

Leave a tail for sewing. Stuff with filling.

Small Offshoot

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2: 6 dec (10)
Rnd 3: 10 sc (10)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)

Leave a tail for sewing. Stuff with filling.

Large Offshoot

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 dec (12)
Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
Rnd 4-5: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 6: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Rnd 7-9: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 10: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
Rnd 11-12: 10 sc (10)

Leave a tail for sewing. Stuff with filling.

Flowers

Rnd 1: 10 sc in MR
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 3 ch) repeat around

Leave a tail for sewing. Crochet as many flowers as you like.

Toy Assembly and Finishing

  • Sew the offshoots wherever you like.
  • Sew flowers in any place. You can sew yellow beads as flower centers.
  • Secure the soil in the pot. If you want, you can crochet a small pot from yarn or use a store-bought plastic one.
  • Your amigurumi cactus is ready!
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