Cactus
Free crochet pattern for a Cactus by @twinspsins.
With this tutorial, you can crochet a cactus in a pot with a little bow. The toy can also be used as a pincushion. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.
The finished toy is about 7 cm tall.
Materials and Tools
- YarnArt Jeans yarn: green and brown (for the cactus and pot)
- 2 mm crochet hook
- White and pink thread (for embroidering the face)
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- BLO - back loop only
- FLO - front loop only
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Crochet Amigurumi Cactus Pattern
Cactus
Row 1: ch 15 (you can make as many chains as you like; this will affect the height of the cactus)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, crochet 13 sc
Rows 3-21: 13 sc BLO (19 rows; the more rows you make, the rounder the cactus will be)
Leave a long yarn tail. Use it to sew the side edges of the cactus together and cinch the top closed. You will also use this tail to sew the cactus to the pot.
Bow
Make 2 pieces: 6 sc in MR.
Leave a long tail on each piece. Pinch the 2 pieces together and wrap the yarn around the middle, secure it on the back, and sew the bow to the cactus.
Pot
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6. 30 sc BLO (30)
Rnd 7. 30 sl st (30)
Rnd 8-13. 30 sc (6 rounds) (30)
Rnd 14. 30 sc BLO (30)
Leave a long yarn tail, bring it to the right side of the pot, and crochet 30 sc FLO (this is the rim of the pot).
Insert the eyes between rounds 9 and 10, 5-6 sc apart.
