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Cactus FREE pattern

cactus free pattern

Do you want to make your own cute and cuddly cactus crochet? Well, you’re in luck, because I have a cactus free pattern for you! This pattern is easy to follow and uses basic stitches. You can make it in any color you like, and add some flowers or spikes for extra charm. The finished cactus crochet is about 15-18 cm tall, perfect for decorating your desk or shelf. You can also make it as a gift for someone who loves plants. Ready to get started? Grab your hook and yarn and let’s go!

Materials

  1. Hook size 2mm
  2. fiberfill
  3. scissors
  4. 12 mm safety eyes
  5. needle for sewing pieces
  6. white thread for embroidery
  7. yarn (beige, brown, green, pink, yellow colors)

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
Rnd: round
Ch: chain stitch
slst: slip stitch
sc: single crochet stitch
hdc: half double crochet stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase
FLO: crochet through front loops only
BLO: crochet through back loops only

Stuff during the process
Start with beige color yarn

1 rnd: 8 sc in MR
2 rnd: 8 inc (16)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)
4 rnd: (2 sc, inc) x8(32)
5 rnd: (3 sc, inc) x8 (40)

6 rnd: (4 sc, inc) x8 (48)
7 rnd: (5 sc, inc) x8 (56)
8 rnd: (6 sc, inc) x8 (64)
9 rnd: BLO: 64 sc (64)
10 rnd-15 rnd: 64 sc (6 rounds)

16 rnd: (7 sc, inc) x8 (72)
17 rnd-19 rnd: 72 sc (3 rounds)
20 rnd: FLO: (8 sc, inc) x8 (80)
21 rnd: BLO: 80 sc (80)
22 rnd-23 rnd: 80 sc (2 rounds)
24 rnd: FLO: 80 sc (80)

Slst, cut the beige color yarn and hide.

Attach a brown color yarn to the first back loop of 24 round and continue crocheting

24 rnd: BLO: 80 sc (80)
25 rnd: (8 sc, dec) x8 (72)
26 rnd: (7 sc, dec) x8 (64)
27 rnd: (6 sc, dec) x8 (56)

Change the brown color yarn to the green color yarn and continue crocheting.

28 rnd: FLO: (6 sc, inc) x8 (64)
29 rnd: (7 sc, inc) x8 (72)
30 rnd: (8 sc, inc) x8 (80)
31 rnd: (9 sc, inc) x8 (88)
32 rnd-39 rnd: 88 sc (8 rounds)
40 rnd: (9 sc, dec) x8 (80)
41 rnd-43 rnd: 80 sc (3 rounds)

Insert the safety eyes between 37 rnd and 36 rnd. The space between the eyes is 10 stitches

44 rnd: (8 sc, dec) x8 (72)
45 rnd: 72 sc (72)
46 rnd: (7 sc, dec) x8 (64)
47 rnd-48 rnd: 64 sc (2 rounds)
49 rnd: (6 sc, dec) x8 (56)
50 rnd: 56 sc (56)

51 rnd: (5sc, dec) x8 (48)
52 rnd: (4sc, dec) x8(40)
53 rnd: (3sc, dec) x8 (32)
54 rnd: (2sc, dec) x8 (24)
55 rnd: (1 sc, dec) x8 (16)
56 rnd: 8 dec (8)

Cut the green color yarn and hide.
Sew crosses on the cactus with white thread as shown in the photo.

Yellow petal (make 3)

Ch10, from the 2nd ch from the hook: 8 hdc, 4 hdc into 1 ch, 8 hdc, slst
Sew 3 yellow petals together

Pink petal (make 10)

1 rnd: ch10, from the 2nd ch from the hook: 8 hdc, 4 hdc into 1 ch, 8 hdc, slst
2 rnd: 8 sc, 4 inc, 8 sc, slst

At first sew 4 pink petals together- this is our small flower.

Then sew 6 pink petals together- this is our big flower.

Sew yellow petals to the small flower then sew it to the big flower. Our flower is ready!

Sew the flower to the cactus.

Congratulations! Your cactus is ready!

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