Hi friends! I am so excited to introduce you to my newest collection: The Plant Lovers Collection. This lovely crochetcollection is sponsored by the AMAZING creators at WeCrochet. I applied for a Collab and it was approved! This means they sent me all the yarn that I needed to complete my project. THANK YOU WeCrochet!!!
I have soooo many plant ideas and I cannot wait to show them all to you over the next month. Come back to my blog every Tuesday for a new crochet cacti or succulent pattern. All of these patterns will be FREEEEEEEEE. After each of them have been released, I will combine them all to one document that you can purchase from my Etsy store. This copy will be ad-free.
Remember to share your finished Prickly Pear Cacti on Facebook and Instagram. Please tag @puglovecrochet and #theplantloverscollection and #puglovecrochet.
I cannot wait to see all of these cuties!
xoxo, Lindsey
Materials
-4.00mm hook (G hook)
-Worsted Weight yarn in 4 colors: white, green ,yellow, and brown (I used Brava Worsted from WeCrochet/KnitPicks)
-3″ terra-cotta pot
-small amount of polyfil
-paint and paint brushes
-small cardboard circle, same diameter as the inside of the terra-cotta pot
Special Notes
- This pattern is worked in the rounds.
- Each round is completed with a Slip Stitch to the beginning of the round. If you don’t want to SlSt, you can use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each row and just crochet continuous.
- You can build the cactus using any combo of sizes
Stitch Guide
SC- single crochet
CH- chain
MC- magic circle
SC2TOG- single crochet decrease
SlSt-slip stitch
HDC- half double crochet
Small Cacti
Round 1: 4 SC in MC. SlSt to beginning stitch (4)
Round 2: CH1. 2 SC in each stitch. SlSt to first chain (8)
Round 3: CH 1. *2 SC in same stitch. 1 SC in the next stitch.* Repeat *…* 3 more times. SlSt to beginning CH (12).
Round 4- Round 5: CH 1. SC in all stitches. SlSt to beginning CH. (12)
Round 6: CH 1. *1 SC in next stitch. SC2TOG for the next stitches.* Repeat *…* 3 more times. SlSt to beginning CH. (8)
Tie off and pull a long string, then cut. Using a small amount of white yarn, create V shapes all over the cactus. Put this piece aside and make another size!
Medium Cacti
Round 1: 6 SC in MC. SlSt to beginning stitch (6)
Round 2: CH1. 2 SC in each stitch. SlSt to first chain (12)
Round 3: CH 1. *2 SC in same stitch. 1 SC in the next stitch.* Repeat *…* 5 more times. SlSt to beginning CH (18).
Round 4- Round 8: CH 1. SC in all stitches. SlSt to beginning CH. (18)
Round 9: CH 1. *1 SC in next stitch. SC2TOG for the next stitches.* Repeat *…* 6 more times. SlSt to beginning CH. (12)
Round 10: CH 1. *SC2TOG for all stitches. SlSt to beginning CH (6)
Tie off and pull a long string, then cut. Using a small amount of white yarn, create V shapes all over the cactus. Put this piece aside and make another size!
Large Cacti
Round 1: 8 SC in MC. SlSt to top of first SC (8)
Round 2: CH1. 2 SC in each stitch. SlSt to first chain (16)
Round 3: CH 1. *2 SC in same stitch. 1 SC in the next stitch.* Repeat *…* 7 more times. SlSt to beginning CH (24)
Round 4-Round 10: SC in each stitch (24)
Round 11: CH 1. *1 SC in next stitch. SC2TOG for the next stitches.* Repeat *…* 7 more times. SlSt to beginning CH. (16)
Round 12: CH 1. *SC2TOG for all stitches. SlSt to beginning CH (8)
Tie off and pull a long string, then cut. Using a small amount of white yarn, create V shapes all over the cactus. Put this piece aside.
Dirt
Round 1: 8 HDC in MC. SlSt to top of first HDC (8)
Round 2: CH 1. 2 HDC in each stitch. SlSt to beginning CH (16)
Round 3: CH 1. *2 HDC in the next stitch, 1 HDC in the next.* Repeat *….* to end of the round. (24)
Round 4: CH 1. HDC in each stitch in the Back Loop Only. SlSt to first CH. Leave a long tail and cut yarn. Weave yarn through the last HDC round. Place cirlce cardboard inside the dirt and cinch the last round to close the cardboard inside.
Small Flower
Row 1: CH 10
Row 2: In second stitch *HDC + 1 CH + HDC. SC in next stitch*. Repeat *….* to end of chain. Tie off and leave a long tail. Tightly spirl the chain to form a flower. Using the long tail, weave it through the top and bottom of the flower to sew it in place. You can place the flower on the top of the smallest cacti using either hot glue of sewing it on.
Assembly
Paint your terra-cotta pot! This is the fun part, you can make any design or pattern that you want. Make sure to let the paint dry for 24 hours to ensure that it’s completely dry.
To make your Prickly Pear Cactus, take the small sized cactus and sew it to either the left or right upper side of the medium sized cactus. Add a small amount of polyfil, you don’t want to over stuff the cactus. It should still look flat. Sew the medium sized cactus to the center of your dirt.
Using hot glue, put glue around the edge of the dirt and glue to the inside of a small terra-cotta pot.
