Amigurami Cactus LOVE – To make things run as smoothly as possible, this article guides the steps. There are answers to any questions you might have while creating your designs inside; if not, please send me an email.
Material
① Cactus/soil: #2 fine 4ply yarn
② Cactus/soil: 2.0mm/2.5mm hook
③ stitch markers Pot: #3 light 5ply yarn
④ tapestry needle
⑤ scissor Pot: 3.0mm/3.5mm hook
⑥ stuffing
Abbreviation
- ch chain
- st stitch
- ss slip stitch
- sc single crochet
- hdc half double crochet
- dc double crochet
- inc increase
- dec decrease
- flo front loop only
- blo back loop only
- (…) work all stitches in the same stitch
- x[…] repeat instructions in brackets x times
- ss(unbold) slip stitch. It doesn’t count as a stitch for the round.
- ch(unbold) turning chain/beginning chain. It doesn’t count as a stitch for the round.
- turn Turn the work around and work back into the stitches in the opposite direction.
Crochet Pattern
– Flowerpot
3.0mm hook | #3 Khaki yarn
| Round 1 | 8sc in magic loop | 8st |
| Round 2 | 8inc | 16st |
| Round 3 | 8[sc, inc] | 24st |
| Round 4 | 8[2sc, inc] | 32st |
| Round 5 | 32sc blo | 32st |
| Round 6~11 | 32sc | 32st |
| Round 12 | 32sc flo | 32st |
| Round 13 | 32dc | 32st |
Fold Round 13 down towards the outside when finished.
– Soil (Flowerpot Cover)
3.0mm hook | #2 Brown yarn
| Round 1 | 8sc in magic loop | 8st |
| Round 2 | 8inc | 16st |
| Round 3 | 8[sc, inc] | 24st |
| Round 4 | 8[2sc, inc] | 32st |
Leave about 70cm yarn for sewing.
– Cactus L – trunk
2.0mm hook | #2 Green yarn
| Round 1 | 6sc in magic loop | 6st |
| Round 2 | 6inc | 12st |
| Round 3 | 6[sc, inc] | 18st |
| Round 4~9 | 18sc | 18st |
| Round 10 | 3[4sc, dec] | 15st |
| Round 11~14 | 15sc | 15st |
| Round 15 | 3[3sc, dec] | 12st |
| Round 16~20 | 12sc | 12st |
Leave about 20cm of a yarn tail for sewing.
– Cactus L – arm
2.0mm hook | #2 Green yarn
| Round 1 | 6sc in magic loop | 6st |
| Round 2 | 3[sc, inc] | 9st |
| Round 3 | 3[2sc, inc] | 12st |
| Round 4 | 12sc | 12st |
| Round 5 | 3[2sc, dec] | 9st |
| Round 6 | 9dec | 9st |
| Round 7~9 | 2sc, 5dc, 2sc | 9st |
Leave about 20cm of a yarn tail to sew the arm on the trunk.
Sewing work
1. Stuff the arm, and sew the arm to the trunk at the appropriate position like in the picture shown.
– Cactus O
2.0mm hook | #2 Green yarn
| Row 1 | 14ch, ss, 2sc, 3hdc, 7dc, 2ch, turn | 13st |
| Row 2 | blo-7dc, 3hdc, 2sc, ss, ch, turn | 13st |
| Row 3 | blo-ss, 2sc, 3hdc, 7dc, 2ch, turn | 13st |
| Row 4 | blo-7dc, 3hdc, 2sc, ss, ch, turn | 13st |
| Row 5~16 | Repeat Row3 and Row 4 six times | 13st |
Leave about 50cm of a yarn tail for sewing.
Sewing work (yellow yarn is used to clear the stitches.)
1. Sew through the top edge, and pull it tight until it becomes a hemisphere.
2. Close the 2 sides together by sewing.
3. Sew through the bottom edge. Pull it tight a bit but don’t close it completely.
4. Stuff the cactus.
– Cactus V
2.0mm hook | #2 Green yarn
| Round 1 | 6sc in magic loop, ss | 6st |
| Round 2 | ch, 6inc, ss | 12st |
| Round 3 | ch, 6[sc, inc], ss | 18st |
| Round 4~7 | ch, 18sc, ss | 18st |
Make 2 pieces of pattern Round 1~7.
| Round 8 | ch, 3sc(crochet 2 parallel | 33st |
| stitches together), 30sc, ss | ||
| Round 9~10 | ch, 30sc, ss | 30st |
| Round 11 | ch, 6[3sc, dec], ss | 24st |
| Round 12 | ch, 6[2sc, dec], ss | 18st |
| Round 13 | ch, 6[sc, dec], ss | 12st |
Leave about 20cm of a yarn tail to sew the cactus on the soil.
Learn more about Joined Rounds & Continuous Rounds
If you crochet the cactus V in continuous rounds, the finished work might be tilting a bit.
Video tutorial for Round 8: https://youtu.be/8XssC57n66w
Picture tutorial of Round 8 (yellow and light green yarn are used to clear the stitches)
- Follow pattern Round 1~7 and make 2 pieces of it.
- Work into 2 parallel stitches of the 2 hemispheres’ last round.
- Slip stitch join and make 3 single crochet stitches through 2 parallel stitches.
4. With your hook up, crochet toward the right circle.
5. The first stitch you made in the circle alone is the first stitch for the next round. You may mark the stitch
Follow the stitches of the 2 circles and crochet around them.
– Cactus E
2.0mm hook | #2 Green yarn
| Round 1 | 6sc in magic loop | 6st |
| Round 2 | 3[sc, inc] | 9st |
| Round 3~42 | 9sc | 9st |
| Round 43 | 3[sc, dec] | 6st |
Leave about 20cm of a yarn tail for sewing.
Stuffing the cactus every time you finish about 10~15 rounds.
Sewing work
1. After you finish the crocheting part, sew the finished work into the shape of a lowercase “e”.
– Small Yellow Flower
Round 1 5[2ch, dc, 2ch, ss] in magic loop
Leave about 15cm of a yarn tail to sew the flower on the cactus.
Finished Pieces
