Add a splash of green charm to your home or workspace with this beginner-friendly crochet cactus pattern. Perfect for crafting enthusiasts of all skill levels, this step-by-step guide walks you through creating a soft, squishy cactus complete with a vibrant crochet flower on top.
Crochet Cactus Amigurumi
Whether you're using it as cheerful desk décor, a thoughtful handmade gift, or part of your amigurumi collection, this versatile pattern allows for easy customization with your favorite yarn colors. The project is quick to complete and requires only basic crochet stitches, making it an ideal weekend craft.
Materials
- Yarn in green and flower colors
- Crochet hook (size recommended by your yarn)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Floral wire (optional)
- Hot glue (optional)
Cactus Body
- Round 1: Create a magic circle and make 8 single crochets (SC) inside it. Join with a slip stitch (SS) to the first SC.
- Round 2: Chain 1, then make 2 SC in each stitch around (16 SC total).
- Round 3: Chain 1, then make 1 SC in each stitch around (16 SC total).
- Rounds 4 & 5: Chain 1, then make 1 SC in each stitch around (16 SC total per round).
Make a second identical piece by repeating Rounds 1 to 5.
- Round 6 Preparation: On the first piece, chain 1, then make 1 SC in the next 12 stitches, leaving 4 stitches unworked.
- Take the second piece and make 1 SC in the next 12 stitches, also leaving 4 stitches unworked.
- Join the remaining 4 stitches from both pieces together using a tapestry needle or smaller hook.
- Round 7: Chain 1, then make 1 SC in each stitch around.
- Round 8: Chain 1, then make 4 SC, followed by 1 decrease (dec). Repeat this pattern (4 SC, 1 dec) around.
- Rounds 9 & 10: Chain 1, then make 1 SC in each stitch around (20 SC total per round).
- Round 11: Chain 1, then make 3 SC, followed by 1 decrease (dec). Repeat this pattern (3 SC, 1 dec) around (16 SC total).
- Rounds 12, 13, & 14: Chain 1, then make 1 SC in each stitch around (16 SC total per round).
Finish with a slip stitch and cut the yarn.
- Add fiberfill stuffing through the open section.
Flower Center
- Create a magic ring and make 6 SC inside it.
- Join with a slip stitch to the first SC and chain 1.
- Make 1 SC in each of the 6 stitches around.
- Join with a slip stitch and chain 1, then cut the yarn.
For Flower Petals
- Change to your chosen petal color yarn and make a slip knot.
- Join the new yarn to any single crochet with a slip stitch.
- Chain 5.
- Skip 1 chain, then make 1 SC in each of the next 4 chains.
- Slip stitch into the same stitch where you started the chain 5.
- Repeat to create a total of 14 petals.
- After all petals are complete, slip stitch to the base stitch and chain 1, then cut the yarn.
Flower Base
- Create a magic ring and make 6 SC inside it.
- Join with a slip stitch to the first SC and chain 1, then cut the yarn.
- Optional: Add floral wire to the base and secure with glue.
- Insert the flower into the cactus by creating a small opening in the middle of the cactus top.
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