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What you'll need
| One size only: | Using fingering yarn with 2.5mm hook will produce a female cactus of about 7.5cm/3in tall and a male cactus of about 9.5cm/3.75in tall (including hat). |
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| Malabrigo Rios (opens in a new tab) | |
Malabrigo Rios
 Solidos Collection Casapueblo | 1 |
| Yarn and Colors Must-Have (opens in a new tab) | |
Yarn and Colors Must-Have
 Gold (089) | 1 |
| Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis) (opens in a new tab) | |
Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis)
 Satay (026) | 1 |
| Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis) (opens in a new tab) | |
Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis)
 Black (100) | 1 |
| Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis) (opens in a new tab) | |
Yarn and Colors Must-Have (Minis)
 Cotton Candy (037) | 1 |
| Tools & Other Supplies | |
| 2.50mm crochet hook (opens in a new tab) | |
Product Details
This pattern is very straightforward and is suitable for beginners with basic crochet knowledge. It makes a great starting project for anyone picking up amigurumi. It comes with 13 pages of detailed instructions and 27 photos to help you follow along. The stitches that you will need to know for this pattern are:
-Crocheting in the round,
-forming a magic ring,
-sc : Single Crochet
-sc inc : Single Crochet Increase
-sc dec : Single Crochet Decrease
-ss : slip stitch
-ch : chain stitch
The materials you will need for this project will be (based on fingering yarn):
-Green yarn
-Tan yarn
-Dark brown yarn
-Pink yarn (or any color you want for the flower)
-Black yarn
-Black embroidery thread
-Stuffing
-Crochet Hook 2.5mm
-Felting needle + pink felting wool OR pink felt and glue
-Yarn needle
Additional material if doing open eyes version:
-Safety Eyes 7mm x2 for each cactus (use a bigger size if you are using a thicker yarn)
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Crochet
- Designer
- Snacksies
- Featured product
- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Black embroidery thread Safety Eyes 7mm x2 for each cactus Felting needle + pink felting wool
- Pages
- 13
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yarn Weight
Fingering
