Franky the Flat Cactus Amigurumi

Louie's Loops

Medium difficulty

Medium

2.5 hours

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In this amigurumi crochet pattern we’ll be crocheting a flat cactus! This flat cactus amigurumi pattern is designed to teach you how to sew together pieces, as well as a new technique for adding secure spikes on your cactus. This tutorial is designed for crocheters with some slight experience, but includes a full length video tutorial just in case, so you never miss a stitch!

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What you'll create

What you'll learn

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Green (Main color)
Beige (Pot)
Brown (Dirt color)
White or Black (Spikes and Flower)
Yellow (Flower)
Crochet Hook Size G6 / 4.00mm

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Safety Bead (x2)

8mm

Black Thread (Face)

Stuffing

Darning Needle

Abbreviations

ch

Chain Stitch

st

Stitch

slst

Slip Stitch

sc

Single Crochet

inc

Increase

invdec

Invisible Decrease

FLO/BLO

Front / Back Loops Only

dc

Double Crochet

hdc

Half-Double Crochet

bo

Bobble Stitch (4-dc bobble)

Other Useful Info

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”

Size

about 5 inches long

Worked

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The Pattern

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(1:23) The time codes match to the pattern video

01Flat Cactus Body

[All in Green]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

{} = Worked in the same stitch

Rnd 2: [{sc 3}, inc 1, sc 1] 2 times (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 3, sc 2] 2 times (18)

Rnd 4: sc 4, inc 1, sc 8, inc 1, sc 4 (20)

Rnds 5-8: sc in each st (20 x 4)

Rnd 9: sc 5, invdec 1, sc 8, invdec 1, sc 3 (18)

Add face if desired.

Rnd 10: sc 4, invdec 1, sc 7, invdec 1, sc 3 (16)

Rnd 11: sc 4, invdec 1, sc 6, invdec 1, sc 2 (14)

Rnd 12: sc 3, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 2 (12)

Rnd 13: sc 3, invdec 1, sc 4, invdec 1, sc 1 (10)

Rnd 14: sc 3, invdec 1, sc 3, invdec 1 (8)

Slst 1, Cut the yarn and pull through leaving enough to sew to a Dirt Filler.

Fold in half using the increases on the sides to note where to fold. Sew together if necessary to hold closed.

Stuff slightly.

Sew on any added sections.
(Suggested: Flat Segment)

Add spikes (See Section 6).

02Adding Faces

To add a face, I like to start with the mouth, then add eyes using safety eyes on either end of the edges of the mouth 1 stitch away.

Simple Smile

1. Using Black thread, insert the needle from the inside of the body and exiting where you want a smile to begin. If you made feet for your cactus, try to make the smile centered with the feet.

2. Pull to the opposite corner of where you want the smile to end, and insert your needle back into the body. This will create a straight line.

3. Insert your needle to exit the body where you want the bottom of the smile to be. Go around the straight line and insert back into the body through the same stitch you last exited.

4. Double knot the two ends on the inside of the body and cut close.

03Flat Segment

[All in Green]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: [{sc 3}, inc 1, sc 1] 2 times (12)

Rnd 3: sc 2, inc 1, sc 5, inc 1, sc 3 (14)

Rnds 4-5: sc in each st (14 x 2)

Repeat Rnd 5 for added height.

Rnd 6: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 5, invdec 1, sc 3 (12)

Rnd 7: sc 2, invdec 1, sc 4, invdec 1, sc 2 (10)

Rnd 8: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 3, invdec 1, sc 2 (8)

Rnd 9: sc 1, invdec 1, sc 2, invdec 1, sc 1 (6)

Slst 1, Cut the yarn and pull through leaving enough to sew to the main body.

Fold in half using the incs on the sides to note where to fold. Sew together if necessary to hold closed.

Stuff slightly.

Add spikes (See Section 6).

04Small Dirt Filler

[All in Brown]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18)

Rnds 4-7: sc in each st (18 x 4)

See next section (Adding Feet) for how to use Bobble Stitches in the last Rnd of single crochet stitches to add optional secret feet to your cactus' body!

Rnd 8: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)

Rnd 9: invdec in each (6)

Cut the yarn, pull through. Stuff fully and sew closed.

05Adding Feet

To add feet to my cactuses I suggest using 2 Bobble Stitches (aka "bo") in the last round of single crochet stitches separated by a few single crochets. This should be done in the round right before decreasing (invdec) so that they’re at the bottom of your cactus.
For this pattern, replace Rnd 7 in the Dirt Filler with the following Rnd, but be sure to switch to Green for each bobble stitch...
Rnd 7: sc 6, bo, sc 4, bo, sc 6 (18)

Bonus Video Tutorial: www.ClubCrochet.com/BOBBLE

06X Stitch Spikes

This is my personal favorite way to add spikes to your cactus because it’s relatively easy and won’t come undone. The downside is that it can be slightly tedious and you can’t remove a single spike without removing all of them.

For this technique we’ll be embroidering on X’s between stitches.

With a long strand of White, Black, or alternative Green yarn threaded on a darning needle, start by inserting your already sewn together body from the base. Exit from the center of a single crochet near where you inserted. Try to go between the V stitch to get more evenly spaced X’s.

Go up one stitch to the right and up (diagonally from where you began) and insert back into the body through the center of that stitch. Exit from the center of the stitch adjacent (directly above where you began).

Go diagonally over your initial line to make an X, and insert back into the body from the stitch adjacent to where you began.

Exit the body from where you want your next X to begin. You can spread them randomly, but try to maintain space between Xs.

To make your Xs uniform, exit for the second stitch starting three rounds from your first, leaving two rounds of space between each X. Go in line with the stitches (your Xs may veer slightly to the right, this is normal) and continue making Xs towards the top of your cactus to make a column.

Once you reach the top, start making a column of Xs going downwards, using the two unused rounds between each X and one or more stitches to the right of the first column.

Work all around the cactus including any sewn on segments, but avoiding any faces. Try to end with an X near your very first X. After making your last X, exit from the same stitch you began from where your tail end is sticking out. Double knot together and cut close, stuff on the inside using the back of your needle.

07Normal Flower

[Starting in Center Color]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 4 into the magic loop (4)

Slst in first sc made. Cut the yarn here to change petal colors.

[Continuing in Petal Color]
Slip knot and pull through the same st you slst into.

Rnd 2: [ch 2, dc 2, ch 1, slst 1] 5 times working in each st and the connecting slst (5 petals)

Cut the yarn and pull through leaving enough to sew onto the cactus. Pull this end through the last st of the flower so both tail ends are on the same side.

Use the two tail ends Petal Color to sew onto the cactus.

08Small Pot

This pot is designed to fit crocheted pieces with 18 stitches in diameter (ie. Mini Cactus Body)

[All in Beige or Pot Color]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 into the magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each (12)

Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc 1] 6 times (18)

FLO / BLO = Front or Back Loop Only
Slst = Slip Stitch

Rnd 4: Working in the FLO, slst in each (18)

Rnd 5: ch 1, working in the unused BLO from Rnd 3, sc in each st (18)

Rnd 6: [sc 5, inc 1] 3 times (21)

Rnd 7: sc in each (21)

Rnd 8: [sc 6, inc 1] 3 times (24)

Rnd 9: sc in each (24)

Repeat Rnd 9 for added height if desired.

Rnd 10: Working in the FLO, slst in each (24)

Cut the yarn, pull through, and hide the end in the first slst made in Rnd 10.

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