Planta Carnivora

Bouquet of man-eating plants
Crochet pattern No 1707
Kamila 'Krawka' Krawczyk
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Introduction
I would like to thank you, for choosing to purchase this pattern. I hope that you will be fully satisfied
with it and, above all, that the effect of your work will be exactly as you imagined. Remember that if
you have any questions you can email me: krawka.blog@gmail.com.
I recently moved and wanted to make something special for my new home and myself, this bouquet
is the effect of my work. I placed it in the hallway, so everyone who enters my house can see what a
twisted freaky nerdy crochet lover is leaving here :) If you too feel a bit nerdy or freaky this project is
made just for you! I have to say it's very time consuming project with a lot of parts to make and a
hard assembly, but please remember the end result is worth your time. I am sure it will make a big
impression on your guests!
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Materials
List of all the materials you will need for this project:
 yarn ( I use 55% cotton yarn which measures 174 yards (159 meters) for 50 g, weight Sport /
5 ply (12 wpi), Gauge 24 to 30 st is 4 inches (10 cm)
You can use any colors you like , but here is the list of colors I used:
o red - heads, petals

o green - stalks, leaves
o black - head parts, ground
o white - teeth
o brown - gnome's boots
o blue - gnome's pants
If you want to know more about the yarns or colors I chose, send me an email.
 plant pot or vase - My pot is ikea's PAPAJA, you can find more information about it here:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70186655/
 Piece of styrofoam to fit into your pot - we will stick the wires into it. It should fill 2/3 of the
pot. It will not be visible - we will cover it with black ground.
 3,0 mm (D) hook
 wires - plant's heads are heavy - so the thicker wires the better :) (or you will put two in each
stalk)
 cotton wool or other stuffing
 needle, thread, scissors, etc.

Abbreviations
sc Single crochet
ch Chain
ss Slip stitch
hdc Half double crochet
dc Double crochet
BLO Back loops only in this row.
inc Increase
dec Decrease
2hdcin1 Make 2 half double crochet in 1
3scin1 Make 3 single crochet in 1
IncSS Make 2 slip stitches in 1 (Increase SS)
IncDC Make 2 double crochet in 1 (Increase DC)
MR Magic ring
FO Fasten off
*...*X3 Instructions between stars make 3 times
R1 Row 1
(12) 12 is number of stitches after making this row

The pattern will be divided into 4 sections:
 Plant pattern - we will make all the needed parts

and sew them. I've made 5 plants total (one of them ate
the gnome) but you can make as many of them as you
like, although I strongly recommend to make parts for
one first, sew it and then you will decide how much of
them you will make :)
 Bud pattern - I've made 2 flower buds. We will

make all the needed parts and sew them
 Gnome pattern (Should it be half of gnome

pattern? :) I've made one gnome (...well half of it) We
will make all the needed parts, sew the gnome together
and then sew the gnome to one of the plants.
 Bouquet assembly - We will assembly a bouquet

from all the parts here.
Last word of explanation:
Head (Make 1) (5)
Red text in brackets is the number of parts you have to make for one plant.
Green text is the total number of parts you have to make for all the plants in this section
(Remember I decided to make 5 plants, 2 plant buds and 1 gnome)

Plant Pattern
Upper head (Make 1)(5)
start with red yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc* X2 (12)
R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2(18)
R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)
R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)
R6: * sc 2, inc * X10 (40)
R7: sc around (40)
R8: * sc 3, inc * X10 (50)
R9 - R11: sc around (50)
R12: sc 49, ss (50) FO red yarn
change to black
R13: BLO ss around (50)
R14: BLO * sc 3, dec * X10 (40)
R15: * sc 2, dec * X10 (30)
R16: * sc 3, dec * X6 (24)
R17: sc 3, dec 3, sc 6, dec 3, sc 3 (18)
STUFF
R18: sc, dec 3, sc 3, dec 3, sc 2 (12)
R19: dec 6 (6)
R20: skip 1, sc, skip 1, ss FO

Lower head (Make 1)(5)
start with red yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc* X2 (12)
R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2(18)
R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)
R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)
R6: * sc 2, inc * X10 (40)
R7: sc around (40)
R8: * sc 3, inc * X10 (50)
R9: sc 49, ss (50) FO red yarn
change to black
R10: BLO ss around (50)
R11: BLO * sc 3, dec * X10 (40)
R12: * sc 2, dec * X10 (30)
R13: * sc 3, dec * X6 (24)
R14: sc 3, dec 3, sc 6, dec 3, sc 3 (18)
STUFF
R15: sc, dec 3, sc 3, dec 3, sc 2 (12)
R16: dec 6 (6)
Upper head (bigger) on the right, Lower head on the

left side.

Lips (Make 2) (10)
red yarn
R1: sc 5 in MR (5)
R2 - R5: sc 5 (5)
R6: sc 4, inc (6)
R7 - R10: sc 6 (6)
R11: sc 5, inc (7)
R12 - R18: sc 7 (7)
R19: sc 5, dec (6)
R20 - R24: sc 6 (6)
R25: sc 4, dec (5)
R26 - R29: sc 5 (5)
R30: sc 4, ss (5) FO
Teeth (Make 2) (10)

white yarn
R1: ch 26 (26)
R2: ss, * sc, ch 3, ss into chain, sc into chain, sc, ss *

X8 FO

Petal (Make 5) (25)
red yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc * X2 (12)
R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2 (18)
R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)
R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)
R6: * sc 2, inc * X5, 3scin1 7, sc, 3scin1 6, ss (61) FO
Front-side view of the petal
Weave in the end tail to the center, tie down both

ends 2 times, cut off the rest of yarn.
It would be best if the length of the stalk would be

different for each plant. Make between 40 to 54 rows
for example 5 plants: 40, 44, 48, 52, 54.
Stalk (Make 1) (5)

green yarn
R1: ch 7, ss in 1st chain (7)
R2 - Rx: sc 7 (7) FO (where x is between 40 to 54)

End of stalk (Make 1) (5)
green yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: inc 6 (12)
R3: * sc, inc * X6 (18)
R4: * ss, ch 5, ss into chain, sc into chain, hdc into

chain, dc into chain, skip 1, ss, ss, ch 7, ss into chain, sc
2 into chain, hdc 2 into chain, dc into chain, ss * X3
In my project not every plant have a leaf - For 5 plants

I've made 3 leaves.
Leaf (Make 1 or 0) (3)

green yarn
R1: ch 10, ss in 1st ch to make a circle (10)
R2 - R10: sc 10 (10)
R11: inc, sc 9 (11)
R12: inc, sc 10 (12)
R13: inc, sc 11 (13)
R14: inc, sc 12 (14)
R17: dec, sc 12 (13)
R18: dec, sc 11 (12)
R19: dec, sc 10 (11)
R20: dec, sc 9 (10)
(continued on next page)

R21: * dec, sc 3 * X2 (8)
R22: dec, sc 6 (7)
R23: dec, sc 5 (6)
R24: * dec, sc * X2 (4)
R25: skip 1, ss FO
We have all the parts we need for the plant. Let's sew
them together.
Firstly sew lips to the upper head. Sew it in place

where red and black meet.
(see the photo for reference)
Side view of the upper head with lips.
Sew the lips to the lower head.
Lower and upper head.

Sew teeth to the lower and upper head just under the
line where you sewed the lips.
Align upper and lower head to each other and sew - I

would start in one corner of the mouth and work to
the other.
Sew especially tightly in mouth corners!
We will work on the back of the head now.
Take two petals (wavy part of the petals facing

outside) and sew them to the lower mouth part.
Petals overlap each other.
On the back side of the upper head we will sew 3

petals. These petals overlap each other too.

Plant head is finished now.
Prepare two wires - they should be longer than the

stalk (see the photo for reference)
We will put one of the wires in the upper head and

one in the lower....
... this way later on we will be able to open plant's

mouth very wide or close it tight.
Put the mouth on the wires.

Put the end of the stalk on the wires and sew it to the
head.
Put the stalk on the wire and sew it firmly.
If you want to use a leaf sew it to the stalk.
Remember to place leaves randomly on plants - one

higher, the other one lower...
OK! One ready - four more to go :)
I know it's a very time-consuming project, but look at

the photo on the right and remember it's worth your
time! :)

Bud pattern
Head (Make 1) (2)

red yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: * sc 3, inc * X3 (15)
R4: * sc 4, inc * X3 (18)
R5: * sc 5, inc * X3 (21)
R6: * sc 6, inc * X3 (24)
R7: * sc 7, inc * X3 (27)
R8: * sc 8, inc * X3 (30)
R9: * sc 4, inc * X6 (36)
R14: * sc 4, dec * X6 (30)
R15: sc around (30)
R16: * sc 3, dec * X6 (24)
R17: * sc 2, dec * X6 (18)
STUFF
R18: * sc, dec * X6 (12)
R19: dec 6 (6)
R20: skip 1, ss FO

Petal (Make 2) (4)
red yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc * X2 (12)
R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2 (18)
R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)
R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)
R6: * sc 2, inc * X5, 3scin1 7, sc, 3scin1 6, ss (61) FO
Remember to weave in the end tail to the center, tie

down both ends 2 times, cut off the rest of yarn.
Make long stalks for the buds!
Stalk (Make 1) (2)

green yarn
R1: ch 7, ss in 1st chain (7)
R2 - R54: sc 7 (7) FO
End of stalk (Make 1) (2)

green yarn
R1: sc 6 in MR (6)
R2: inc 6 (12)
R3: * sc, inc * X6 (18)
R4: * ss, ch 5, ss into chain, sc into chain, hdc into

chain, dc into chain, skip 1, ss, ss, ch 7, ss into chain, sc
2 into chain, hdc 2 into chain, dc into chain, ss * X3

In my bouquet both buds have a leaf on the stalk.
Leaf (Make 1) (2)

green yarn
R1: ch 10, ss in 1st ch to make a circle (10)
R2 - R10: sc 10 (10)
R11: inc, sc 9 (11)
R12: inc, sc 10 (12)
R13: inc, sc 11 (13)
R14: inc, sc 12 (14)
R17: dec, sc 12 (13)
R18: dec, sc 11 (12)
R19: dec, sc 10 (11)
R20: dec, sc 9 (10)
R21: * dec, sc 3 * X2 (8)
R22: dec, sc 6 (7)
R23:dec, sc 5 (6)
R24: * dec, sc * X2 (4)
R25: skip 1, ss FO
We have all the bud parts ready. Let's sew them

together.
Sew the first petal to the bud. The wavy side of the
petal should be facing upwards to the point where
you started making the bud head.

Sew the second petal on the opposite side of the bud.
Prepare a wire for the bud (you can use a single wire
here)
Put the bud on the wire (you can fold this end of the
wire inside the bud)
Put the end of stalk part on the wire and sew it to the
bud.
Put the stalk on the wire and sew it.
Place the leaf on the stalk and sew it (when sewing

the leaf to the second bud you might want to place it
on a different height on the stalk)
One bud ready! One more to go :)

Gnome pattern
Boots (Make 2) (2)

brown yarn
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc * X2 (12)
STUFF
R6: * dec 2, sc 2 * X2 (8)
R7: * dec, sc 2 * X2 (6)
R8: sc around (6)
Trouser leg (Make 2 - we will join

them in a minute) (2)
blue yarn
R1: sc 4 in MR (4)
R2: inc around (8)
R3 - R7: sc 8 (8)
R8: sc 7, ss (8)
FO if it's your first leg, if not do not cut off the yarn
and go to the next page

Trousers (Make 1) (1)
blue yarn
Put both legs next to each other (you can pin it

together if you want)
R9: continue making sc to the place where legs meet,

make next sc in the joined place on the other leg, sc 8
around the whole leg, make next sc in the 1st leg,
where you started and sc till the end of the row (16)
R10: * sc 3, inc * X4 (20)
R11: * sc 4, inc * X4 (24)
R14: * sc 4, dec * X4 (20)
R15: sc around (20) FO
We have all the parts.
Prepare a wire
Put the wire inside trousers and stuff.

Put the boots on the protruded bottom parts of the
wire.
Sew boots to the trousers.
Bend legs in a way you like it or you can make them

exactly like mine.
Take one of the plants..
.. put the gnome legs inside the plants mouth. Clench

the wires in plants mouth. Sew the gnome to the
plant.

Bouquet assembly
First thing we have to do is fill our pot with styrofoam.
I've filled 2/3 of the pot.
Now that we have the level on which our plants will

go to the pot we can make 'ground'. If your pot is
different from mine check the size after each row if it
fits.
Ground (Make 1)(1)

black yarn
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: * sc, inc * X6 (18)
R4: * sc 2, inc * X6 (24)
R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)
R6: * sc 2, inc * X10 (40)
(continued on the next page)

R7: * sc 3, inc * X10 (50)
R8: * sc 4, inc * X10 (60)
R9: sc around (60)
R10: * sc 5, inc * X10 (70)
R11: sc around (70)
That is the point where I ended and FO, if it is still too

small for you continue with this pattern:
R12: * sc 6, inc * X10 (80)
R13: sc around (80)
R14: * sc 7, inc * X10 (90)
R15: sc around (90)
......
Put the ground on the styrofoam, you can glue it or

pin it in place.
It's time to put the first plant in the ground, put both
plant wires through the styrofoam (if you have it in
two separate parts, make sure the wire goes through
the first and the second one) Try to place every plant
near the center of the ground and control where is
each plant going - longer ones near the middle,
shorter ones around them.
Is the plant straight? Can you pose it to any pose you

like? If not you may want to consider adding another
wire!
If you are happy with the plant placement sew the

stalk to the ground. Cut off or weave any loose ends of
yarns.
Place another plant in the pot and sew it... and

another one... and another...

If you want you can sew one plant to another near the
ground, if you do, do it very tightly! If after this steps
your plants can't stay straight - add more wires to
stalks (I did)
Congratulations! Your bouquet is ready. Are you

happy with it? I wonder how much time it took you. I
know it was loooong for me, but now every day I am
looking at it and think it was worth the time! :)
THE END

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Bouquet of man-eating plants

Crochet pattern No 1707

Kamila 'Krawka' Krawczyk

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

o red - heads, petals

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

hdc Half double crochet

BLO Back loops only in this row.

2hdcin1 Make 2 half double crochet in 1

3scin1 Make 3 single crochet in 1

IncSS Make 2 slip stitches in 1 (Increase SS)

IncDC Make 2 double crochet in 1 (Increase DC)

*...*X3 Instructions between stars make 3 times

(12) 12 is number of stitches after making this row

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

 Plant pattern - we will make all the needed parts

 Bud pattern - I've made 2 flower buds. We will

 Gnome pattern (Should it be half of gnome

 Bouquet assembly - We will assembly a bouquet

Last word of explanation:

Head (Make 1) (5)

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc* X2 (12)

R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2(18)

R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)

R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)

R6: * sc 2, inc * X10 (40)

R7: sc around (40)

R8: * sc 3, inc * X10 (50)

R9 - R11: sc around (50)

R12: sc 49, ss (50) FO red yarn

R13: BLO ss around (50)

R14: BLO * sc 3, dec * X10 (40)

R15: * sc 2, dec * X10 (30)

R16: * sc 3, dec * X6 (24)

R17: sc 3, dec 3, sc 6, dec 3, sc 3 (18)

R18: sc, dec 3, sc 3, dec 3, sc 2 (12)

R19: dec 6 (6)

R20: skip 1, sc, skip 1, ss FO

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

R2: * 3scin1, inc, sc* X2 (12)

R3: sc, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3, sc 2(18)

R4: sc 3, inc 3, sc 6, inc 3, sc 3 (24)

R5: * sc 3, inc * X6 (30)

R6: * sc 2, inc * X10 (40)

R7: sc around (40)

R8: * sc 3, inc * X10 (50)

R9: sc 49, ss (50) FO red yarn

R10: BLO ss around (50)

R11: BLO * sc 3, dec * X10 (40)

R12: * sc 2, dec * X10 (30)

R13: * sc 3, dec * X6 (24)

R14: sc 3, dec 3, sc 6, dec 3, sc 3 (18)

R15: sc, dec 3, sc 3, dec 3, sc 2 (12)

R16: dec 6 (6)

R17: skip 1, sc, skip 1, ss FO

Upper head (bigger) on the right, Lower head on the

Thank you very much and happy crocheting! :)

R6: sc 4, inc (6)

R11: sc 5, inc (7)

R12 - R18: sc 7 (7)

...X3 Instructions between stars make 3 times