Prickly Pear Cactus Pattern

Pattern By: Rachel Baumann of ChiChi’s Whimsical Crochet

Supplies Needed:
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• 1 ½ inch clay pot
• Fiber fill
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Felt- any color
• Measuring tape
• pencil
• Stitch markers or stitch counter (if needed)
• Worsted weight yarn in colors, pink, yellow, brown and green. I used red heart spring green and
bright yellow. The pink shade is from Hobby Lobby’s brand I Love This Yarn. The dark brown is
from Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn from Michael’s.

Notes:
• This pattern is made using US terms.
• It can be made smaller by reducing the ply yarn you are using and the hook size.
• Crochet using a tight stitch and stuff generously so it keeps it shape.

Crochet Abbreviations used in this pattern :

CH- Chain
DEC- decrease
FO- finish off
INC-increase
MC- Magic Circle
SC- single crochet
SL- Slip stitch
ST- stitch

Terms and Conditions:

Please don't post or sell the pattern for free, but of course feel free to sell the items you make using it. I
would love to see your Prickly Pear Cactus creations, so don't forget to #chichiswhimsicalcrochet on
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Large Cactus Piece
*Use green yarn
Round 1: 6 SC in MC (6)
Round 2: INC X 6 (12)
Round 3: (SC, INC) X 6 (18)
Round 4 & 5: 18 around (18)
Round 6: (4 SC, DEC) X 3 (15)
Round 7: (3 SC, DEC) X3 (12)
Round 8: 12 around (12)
Round 9: (SC, DEC) X 4 (8), SL leave tail for sewing onto soil

Medium piece
*Use green yarn
Round 1: 6 SC in MC (6)
Round 2: INC X 6 (12)
Round 3: (3 SC, INC) X 3 (15)
Round 4: (3 SC, DEC) X 3 (12)
Round 5: 12 around (12)
Round 6: (2 SC, DEC) x 3 (9)
Round 7: 3 DEC, SL(6), leave tail for sewing onto the large piece

Small piece
*Use green yarn
Round 1: 4 SC in MC (4)
Round 2: INC X 4 (8)
Round 3: (SC, INC) X 4 (12)
Round 4: (2SC, DEC) X 3 (9)
Round 5: 3 SC, DEC, 3SC, DEC(7), SL and leave tail for sewing onto medium cactus piece.

Flower (Make 2)
*Use Pink Yarn
Round 1: 5 SC in MC (5)
Round 2: (CH 2, SL in next stitch)-repeat X 5, on last SL, FO and leave tail for sewing onto cactus.
Soil
*Use Brown Yarn
Round 1: 8 SC in MC (8)
Round 2: INC X 8 (16)
Round 3: (SC, INC) X 8 (24)
Round 4: SC around (24)
Round 5: (2 SC, DEC) X 6 (18), SL
 Prickly Pear Assembly
1.) First you will line up your 3 completed cactus pieces. Sew the medium piece to the large piece
around rows 2 and 3(of the large piece). Then sew the small piece to the medium piece around
rows 2 & 3 (of the medium piece).
2.) Take your completed flowers and using yellow yarn add the centers of the flowers.

You will wrap the yellow yarn around the middle of your flower 3 or 4 times. Try to keep the
yarn to the top only so it doesn’t show on the back side of your flower.
3.) Then you will line up where you would like your flowers to be placed on your cactus. I attached
mine on the right side of Medium Piece around rows 2 and 3. Then one on the large piece on
the top left on row 2.
4.) Now you will stuff your soil piece with fiber fill. Cut a small square of felt that is larger than your
soil piece.

5.) Take your glue gun and put hot glue around the rim of the bottom of the soil piece. You will
then glue the two pieces together.
Then trim the felt piece to where it is the same size as the soil. (It doesn’t matter if it looks
messy at the bottom because it will be hidden in the clay pot)
6.) You will now sew your cactus to the top of the soil. Make sure it is sewn on tightly and stands
securely before proceeding to the next step.
 7.) Now you will draw a line less than ½ inch deep in the top rim of your clay pot. You will place
your hot glue around this line and quickly place your cactus soil into the pot. Hold it down a few
seconds to make sure it is secure.

Once it is fully dried your cactus will be complete.

 Completed Prickly Pear Cacti

Thank you so much for purchasing my pattern! Please feel free to message me or
email me at rachelbaumann02@gmail.com with any questions you may have while
making your very own cactus. I would be happy to help you. - Rachel