Did you know?

Out of some 1750 species of cactus, mistletoe cactus is the only one naturally occurring outside the Americas.

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I present to you a crochet pattern of a potted cactus with sombrero in PDF, which includes detailed instructions and photos. The PDF will be available for download immediately after your purchase.

This pattern is written in the US term in English.

Level: easy/intermediate

Dimensions of product (L x W x H): 9 x 9 x 14 cm or 3.5 x 3.5 x 5.5 in

Materials used:

• Crochet hook: size 3mm
• Worsted-weight yarn: green colour (50g), light brown colour (10g), dark brown colour (5g), beige colour (10g), red colour (5g), dark green colour (5g), white colour (2g)
• Polyester stuffing (optional)
• Weights (eg. rice)
• Darning/yarn needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker

Techniques used:

• Magic ring
• Single crochet
• Double crochet
• Front-post and back-post double crochet
• Increase
• Colour change
• Invisible finish
• Join rounds

Before you start, note that:

• The Cactus and Soil pieces are worked in spiral.
• The Terracotta Pot and Sombrero are worked in joined rounds.
• It helps to place a stitch marker at the end of each round.
• All stitches (except front-post and back-post stitches) are made in both loops unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• fpdc: front-post double crochet
• bpdc: back-post double crochet
• FLO: front loop only
• BLO: back loop only
• n: the round has a total of n stitches
• inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)

Feel free to contact me for any question!

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