The Zucca Cactus is simple and quick to make.
Difficulty: easy
Time to create : 3 - 4 hours
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Materials:
* 3.5mm Crochet Hook* 30g brown yarn
* 40g green yarn
* 10 gr yellow yarn
* 5 gr orange yarn
* Stitch marker
* Sewing Needle
* Acrylic toy stuffing
* Small Terracotta Plant Pot – 6cm x 6.8cm x 4cm
Abbreviations:
MR – Magic ring
CH – Chain
SS – Slip Stitch
SC – Single crochet
DC – Double Crochet
inc. - 2 sc in same stitch
dec. - 2 sc decrease
* – Repeat from star to end
FO – Fasten off
Soil
Using brown yarn :
Round 1: MR 6
Round 2: *SC Inc (12)
Round 3: *1 SC, SC Inc (18)
Round 4: 1 SC, *SC Inc, 2 SC until last stitch, 1 SC (24)
Round 5: *3 SC, SC Inc (30)
Round 6: 2 SC, *SC Inc, 4 SC until last 2 stitches, 2 SC (36)
Note: If your pot is larger continue increasing in this way until the circumference of the soil fits just inside
Round 7- 15: SC around (36)
Cut the thread, pass the thread between the stitches of the 15th round. Stuff and close the hole by tightening the wire.
Secure the wire
FO.
Cactus:
Work in a spiral without closing the loop
Place the stitch marker at the beginning of the round
1 round) MR 6 SC
2 round) * SC Inc (12) (12st)
3 round) * 1 SC, SC Inc (18st)
4 round) * 2 SC, SC Inc (24 st)
5 round) * 3 SC, SC Inc (30st)
6 round) * 4 SC, SC Inc (36st)
7 round) * 5 SC, SC Inc (42st)
8 - 16 rounds) 42 SC
17 round) * 5 SC, SC Dec (36st)
18 round) * 4 SC, SC Dec (30st)
19 round) * 3 SC, SC Dec (24st)
20 round) * 2 SC, SC Dec (18st)
stuff
21 round) * 1 SC, SC Dec (12st)
FO - leave tail long
Making wedges (look at the photos)
With the help of the needle make the segments of the cactus, at your pleasure they can be 4 or 5 or 6. The segments are made by passing from the center of the cactus to the rounded part and pulling the wire.
Flower
with yellow make magic ring
1 round) "1 DC, 1 CH." 5 times (5 bows will form)
2 round) inside the bows make "2 CH, 5 DC. closed together, 2 CH, 1 SS in the base of the bow" repeat for the whole round
break the wire
with orange make magic ring
1 turn) 6 SC and close with 1 SS.
break the wire
Flower assembly
Sew the orange flower in the center of the yellow flower.
Sew the yellow flower to the cactus
Sew the cactus to the soil.
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Dony