{"id":2335,"date":"2019-02-27T10:05:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T09:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2019-02-27T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T09:05:17","slug":"how-to-crochet-a-cactus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/?p=2335","title":{"rendered":"How to crochet a cactus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, we are going to crochet a very happy little cactus. This fast and easy crochet project will make a perfect toy for your baby. You could even add a rattle. Or you might as well just put it into a little pot and put it in your office. I guess, you have a lot more ideas how to use this cutie, so let’s just go ahead and start! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green yarn (1-2 skeins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little bit of black yarn for the face <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hook, that is a little too small for your yarn\n(I use 3,0 when 4,0 is recommended) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needle, scissors and everything you need for\ncrocheting comfortably<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abk\u00fcrzungen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bpsc = back post single crochet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dec = decrease<\/p>\n\n\n\n

inc = increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sc = single crochet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trunk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. R: 6 sc\ninto magic ring<\/li>
  2. R: 6 inc\n(12 sc)<\/li>
  3. R: [sc, inc]\n6x (18 sc)<\/li>
  4. R: [3 sc,\ninc] 6x (24 sc)<\/li>
  5. \u2013 40. R:\n(35 rounds) 24 sc<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    41. R: 24 bpsc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    42. R: 12 dec (12 sc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    43. R: 6 dec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Cut yarn and weave in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Arms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. R: crochet\n20 sc directly to the side of the trunk, so that they form a square <\/li>
    2. R: 20 sc<\/li>
    3. R: 20 sc<\/li>
    4. R: 20 sc<\/li>
    5. R: 20 sc<\/li>
    6. R: sc\naround, except 1 triple at the top (22 sc)<\/li>
    7. R: sc\naround, except 1 triple at the top (24 sc)<\/li>
    8. R: sc\naround, except 1 triple at the top (26 sc)<\/li>
    9. R: sc\naround, except 2 dec at the bottom and 1 triple at the top (26 sc)<\/li>
    10. R: sc around, except 2 dec\nat the bottom and 1 triple at the top (26 sc)<\/li>
    11. R: sc around, except 2 dec\nat the bottom and 1 inc at the top (25 sc)<\/li>
    12. R: sc around, except 2 dec\nat the bottom and 1 inc at the top (24 sc)<\/li>
    13. R: sc around, except 2 dec\nat the bottom (22 sc)<\/li>
    14. R: sc around, except 2 dec\nat the bottom (20 sc)<\/li>
    15. R: 10 dec<\/li>
    16. R: 5 dec<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Cut yarn and weave in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Do the other arm in the same way on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you wish you can\ngive your cactus a face as seen on the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Ready you are with your cactus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      P.S. I gave the cactus\na little add-on in form of a sombrero hat. I publich the pattern as\n1-minute-crochet video on my instagram account today, so you might want to rush\nover and watch it, save it and most of all crochet a hat for your cactus.\nYou’ll find my profil here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Today, I’ll show you how to crochet a funny little cactus. It is so easy it almost seems like magic as it ends up so quickly. So let’s rush over to the pattern!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[39,101,106,112,144,170],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flauscheinhorn.mareikeschumacher.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}