For those who already have Minus and Pickles patterns, this cactus should look very familiar since it’s one of the main “characters” of the photoset that I use for Mijn Grote Familie. Because… who doesn’t love cactuses? They come in thousands of different shapes and colours. You’ll find one in almost each house, so we definitely needed one crochet cactus in our little miniature amigurumi house .

The internet is full of crochet cactus, you’ll find an endless variety of patterns. This one is quite simple and basic, suitable for beginners. I recommend you that, if you like it, take the time to make a good research and buy yourself a nice pattern. Another great idea would be that you try to design your own, which is always fun, and… I bet that whatever it looks like, there’s a cactus in Nature that looks exactly the same!

These are the materials you’re going to need:
Green cotton yarn
Brown cotton yarn
A suitable crochet hook for your yarn. (Since Minus is crocheted with a 2,5mm hook, I’ve used this one for the cactus as well.)
Clay pot (I bought mine in a miniatures shop. If you can’t find any try to make one yourself, for example with the cap of a softener bottle. Paint it or cover it with crochet)
Pipe cleaner
Polyfill stuffing
Tapestry needle
Scissors

By the way… Minus’ cousin, Karl, is over here these days. Well, turns out that he’s a cactuses fan, can you believe it?! So he’s helping Minus to take care of his and he’s also starting to prepare the garden for the springtime. Honestly I think it’s too early for that, but whatever… we all have our own way…