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Cactus Cushion

A project created by our Knitter Pro Cucapuntoes to add a touch of life to your cushions and any corner of your home. Choose the best shades of our Rubí Handy Cotton yarn and get knitting. You'll fall in love instantly!

MATERIALS

-Rubí Handy cotton (±50grs/±75mts; 100% cotton)

White (101) 5 balls

Light green (460) 1 ball

Apple green (461) 1 ball

-Rubí natural (±50gr/±155mts; 100% cotton)

Green (010) 20gr

Orange (009) 5gr

Yellow (007) 5gr

Mauve (022) 5gr

Lilac (021) a small piece

Purple (024) a small piece

-2.5 mm and 3.5 mm crochet hooks, or suitable for the yarn thickness you use.

-Cushion stuffing 32x32 cm and a little synthetic cotton for the cactus.

-A stitch marker or a piece of yarn of a different color to mark the beginning of each round.

-Scissors.

-Tapestry needle.

-Pins, preferably with round heads to avoid losing them inside the cushion.

HOW TO CROCHET THE PATTERN?

Stitches used and abbreviations

r – round

mr – magic ring

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

inc – increase

dec – decrease

ch – chain

(…) The number between these symbols indicates the number of stitches

[…] The text between these symbols is repeated the indicated number of times

About the pattern

I recommend you read the instructions to the end before starting your project.

The difficulty level is medium.

Gauge swatch 21 stitches × 12 rounds = 10 × 10 cm.

The cacti are crocheted in both spiral and continuous rounds, so the rounds are neither joined nor turned unless indicated otherwise.

The magic ring is the ideal way to start a spiral crochet project, because when the ring is closed there is no hole in the center of the piece that would spoil it or through which the stuffing could peek out. If you don't want to use this method, you can also start with two chain stitches, with the second chain stitch from the hook being the circle used to crochet the stitches indicated in the first round.

For decreases, two stitches are worked together, reducing the number of stitches in the round. To achieve an even fabric, I recommend the invisible decrease. In this technique, the front loop of the two stitches to be decreased is passed through, leaving three loops on the hook; yarn over and close the first two, then yarn over again and close the last two.

To increase, make two stitches in the same stitch.

The picot stitch is made by crocheting, in this case, 3 chains closed together at the base of the immediately preceding chain with a sl st.

STEP BY STEP

CACTUS 1

With a 3.5mm hook. Turn the work at the end of each row.

1. Chain 27. Start crocheting in the 3rd ch from the hook.

2. 24hdc, 5hdc in the same stitch, continue on the other side of the chain 25hdc.

3. 2ch, 24hdc, 5inc (of sc), 25hdc.

4. 2ch, 25hdc, 2sc, 3sl st, 2sc, 26hdc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

In dark green, draw two lines with sl st between rounds 2 and 3, starting from the bottom and finishing at the top of the cactus.

The smallest one

Chain 17. Start crocheting in the 3rd ch from the hook.

14hdc, 5hdc in the same stitch, 15hdc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Draw a dark green line in the center of the piece with sl st.

CACTUS FLOWER

Make 2 in yellow and 3 in mauve, with a 2.5mm hook.

1. 8scinmr(8)closetheroundwith1slst

2. (10ch,1slst)×8

Close with 1 sl st, leaving a long tail for sewing.

CACTUS 2

In fine dark green.

Work in a spiral.

PIECE 1

6sc in mr (6)

6inc (12)

[1sc, 1inc] × 6 (18)

[2sc, 1inc] × 6 (24)

1sc, 1inc, [3sc, 1inc] × 5, 2sc (30)

[14sc, 1inc] × 2 (32)

[15sc, 1inc] × 2 (34)

[16sc, 1inc] × 2 (36)

2sc, 1inc, [5sc, 1inc] × 5, 3sc (42)

[6sc, 1inc] × 6 (48)

3sc, 1inc,[7sc, 1inc] × 5, 4sc (54)

12-13. 54sc (54)

[25sc, 1dec] × 2 (52)

[24sc, 1dec] × 2 (50)

[23sc, 1dec] × 2 (48)

[6sc, 1dec] × 6 (42)

2sc, 1dec, [5sc, 1dec] × 5, 3sc (36)

19-22. 36sc

[4sc, 1dec] × 6 (30)

Flatten with fingers and join both parts with sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

PIECE 2

6sc in mr (6)

6inc (12)

[1sc, 1inc] × 6 (18)

[8sc, 1inc] × 2 (20)

[9sc, 1inc] × 2 (22)

1sc,1inc,[3sc, 1inc] × 5 (28)

[13sc, 1inc] × 2 (30)

8-11. 30sc

[13sc, 1dec] × 2 (28)

1sc, 1dec, [3sc, 1dec] × 5 (22)

[4sc, 1dec] × 3, 4sc (19)

Flatten with fingers and join both parts with sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

PIECE 3

6sc in mr (6)

6inc (12)

[5sc, 1inc] × 2 (14)

[6sc, 1inc] × 2 (16)

5-6.16sc

[6sc, 1dec] × 2 (14)

Flatten with fingers and join both parts with sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

CACTUS 3

In light green, with a 3.5mm hook. Work in a spiral.

6sc in mr (6)

6inc (12)

[1sc, 1inc] × 6 (18)

[2sc, 1inc] × 6 (24)

1sc, 1inc, [3sc, 1inc] × 5, 2sc (30)

4sc, 1inc, 4sl st, 1inc, [4sc, 1inc] × 4 (36)

2sc, 1inc, 7sl st, 1inc, [5sc, 1inc] × 4, 1sc (42)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

CACTUS 4

In thick dark green. With a 3.5mm hook.

Work in a spiral.

6sc in mr (6)

5inc, 1sl st (11)

[1sc, 1inc] × 5 leave the last stitch unworked (15)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Repeat rounds 1 and 2 to crochet a smaller piece.

PLANT

In orange. With a 2.5mm hook. Make 3.

Chain 16. Start crocheting in the 2nd ch from the hook.

14sc, 3sc in the same stitch, 15sc turn the work.

1ch, 14sc, 2sl st, 2ch, 2sl st, 14sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

BRANCHES

All with 3.5mm hook.

2 in thick light green.

Chain 10, 1 picot [3ch, 1 picot] × 3, 3ch, 3 picots in the same stitch, [3sl st, 1 picot] × 4, 9sl st.

2 in fine green.

Chain 10, 1 picot [3ch, 1 picot] × 4, 3ch, 3 picots in the same stitch, [3sl st, 1 picot] × 5, 9sl st.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

FLOWER

In yellow. Make 3. With a 2.5mm hook.

Chain 17. Start crocheting in the 3rd ch from the hook.

[2dc together in each ch]×14, in the last ch 1sc,1sl st together.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Stitch in the center with the leftover yarn to give it shape.

BUTTERFLY

In lilac. With a 2.5mm hook.

8scinmr(8)

(1sc,1hdc,2dc)inthesamestitch;(1hdc,1sc)inthesamestitch;(1tr,1dtr, 1dc, 1sc) in the same stitch; 1sl st; (1sc, 1dc, 1dtr, 1tr)in the same stitch; (1sc, 1hdc) in the same stitch;(2dc, 1hdc, 1sc) same stitch.

In purple.3sc;(1sc,2ch,1sc)together;3sc,3ch,1sc,(1sc,2ch,1sc)together; 2sc, 3ch, 1sl st, 3ch, 2sc, (1sc, 2ch,1sc) together; 1sc, 3ch,3sc, (1sc, 2ch, 1sc)together; 3sc.

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail of approximately 50cm. Wrap the center tightly to give it shape.

CUSHION

In white and with a 3.5mm hook. For the front, chain 67.
From the third ch from the hook, crochet 65hdc and 2ch. Turn the work and continue crocheting hdc taking only the back loop. Make 43 rounds in total.

For the back, make 2 pieces identical to the previous one, 30 and 18 rounds respectively. This way, we will leave an opening to be able to remove the cover.