Do you want a plant for your home office or work office but hate the dirt, watering and an occasional bug? That’s why you are going to love this free amigurumi cactus succulent pattern. It will make you smile, sitting at your desk, all while being no maintenance. Take a little bit of time, make this amigurumi cactus planter and you’ll have a “plant” for a long time!
Items Needed for Our Amigurumi Cactus Succulent Planter Pattern:
This cactus succulent is great for beginner to intermediate crocheters. Don’t let the many pieces scare you, they are all pretty simple!
Here is a comprehensive list of everything you’ll need for this pattern –
- We used a US G-6 (4.00mm) crochet hook.
- #4 medium/ worst weight yarn – Tan(Sand), Dark Brown, 4 Greens ( One light, one bright, dark and mid-tone), Black
- Cardboard (We cut up a cereal box)
- Yarn needle
- Safety eyes
- Polyfill stuffing, yarn scraps or miscellaneous stuffing
- Scissors or cutting tool
Stitch Terms Used In This Pattern
Stitches and abbreviations for our crochet crab:
sc = Single Crochet
** = repeat to end of round
dc = double crochet
dec = decrease
The terms are U.S. based.
Let’s Start on Our Crochet Planter
Part 1 – Dirt (Use dark brown)
Round 1: With the dark brown yarn, start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Round 3: *sc 1 , 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (18 total stitches)
Round 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (24 total stitches)
Round 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (30 total stitches)
Round 6: *sc 4, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (36 total stitches)
Round 7: *sc 5, 2 sc in stitch* 6 times. (42 total stitches)
Round 8: *sc 6, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (48 total stitches)
Round 9: *sc 7, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (54 total stitches)
Round 10: *sc 8, 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (60 total stitches)
Fasten off your dirt, leaving a long tail for sewing later and set it aside. It needs to be long to sew into the pot.
Part 2 – Change to your tan yarn for the pot
Round 1: With the tan yarn, start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Round 3: *sc 1 , 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (18 total stitches)
Round 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (24 total stitches)
Round 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (30 total stitches)
Round 6: *sc 4, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (36 total stitches)
Round 7: *sc 5, 2 sc in stitch* 6 times. (42 total stitches)
Round 8: *sc 6, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (48 total stitches)
Round 9: *sc 7, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (54 total stitches)
Round 10: *sc 8, 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (60 total stitches)
Round 11: sc 60 ONLY through the back loops.
Rounds 12 through 20: sc 60.
Round 21: sc 60 ONLY through the front loops.
Round 22: sc 60 ONLY through the back loops.
Tie off on your last stich and weave in your end. Using cardboard, put it under your pot and trace the bottom. You can use any cardboard. If you have an Amazon box or cereal box laying around, it will work!
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Part 3 – Grab your green yarn for the main amigurumi cactus
Round 1: Start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Round 3: *sc 1 , 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (18 total stitches)
Round 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (24 total stitches)
Round 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in stitch* , 6 times. (30 total stitches)
Rounds 6 through 12: sc 30
Ok, it’s time to add your safety eyes and use a black yarn to stitch the mouth.
Round 13: *sc 3, inv dec 1,* 6 times. (24 total stitches)
Rounds 14 and 15: sc 24.
Round 16: *sc 2, inv dec 1,* 6 times. (18 total stitches)
Rounds 17 and 18: sc 18
Nice job! Stuff your cactus and leave a long tail for sewing. Longer tails for sewing are always better than shorter.
Part 4 – Continue with your green yarn for the medium cactus
Round 1: Start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Round 3: *sc 1 , 2 sc in stitch*, 6 times. (18 total stitches)
Rounds 4 and 5: sc 18
Round 6: *sc 1, inv dec 1,* 6 times. (12 total stitches)
Rounds 7 and 8: sc 12
Nice job on this one too! Stuff your cactus and leave a long tail for sewing.
Part 5 – Continue with your green yarn for two small amigurumi cactuses
Round 1: Start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Rounds 3 through 6: sc 12
Round 7: *sc 1, inv dec 1,* 4 times. (8 total stitches)
Stuff your two cactuses and leave long tails for sewing.
Assembly: Sew one small cactus piece onto the medium cactus. After that, sew the medium cactus to the main cactus. Lastly sew the remaining small cactus on the other side of the large cactus.
Part 6 – Barrel Cactus (switch to a different shade of green)
Chain 9
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across, 8 stitches in total. Chain 1 and turn.
Rows 2 through 21: Sc ONLY in the front loops, in each sc across, 8 stitches total. Chain 1 and turn. Tie it off and leave a long tail for sewing. Add your safety eyes and stitch in the mouth.
To sew the cactus closed, start at the top and weave the top edge together. It will close up and get round at the top. Once closed, leave a long tail for sewing into the dirt.
Part 7 – Making Pearls (switch to a different shade of green). Make 5
Chain 20
Row 1: *5 dc in 2nd chain from hook then slip stitch into the first dc, sc 2 in the first chain,* 6 times. You’ll begin to see pearls. At the end of the row, sc the 3 last chains.
Tie it off and leave a tail for sewing into the dirt.
Part 8 – Lady Finger Cactuses (switch to a different shade of green)
Large cactus
Round 1: Start by making a magic ring and crochet 7 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (14 total stitches)
Rounds 3 through 13: sc 14
Round 14: *sc 1, inv dec 1,* 4 times. sc 1 then slip stitch into the last sc. ( 10 total stitches)
Leave a long tail for sewing and stuff your cactus.
Small cactus
Round 1: Start by making a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch of magic ring (12 total stitches)
Rounds 3 through 11: sc 12
Round 12: *sc 1, inv dec 1,* 4 times. ( 8 total stitches)
Leave a long tail for sewing and stuff your cactus.
Let’s put it all together
First start by sewing the main amigurumi cactus and barrel cactus to your dirt. Sew your two lady finger cactuses behind the barrel and main cactus.
Sew 3 of the 5 strings of pearls on the front size and the last two behind your main cactus.
With your flowerpot filled with stuffing on top of your cardboard insert, sew your dirt to the pot. You are going to weave the yarn needle ONLY through the back loops of the pot using your long tail from the dirt. Going from the last loops of dirt to the back loops of the pot. You must do this if you don’t want the brown yarn to show on the outside of the pot.
Congrats, you’ve done it. You’ve made the best desktop planter in our opinion. No water needed!
That’s it with our amigurumi cactus succulent planter pattern!
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