CROCHET PATTERN Snuggles The Cactus Big Amigurumi

Unlike other cacti, Snuggles the Cactus is not pokey and he won’t hurt you…he is actually very soft, cuddly, and squishy, the opposite of what a cactus is. Snuggles is the only cactus you want to snuggle with! The pattern is written row-by-row using US crochet terms. It also includes crochet diagrams, step-by-step photos, and a conversion chart to UK terms.

FORMAT & LANGUAGE:
• English
• PDF, 11 pages, 8.1 MB (mobile devices friendly)

CROCHET LEVEL & SKILLS:
• Confident Beginner 
• Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, popcorn stitch, bobble stitch, working in the round, increasing, decreasing, sewing.

SIZES: The big cactus is approximately 32” (81.3 cm) tall including pot, and the little cactus is 11” (27.9 cm).

TOOLS & MATERIALS you will need:
• Bernat Blanket Brights Big Ball; Weight category: 6 / Super bulky; Qty: 2 balls of GoGo Green
• Bernat Super Value Yarn; Qty: 1⁄3 skein of Lilac for bow (optional); a small amount of Black, White, and Peony Pink
• Tapestry needle & Bulky yarn needle
• Stitch markers
• Pot: Height 9”-10” (22.9-25.4 cm); Top diameter 11”-12” (27.9-30.5 cm)
• Hot glue gun & fabric glue sticks (optional)
• Polyester stuffing - approximately 45 oz (1.3 kg)
• Crochet hooks - 5.5 mm (I), 8 mm (L)

GAUGE: 9 sc X 8.5 rows = 4” X 4” (10 X 10 cm), working with an 8 mm (L) hook and Bernat Blanket yarn.




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