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: 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.
