How to Crochet Smiling Cactus Amigurumi for Kids

Learn how to crochet a cute smiling cactus amigurumi perfect for home decor in summer with a step-by-step tutorial from Tejidos Joss. This cactus design includes a textured cactus with raised yellow embroidery dots, a cute smiling face, and a flowerpot topped with a little flower.

The tutorial features low-sew assembly, requiring only a few stitches to join the cactus, pot, and flower securely. Everything makes it perfect for beginners to recreate. The tutor recommends using four-strand cotton yarn and safety eyes to enhance the cactus’s charm and shares tips for adding blush and expressive details.

The complete video guide for crocheting this Amigurumi Cactus for beginners. Here is a complete overview of this tutorial below.

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Skills Used: Techniques include creating magic rings, single crochets, increases, and back-loop-only stitches to shape the cactus and pot. Advanced embroidery techniques add details like raised cactus lines, facial features, and blush. Assembly skills are essential for joining the pot and cactus securely, as well as for attaching the flower.

Guide Span: 47 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: Adjust the cactus’s size by using thicker yarn and larger hooks or add unique features like extra flowers, different pot shapes, or playful expressions.

Crochet Amigurumi Cactus Tutorial

The crochet smiling cactus tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to crocheting cactus a symbol of beauty with a decorative flower and pot. The instructions cater to beginners and experienced crocheters, with detailed explanations of assembly and embroidery techniques. Everybody will love it. Here is a quick overview of this guide:

Making the Cactus Base: Start with a magic ring and six single crochets. Gradually increase rounds using single crochets and increases to shape the cactus. Create texture with back-loop-only stitches in specific rounds.
Embroidering Details: Add raised lines to the cactus using yellow thread for a realistic touch. Embroider eyes, mouth, and blush using black and pink threads for personality.
Creating the Pot: Start with a magic ring for the base, followed by rows of single crochets and increases.
Add double crochet rounds for the pot’s edge and a foam base for stability. Assemble the pot by joining it to the cactus while adding fiberfill.
Crafting the Flower: Begin with a yellow magic ring and add petals using orange thread. Attach the flower to the cactus, ensuring secure placement with embroidery stitches.
Assembly and Final Touches: Attach the cactus to the pot using long threads for seamless finishing. Adjust and secure all components for a polished look.

Stitches Used

Following are the stitches that the tutor uses for crocheting this Cactus Amigurumi:

sc (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
sl st (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
ch (Chain): Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.
inc (Increase): Make two single crochets in the same stitch.
dec (Decrease): Insert hook into stitch, pull up loop, insert hook into next stitch, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook.