Crocheted Succulents
By Emma Varnam
Find the complete pattern in Inside Crochet Issue #112
Create an enviable indoor garden of perfectly proportioned cacti and succulents without the need to be even slightly green-fingered!
EXTRACT: Patterns taken from Crocheted Succulents: Cacti & Other Succulent Plants To Make by Emma Varnam. © Emma Varnam and GMC Publications Ltd, 2019. Photography by Neal Gundy. ISBN 9781784945046.
Materials
Ball cactus:
* Stylecraft Special DK, 100% acrylic, 100g/295m/323yds
Yarn A: Kelly Green 1826 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Walnut 1054 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Pomegranate 1083 x 1 ball
(Note: Small amounts only needed of yarns B & C)
* 3.5mm hook
* Polyester stuffing
* Yarn needle
* Plant pot, 9cm/3½in diameter
String of Pearls:
* Scheepjes Merino Soft, 50% wool/25% microfibre/25% acrylic, 50g/105m/115yds
Yarn A: Constable 629 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Braque 607 x 1 ball
(Note: Small amount only needed of yarn B)
* 3.5mm hook
* Polyester stuffing
* Yarn needle
* Plant pot, 8cm/3¼in diameter
Moulded Wax Agave:
* Scheepjes Catona, 100% cotton, 50g/125m/137yds
Shade: Lime 512 x 1 ball
* 3.5mm hook
* Yarn needle
* Floristry wire
* Floral foam to fit pot
* Small alpine grit
* Plant pot, 9cm/3½in diameter
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