Author: Svetlana Hurova

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CROCHET PATTERN
Cactus Hand
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Important!
Hello, my name is Svetlana,
I am the author of this pattern.
Here you can find the
description of the creation process
of the toys, but without basic
crochet lessons.

If you use specified materials, your toy will be about 16 cm

(please, pay attention, the toy size will also depend on your
crocheting density and can be consequently different from mine).

This crochet pattern is for personal use only. It is PROHIBITED

to sell and distribute materials fully or partly!

But you can do whatever you want with a finished toy.

I will be grateful if you credit me as the author @fayni_toys and

use #taki_fayni when you publish your photos, so that I could find
your works, admire them and leave a ♥

Thanks for your honesty.

Wish you pleasant crocheting and smooth loops!

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Abbreviations:
MR - magic ring
sc - single crochet
inc - increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec - decrease (2 sc together)
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
hdc - half double crochet
ch-3 picot - ch 3, slip stitch back into first ch
*6 - number of repeats
(12) - total number of stitches in a round
BLO - back loops only
FLO - front loops only

Materials and Tools:

Sport weight/4ply yarn (100g/330m):
Green - 15 g, brown 10 g, colors for flower pot - 17 g, some yarn of
different colors for crocheting decor.
Also keep in mind that the yarn consumption will depend on how
tightly you crochet, and may slightly differ from indicated amount.
Long needle for sewing pieces and embroidery
White thread for embroidery
Hook suitable for your yarn (I used the hook size 1.75 mm)
Stitch marker or contrasting thread
Scissors
Fiberfill
Peace of plastic or thick cardboard (to seal the bottom)
You can choose any yarn that is convenient for you, which matches
with each other in thickness.

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Note:
Crochet all rounds in a spiral. No need to do ch at the beginning of the
round and sl st at the end.
In the pattern you will find a description of how to crochet a cactus with
the sign "f*ck you", but based on this description, you can make different
signs, such as "you rock" or "victory", etс. You will find tips for different
Сactus Hand designs on the page 10.
You can change the pose of the hand and the design of the flower pot as
you wish, getting many different designs of the toy.
Keep in mind that those fingers that you plan to bend should be stuffed
a little less densely than those that remain straight.
Cactus Hand can be used as a pincushion, ring holder or just decoration.
In order to go to viewing video lesson, you should click on the
highlighted text in the pattern. Make sure you are connected to a network
before watching the video, because it is on my YouTube channel.
If you crochet according to the printed pattern, you can go to the video
by scanning the QR code.

How to join the fingers How to join the thumb to the palm

How to change the yarn How to change the yarn color to get
color with intarsia method a smoother line

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Thumb:
Start crocheting with green color.
1. 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
Stuff the piece in the process.
3-10. 12 sc (8 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.

Middle finger:
Start crocheting with green color.
1. 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
Stuff the piece in the process.
3-14. 12 sc (12 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.

Little finger:
Start crocheting with green color.
1. 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
Stuff the piece in the process.
3-9. 9 sc (7 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.

Index and ring fingers:

Start crocheting with green color.
1. 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. (2 inc, 1 sc)*2 (10)
Stuff the piece in the process.
3-12. 10 sc (10 rounds)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and
weave in the yarn ends on ring
finger, but do not cut the yarn
from index finger.

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Palm:
Continue crocheting in spiral from index finger.
1. 5 sc on index finger, join the middle finger and crochet 6 sc on it, join
the ring finger and crochet 5 sc on in, join the little finger and crochet 9 sc
around it, 5 sc on ring finger, 6 sc on middle finger, 5 sc on index finger
(41)
You also can watch the VIDEO of this process.

2. 41 sc (41)
3. 19 sc, dec, 20 sc (40)
4-6. 40 sc (3 rounds)
Make sure the marker is in the center of index
finger side, as shown in the photo. Crochet extra
stitches if necessary.
7. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*3, 2 sc, 2 sc with thumb (36)
Crochet 2 sc more with thumb and move the
marker of the beginning of the round in this place.
You also can watch the VIDEO of this process.

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8. 32 sc, 8 sc on thumb (40)
9. 40 sc (40)
10. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*3, 4 sc (36)
11-12. 36 sc (2 rounds)
Stuff the palm in the process.
13. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
14-15. 30 sc (2 rounds)
16. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*2, 4 sc (27)
17. 27 sc (27)
18. (7 sc, dec)*3 (24)
19. 24 sc (24)

Change the yarn color to brown.

20. FLO (1 sc, inc)*12 (36)
21. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
22. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
23. (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
Сut out of plastic or thick cardboard a circle equal in diameter to a
crocheted circle.

24. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60)

25. (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)

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Сut out of plastic or thick cardboard one more circle equal in diameter to a
crocheted circle.

Change the yarn color to color of flower pot.

26. BLO 66 sl st (66)
27. BLO 66 sc (66)

28-29. 66 sc (2 rounds)
30. (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
31. 60 sc (60)
Join the yarn of additional color, but do not
cut the main color yarn. Next alternate this
yarn color with method of INTARSIA
32. (3 sc of additional color, 3 sc of main
color)*10 (60)
33. 1 sc of additional color, (1 sc of main
color, 2 sc of additional color)*19, 1 sc main
color, 1 sc additional color (60)
34. (3 sc of main color, 3 sc of additional
color)*10 (60)
Cut the additional color yarn and continue
crocheting with main color yarn.
35. 60 sc (60)

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Make sure the hand is stuffed very tightly and
there is no fiberfill in the flower pot. Insert the
prepared bigger plastic circle inside. To make
the structure more durable, you can optionally
glue the plastic circle with a glue gun.
36. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54)
37-40. 54 sc (4 rounds)
41. BLO (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
42. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
Stuff the flower pot and insert the prepared
smaller plastic circle inside.
43. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
44. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
45. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
46. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
47. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
48. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, pull the hole closed and weave in
the yarn ends.
Next, go back to round 26 join the yarn of
flower pot color and crochet:
27. FLO ch 2, 66 hdc (66)
28. 66 sl st (66)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn
ends.

Next, go back to round 40 join the yarn of

flower pot color and crochet:
41. FLO ch 1, 54 sc (54)
Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn
ends.

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Flower:
1. (2 ch, 1 dc, ch-3 picot, 1 dc, 2 ch, sc)*5 in MR
Pull the ring and fix the thread. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly and decoration:

Сross stitch brown yarn on the flower pot as shown in the photo to
complete the ornament.

Sew the fingers to the palm so that you get the desired sign. Embroider the
needles on the cactus with a thin white thread.

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Sew a flower on the finger.

When crocheting stripes on a flower pot use the

method shown in the VIDEO to make a
smoother line when changing the color of the
yarn.
To get a rainbow flower pot, change the colors
according to the scheme:
26. BLO 66 sl st (66) /red/
27. BLO 66 sc (66) /red/
28-29. 66 sc (2 rounds) /orange/
30. (9 sc, dec)*6 (60) /yellow/
31. 60 sc (60) /yellow/
32-33. 60 sc (60) (2 rounds) /green/
34. 60 sc (60) /light blue/
35. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54) /light blue/
36-37. 54 sc (2 rounds) /dark blue/
38. 54 sc (54) /purple/
39. BLO (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
40. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
41. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
42. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
43. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
44. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
45. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
46. 6 dec (6)
Next, go back to round 26 join the red yarn:
27. FLO ch 2, 66 hdc (66)
28. 66 sl st (66)
Next, go back to round 38 join the purple yarn:
39. FLO ch 1, 54 sc (54)

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You can not embroider needles on a cactus,
but insert real needles and pins into it.
A flower pot can be crocheted with one
color of yarn in the same pattern. If desired,
it can be decorated with embroidery and
various accessories.
You can make different poses for the hand
by bending and sewing different fingers to
the palm

The Cactus Hand is ready!

Thank you for crocheting with me.

If you have questions about the process of crocheting, I will be glad to

help you and answer any questions.
Just click on this icon to go to my page on

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