I have a friend who works for Rovio, the company behind the popular game Angry Birds. After visiting me in Barcelona and seeing some of my amigurumi cacti, she asked me to make one for her, so I thought of making one who was a super fan of the series she is promoting. Also, I completed the look with a small Pantone pot, because every nerd’s home should have some Pantone merchandising.
So today I want to dedicate this pattern to all the people with a geeky heart and passion for crochet. I hope you like it and enjoy making it!
Materials:
- 3mm crocher hook
- Green brown, white, black and orange acrylic yarn
- 4 black beads or safety eyes
- Tapestry needle – Fiberfill
- Small Pantone pot (or a similar one)
Abbreviations:
rd: round
ch: chain
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (2sc in the same stitch)
dec: decrease (2 single crochet together)
sl st: slide stitch
*…*: repeat to the end of the round
(…): stitches you should have at the end of the round
Note: This pattern is made in continuous rounds. Do not chain and turn at the end of each row, unless it is specified. I recommend using a stitch marker
Dirt and cactus’ body
Using brown yarn
Rd 1: 6sc in a magic circle (6)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (12)
Rd 3: *1sc, inc* (18)
Rd 4: *2sc, inc* (24)
Rd 5: *3sc, inc* (30)
Rd 6: *4sc, inc* (36)
Rd 7-Rd 10: 36sc (36)
Rd 11: *4sc, dec* (30)
Rd 12: *3sc, dec* (24)
Rd 13: *2sc, dec* (18)
Change to green yarn
Rd 14: *2sc, inc* (24)
Rd 15: *3c, inc* (30)
Rd 16- Rd 33: 30sc (30)
Rd 34: *3sc, dec* (24)
Rd 35: *2sc, dec* (18)
Rd 36: *1sc, dec* (12)
Rd 37: *dec* (6)
Sl st and fasten off
Cactus’ arm
Using green yarn
Rd 1: 5sc in a magic circle (5)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (10)
Rd 3: *1sc, inc* (15)
Rd 4: 15sc (15)
Rd 5: *1sc, inc* (10)
Rd 6: 10sc (10)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Angry Birds hat
Using red yarn
Rd 1: 6sc in a magic circle (6)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (12)
Rd 3: *1sc, inc* (18)
Rd 4: *2sc, inc* (24)
Rd 5: *3sc, inc* (30)
Rd 6: *4sc, inc* (36)
Rd 7-Rd 10: 36sc (36)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Beak
Using orange yarn
Rd 1: 4sc in a magic circle (4)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (8)
Rd 3: *1sc, inc* (12)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Eyes (x2)
Using white yarn
Rd 1: 7sc in a magic circle (7)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Long feather
Using red yarn
Rd 1: 4sc in a magic circle (4)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (8)
Rd 3- Rd 5: 8sc (8)
Rd 6: *dec* (4)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Short feather
Using red yarn
Rd 1: 4sc in a magic circle (4)
Rd 2: Inc in each stitch (8)
Rd 3- Rd 4: 8sc (8)
Rd 5: *dec* (4)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Eyebrows (x2. Crocheting in rows)
Using black yarn
Rd 1: 5ch, turn
Rd 2: 4sc (4)
Sl st and leave long end to sew
Assembly:
– Embroider the mouth with red yarn
– Sew the eyes to the cactus (if you use safety eyes you should attach them while crocheting the body)
– Sew the arm to the body of the cactus
– Sew the beak, the eyes (both the white circles and the black beads), the eyebrows and the two feathers to the hat.
– Sew the hat to the cactus
And that’s it! I hope you liked it and that this cactus adds a geeky touch to your home. Big hugs and see you soon!
Cactus fan de Angry Birds by Jennifer Martínez-Orozco Schmiedl is licensed under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 3.0 Unported License.
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