Crochet you very own Claret Cup Cactus, also known as King Cup or Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Claret Cup grows wild in the dry southwest US and sprouts beautiful red flowers in the springtime. The spherical stems grow in clusters, so feel free to crochet a single stem or a big mound of them. If you like, you can create a custom arrangement by combining the Claret Cup with other crocheted plant patterns such as my String of Pearls, Moon Cactus, and Hen & Chicks patterns.

When made as instructed, finished size of pot and plant measures 6 inches/15 cm tall and 5 inches/13 cm wide. The finished pot is 1.5 inches/4 cm tall and 5 inches/13 cm wide.

Pattern includes instructions for the following:

1. Pot
2. Soil Base
3. Cactus Stems
4. Flowers with stamens

Pattern also includes:
-- Definitions of stitch abbreviations
-- Materials list, including recommended yarn brands and colors and where to find materials
-- Lots of instructive color photos
-- Links to helpful online crochet tutorials

SUPPLIES NEEDED
-- Worsted weight yarn in orange, brown, dark sage green, red, and yellow
-- E/3.5 mm and D/3.25 mm crochet hooks
-- Polyester fiberfill
-- Large-headed pins
-- Scissors
-- Tapestry needle
-- Stiff cardboard for bottom of pot
-- Knife and cutting board for cutting cardboard
-- About 3/4 cup weighted filling for Pot such as dry beans, gravel, or plastic pellets

SKILLS NEEDED
Pattern is for those with basic crochet skills and needle-work skills. Pattern is in US crochet terms. Flowers, Pots, and Soil are made in spiral rounds. To make, you will need to know how to:
-- read a crochet pattern
-- chain
-- slip stitch
-- single crochet
-- half-double crochet
-- double crochet
-- back-post single crochet

You may sell the plants you make with my pattern if you credit “JanaGeek on Ravelry.com” as the designer.