Cacti are just adorable - and what’s even better, these cute stripy ball cacti don’t need to be watered, leaving you more time for knitting!

The EbonyAndTeal Stripy Ball Cacti pdf knitting pattern gives you clear step by step instructions and is suitable for an advanced beginner/intermediate knitter.

What you will need:

All:
Oddments of brightly coloured or white DK yarn for flowers and flower buds (optional)
Polyester stuffing
1 tapestry needle for finishing

Baby Stripy Ball Cactus:
2 knitting needles (US2/2.75mm or as per tension advice)
5g red DK yarn Yarn Airdar Snuggly DK 242 ‘Flamenco’)
5g orange yarn Yarn Birdar Snuggly DK 489 ‘Tangerine’)
5g brown DK yarn (e.g. Stylecraft Special DK 1004 ‘Dark Brown’)
Small terracotta or plant pot (ideally 2 inches/5cm internal diameter)

Medium Stripy Ball Cactus:
2 knitting needles (US2/2.75mm or as per tension advice)
5g medium green DK yarn Yarn Airdar Snuggly DK 532 ‘Playtime’)
5g medium light or dark DK yarn Yarn Birdar Snuggly DK 515 ‘Peashoot’)
5g brown DK yarn (e.g. Stylecraft Special DK 1004 ‘Dark Brown’)
Small terracotta or plant pot (ideally 2 inches/5cm internal diameter)

Large Stripy Ball Cactus:
2 knitting needles (US3/3.25mm or as per tension advice)
10g pink DK yarn Yarn Airdar Snuggly DK 350 ‘Spicy Pink’)
20g yellow DK yarn Yarn Birdar Snuggly DK 500 ‘Sunshine’)
20g brown DK yarn (e.g. Stylecraft Special DK 1004 ‘Dark Brown’)
Medium-sized terracotta or plant pot (ideally approximately 3.5 inches/9cm internal diameter)

The pattern will be emailed to your Etsy email address within one day of payment having been received - please get in touch if you would prefer me to use a different email address. You can also contact me at any point if you have any queries.

Why not checkout the ButterflyLove knitting pattern collection at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ButterflyLove1?section_id=6641225

This pattern is sold on the condition that it will be used for personal use only, e.g. making gifts for family and friends, not for commercial purposes.

© 2025 Dawn Finney

Product safety:

Please note that this design is intended to be used to create ornamental plushes, not toys. Handmade plushes and decorations are unlikely to be as robust as machine manufactured items and will not have undergone the rigorous safety testing applied to commercially made toys.

Children under three years old should not be left unsupervised with your handmade plushes as their small parts may pose a choking hazard. Safety advice should be provided to any recipients of any items creating using this pattern.