Cactus Hand
Finished
October 31, 2022
November 7, 2026

Cactus Hand

Project info
Cactus Hand by Svitlana Hurova
Crochet
Softies → Plant
Decorative → Other
Dayne
Hooks & yarn
4.0 mm (G)
121 yards = 0.74 skeins
Sirdar Click DK with Wool
49 yards in stash
0.38 skeins = 62.3 yards (57.0 meters), 19 grams
Green
Wondoflex Yarn Craft Centre in Malvern, Victoria
March 25, 2017
Sirdar Click DK with Wool
66 yards in stash
0.06 skeins = 9.8 yards (9.0 meters), 3 grams
Brown
Wondoflex Yarn Craft Centre in Malvern, Victoria
March 25, 2017
Sirdar Click DK with Wool
none left in stash
0.3 skeins = 49.2 yards (45.0 meters), 15 grams
123
Blue
Wondoflex Yarn Craft Centre in Malvern, Victoria
March 25, 2017
Notes

01-06-2026

Didn’t like how it was looking in original yarn choice (RGB Plant Craft Cottage remnant), ergo in hibernation since late 2022. Restarting with Sirdar Click DK. Holding doubled so that it’s bigger and the fingers fit around the foam hair rollers without trimming the foam.

Added 2 rounds to thumb and each finger. Started the middle finger as per the index/ring instead of as per the thumb.

04-06-2026

Got to row 13 of palm and have run out of yarn. Knew it was going to happen but wanted to see how far I’d get. Will need to start over and hold the yarn doubled with something else.

05-10-2026

Back to holding yarn single. 3.5mm hook.

Middle, index, and ring fingers - 6 extra rounds.
Thumb - inc to 15 sts over 2 rounds, then 4 extra rounds straight.

19-10-2026

Pinkie - 5 extra rounds

Palm
First round, joined index and middle.
Second round, joined ring.
Third round, joined pinkie.
Then moved into round 2 of pattern. Worked a couple of extra rounds before joining thumb.

23-10-2026

Palm
My stitch counts don’t match the pattern after joining thumb since I made that a bit bigger than the pattern called for. Did an extra decrease here and there as I worked the hand to ensure I ended at the right count.
Added an extra plain round after round 12.

27-11-2026

Pot
Added 6 rounds to height of pot. Also accidentally did another decrease round somewhere in there so base is smaller than in pattern.

Used leftovers of some white acrylic yarn for the stripes in the pot. Followed this tutorial for jogless stripes.

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70% Acrylic, 30% Wool
164 yards / 50 grams

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  • Originally queued: September 22, 2022
  • Project created: October 30, 2022
  • Finished: November 9, 2026
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