Frank’s Big Brother
Posted by Kirsty
February 2, 2009
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It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on Frank’s progress, which, being deepest darkest winter, has been slow, but looking at the photos, significant. I thought that Frank might get a wriggle on and add a few more millimetres to his stature if he had someone to look up to, a mentor, a big brother. So, some green wool and an empty seedling pot later, I presented our little cactus with a towering example of what a grown-up cactus should look like. Well, almost.
I’ve seen knitted cacti in All the Fun of the Fair, but I decided that amirugumi style crochet would also create a cute little plant and would probably be more straightforward. I’m a bit rubbish at writing down the pattern when I make something off the cuff like this; I just kind of guess at how many stitches to start off with and then feel my way. I think it went something like this:
:: chain four and join
:: work five single crochet into the loop and join
:: work two single crochet into every stitch (10)
:: work two single crochet into every stitch (20)
:: single crochet into every stitch (20) to desired height (about four inches)
:: single crochet two, miss one all the way round for base (14)
:: join sand colour and work two single crochet into each stitch (28)
:: work two rounds of single crochet and bind off
:: weight the seedling pot (I used blu-tack and a heavy screw I found)
:: stuff the cactus and glue into the pot
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Speedy work!