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Saguaro National Park is best known for its iconic saguaro cacti. These are the classic cacti most people picture when they hear the word “cactus,” with their tall arms reaching up toward the sky. When designing this crochet block, I knew I had to feature a saguaro cactus set in front of a mountain landscape to capture the essence of the park.
Located in southern Arizona, this park is known for its desert climate and can be extremely hot, especially during the summer months.
Materials
For this block, you will use the light brown, dark brown, green, and dark blue yarn. Please visit the first blog post introducing this pattern for instruction on how to do corner-to-corner. You can also purchase a printer-friendly pattern with all 12 blocks on Etsy.
Chart
Written Pattern
Please note, all lines are increases until reaching a corner, decreases will be noted in the instructions.
Row 1: Light Brown.
Row 2: Light Brown 2.
Row 3: Light Brown 3.
Row 4: Light Brown 4.
Row 5: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown.
Row 6: Dark Brown 2, Light Brown 4.
Row 7: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 3.
Row 8: Dark Brown 4, Light Brown 4.
Row 9: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 5.
Row 10: Dark Brown 6, Light Brown 4.
Row 11: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 6, Dark Blue.
Row 12: Dark Blue 4, Dark Brown 4, Light Brown 4.
Row 13: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 4, Dark Blue 5.
Row 14: Dark Blue 6, Dark Brown 3, Green, Light Brown 4.
Row 15: Light Brown 4, Green 2, Dark Brown 3, Dark Blue 6.
Row 16: Dark Blue 7, Dark Brown 2, Green 2, Dark Brown, Light Brown 4.
Row 17: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 2, Green 5, Dark Blue 6.
Row 18: Dark Blue 6, Green 5, Dark Brown 3, Light Brown 4.
Row 19: Light Brown 4, Dark Brown 4, Green 2, Dark Brown, Dark Blue, Green, Dark Blue 6.
Row 20: Dark Blue 6, Green, Dark Blue, Dark Brown, Green 3, Dark Brown 4, Light Brown 4.
NOTE: Decrease each row when starting on left edge.
Row 21: Light Brown 3, Dark Brown 5, Green 3, Dark Blue 8.
Row 22: Dark Blue 7, Green 2, Dark Brown, Green, Dark Blue 2, Dark Brown 3, Light Brown 2.
Row 23: Light Brown, Dark Brown 4, Dark Blue 2, Green, Dark Brown, Green 2, Dark Blue 6.
Row 24: Dark Blue 5, Green 2, Dark Blue 2, Green, Dark Blue 2, Dark Brown 4.
Row 25: Dark Brown 4, Dark Blue 2, Green, Dark Blue 2, Green 2, Dark Blue 4.
Row 26: Dark Blue 4, Green, Dark Blue 2, Green, Dark Blue 2, Dark Brown 4.
Row 27: Dark Brown 3, Dark Blue 3, Green, Dark Blue 6.
Row 28: Dark Blue 11, Dark Brown.
Row 29: Dark Blue 11.
Row 30: Dark Blue 10.
Row 31: Dark Blue 9.
Row 32: Dark Blue 8.
Row 33: Dark Blue 7.
Row 34: Dark Blue 6.
Row 35: Dark Blue 5.
Row 36: Dark Blue 4.
Row 37: Dark Blue 3.
Row 38: Dark Blue 2.
Row 39: Dark Blue.
The next block will be for one of the most famous national parks in the United States. Be on the lookout for the next pattern. Happy Crafting!
