{"id":19174,"date":"2018-09-04T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T18:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=19174"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:08:18","slug":"botanical-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/botanical-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BotaniCAL roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BotaniCAL crochet-along ran from May throughout the summer, and we’ve ended up with so many gorgeous crocheted potted plants, and a few lovely flowers and fruit etc too! My cactus and succulent patterns<\/a> were by far the most popular options – I’m happy to say that the succulent trend is showing no sign of fading. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/h2>\n

All the entries are highlight-worthy, but I thought I’d share the impressive achievements of some of the most prolific CALers:<\/p>\n

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\nMonica (MagicalAmigurumi) made all 26 of my individual cacti and succulents – wow! (I bet making the pots got a bit boring by the end…) I hope they’re selling well for you, Monica \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nDagrider made a massive succulent planter including all 16 succulents! Don’t they look so realistic, all together like that?<\/p>\n

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Alicia (aaBrink, left) and Susanna (sujavo, right) both made fabulous succulent wreaths. I love how they took the same concept and ended up with completely different (and equally lovely!) results, by choosing different colour palettes and arrangements for their succulents.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd Judy (jukatca) made all 6 cactus and succulent gardens. ‘Planted’ in real pots and sitting on her windowsill, don’t they look great?<\/p>\n

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And last but not least (except in size), Michelle (MichelleBogart) loves to make miniature amigurumi with a tiny hook and crochet thread – just look at her mini Pansies and African Violets (with a spool of sewing thread for scale)! Now that’s impressive.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy the BotaniCAL Gallery<\/h2>\n

I’ve really enjoyed watching all<\/strong> the plants popping up in this CAL and seeing the creativity in terms of colours, arrangements, scale, etc – there’s obviously a lot you can do with a crocheted pot plant pattern! <\/p>\n

Thank you so much to everyone who participated – you can enjoy the full BotaniCAL gallery of projects here on Ravelry<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

BotaniCAL participants<\/strong>, it’s not too late to add your missing projects: <\/p>\n
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  1. Make a Ravelry project for your item<\/li>\n
  2. Mark it as finished<\/li>\n
  3. Add a photo<\/li>\n
  4. Add the CAL tag PJCALMay18<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (see the CAL FAQ for instructions<\/a> on how to do those things)<\/p>\n

    …and your project will automatically appear in the BotaniCAL gallery!<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Pick up a Plant Pattern<\/h2>\n

    The CAL may be over, but you can crochet your own PlanetJune potted plants whenever you want! Here are a few links:<\/p>\n