Got the pattern from a book I bought at Michael’s, but found it here on Amazon for you guys. For yarn colors, I just used some stuff I had at home, all Loops and Threads I believe, I’m sorry I’m unsure of the colors. The pattern includes the colors you need. I also made some modifications because I was too lazy to follow the real pattern (it included one other plant).
I will definitely look into that but the book is https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804851069?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It doesn't have EVERY succulent ever but it has a generalized genus and how to care for.
I didn't realize youtube was going to flip my video entirely and I'm still fanaggling the YouTube.
Thank you! C 💚
There are a few books I know of, but unfortunately they're out of print and run anywhere from $150-$400.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Cactus-Family-Edward-Anderson/dp/0881924989
http://www.amazon.com/The-Cactus-Lexicon-Complete-Volume/dp/0953813444
The RHS have a really good book that combines the essentials of care and light of a plant and it's use and purpose within interior design. You can find it on Amazon in the UK, and probably in the US too.
Personally, I've been reading a lot, checking out succulent sale sites (Succulent Marketplace for example has people who are pretty accurate on IDs for the plants sold), and trying to get a feel for which species have which characteristics.
A lot of the Echeverias still look all alike to me, but haworthias/aloes are becoming more familiar.
I hope to eventually get a book like this, but more because I like this kind of book than because it would be exhaustive: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Illustrated-Guide-Growing-Succulents/dp/1780190921
Well, depends on the scope of what you're looking for. Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society put out a pretty comprehensive field guide but it's limited to cacti and succulents native to Arizona. Cactiguide has images and taxonomic notes, but it doesn't really have descriptions on how to care for the plants. This book is pretty comprehensive when it comes to Agaves. There are other books specific for different genera, which is why you'll find us plant enthusiasts have multiple books.
I'm still not sold on it being a lithops. I've recently been reading The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World, and there is a huge chapter on lithops and conophytums. It has one photo of a conophytum that looks extremely similar to the photo /u/StatikDynamik posted. I took a photo of the book so you can judge for yourself: http://imgur.com/a/MlkK5
It also includes this text which seems to very strongly suggest conophytum:
> The edge where the two leaves meet is nearly seamless, and unlike lithops the joined plant bodies look like a single entity.
Incidentally, I know barely anything about conophytums or lithops. I'm more of an echeveria kind of girl. But I just happened to be reading this, and I'd be very interested to know where you and /u/wandering_meatloaf land on the issue given this info.
If you're really interested in this, I have a book that discusses different kinds of succulents and where they're from. It's The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. It's not the kind of reference you use to identify succulents – it's more the kind of reference you use to research the biological origins of succulents that you've already identified. But it's pretty interesting, and it covers exactly the kind of stuff that you're asking.