Crochet Cactus, attempt #2

Remember when I made my sister a cactus for Christmas to remind her of warmer climes during the frigid winter where she lives?

Well, I tried again, this time with #10 crochet thread and a slightly different pattern. It's still found here, but it's pattern #2 instead of #1.

Here are the results:

It's about 2 inches tall.

And another angle:

No face this time. I forgot to do one until it was too late.

It is clearly not as rounded as the original maker's was, but I think it still turned out decent. I'm not sure how she got the dirt to stay down though. I guess I'll just have to practice some more. :)