Lately my 2 year old has had a crazy obsession with her little octopus toys, so I made this one out of crochet for my niece (almost 1 year old) and she loves to play with the dangling curlie cues.
As always, this pattern can be made with virtually any thickness of yarn,hook size, and color, but I recommend a medium or worsted weight with a size H hook in a variation of blue, purple, or green.
This is my own original design so please respect my copyrights - you can link back to me or use the pattern for personal use but please don't mass distribute!
As always, this pattern can be made with virtually any thickness of yarn,hook size, and color, but I recommend a medium or worsted weight with a size H hook in a variation of blue, purple, or green.
This is my own original design so please respect my copyrights - you can link back to me or use the pattern for personal use but please don't mass distribute!
Head:
Ch 4, sl st to form a ring.
Note: At the end of each rnd, Sl st to first st in rnd. Ch 1.
Note: repeat instructions between * and * until rnd is complete, stopping at end of rnd.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around.
Rnd 3: *Sc, sc, 2 sc in next st* repeated around.
Rnd 4: *3 sc, sc inc* repeated around. (photo 1 - head will begin to form upwards)
Rnds 5-9: sc in each st around.
Rnd 10: *5 sc, sc dec* repeated around.
Rnd 11: 2 sc, *sc dec, 5 sc* repeated around.
Rnd 12: *5 sc, sc dec* repeated around. (photo 2)
Rnds 13-15: sc in each st around.
Rnd 16: 2 sc in each st around. Tie off. (photo 3)
Eyes: (photo 4)
With white, ch 3, sl st to first ch to form a ring. 7 sc in ring. Sl st to first st in rnd. Tie off.
With black, ch 3, sl st to first ch to form a ring, tie off.
Mouth: (photo 5)
With pink, ch 6. Sl st in each ch across. Tie off.
Ch 4, sl st to form a ring.
Note: At the end of each rnd, Sl st to first st in rnd. Ch 1.
Note: repeat instructions between * and * until rnd is complete, stopping at end of rnd.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around.
Rnd 3: *Sc, sc, 2 sc in next st* repeated around.
Rnd 4: *3 sc, sc inc* repeated around. (photo 1 - head will begin to form upwards)
Rnds 5-9: sc in each st around.
Rnd 10: *5 sc, sc dec* repeated around.
Rnd 11: 2 sc, *sc dec, 5 sc* repeated around.
Rnd 12: *5 sc, sc dec* repeated around. (photo 2)
Rnds 13-15: sc in each st around.
Rnd 16: 2 sc in each st around. Tie off. (photo 3)
Eyes: (photo 4)
With white, ch 3, sl st to first ch to form a ring. 7 sc in ring. Sl st to first st in rnd. Tie off.
With black, ch 3, sl st to first ch to form a ring, tie off.
Mouth: (photo 5)
With pink, ch 6. Sl st in each ch across. Tie off.
Legs:
*Ch 25. 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc in each of the next 21 chs, 1 sc in each of last 3 chs*Repeat from * to * a total of 8 times. Tie off. (photos 7-9)
Assembly:
Sew black part of eyes on to white part. Sew white part of eyes on to head, positioning as shown in photo.
Sew on pink mouth. (photo 6)
Next, flip head inside out. With an approx. 8” strand of blue, attach legs to head as shown in photo 10. Sew a basic running stitch around, connecting legs to head. Do not tie off yet, leave ends free.
Flip head right side out. Stuff with stuffing and cinch head closed using the 8” blue strand from before (photo 11). Tie closed. Trim ends and weave in. (photo 12)
Project complete!
*Ch 25. 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc in each of the next 21 chs, 1 sc in each of last 3 chs*Repeat from * to * a total of 8 times. Tie off. (photos 7-9)
Assembly:
Sew black part of eyes on to white part. Sew white part of eyes on to head, positioning as shown in photo.
Sew on pink mouth. (photo 6)
Next, flip head inside out. With an approx. 8” strand of blue, attach legs to head as shown in photo 10. Sew a basic running stitch around, connecting legs to head. Do not tie off yet, leave ends free.
Flip head right side out. Stuff with stuffing and cinch head closed using the 8” blue strand from before (photo 11). Tie closed. Trim ends and weave in. (photo 12)
Project complete!
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