- Yarn of your choice and crochet hook size recommended for your choice of yarn
- Safety Eyes
- Stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch makers (recommended)
- 10mm safety eyes
- Drops Muskat DK cotton yarn in the shades:
05 Powder Pink
08 Off-White
06 Desert Rose
10 Peach
- mc (magic circle)
- sc (single crochet)
- inc (increase)
- dec (single crochet two together)
- dc (double crochet)
- sl st (slip stitch)
- sk (skip)
- hdc (half double crochet)
- ch (chain)
- surface crochet
- FLO (front loop only, loop closest to you)
Head (powder pink):
R1: sc 6 in mc (6)
R2: *inc* around (12)
R3: *1, inc* around (18)
R4: *2, inc* around (24)
R5: *3, inc* around (32)
R6: *4, inc* around (38)
R7: *5, inc* around (42)
R8: *6, inc* around (48)
R9: *7, inc* around (54)
R10: *8, inc* around (60)
R11: *9, inc* around (66)
R12-19: sc around(66)
R20: *9, dec* around (60)
Insert safety eyes between Row 17 and 18 11 stitches apart.
R21: *8, dec* around (54)
R22: BLO *skip two stitches before crocheting 7 double crochets into the following stitch. Skip two stitches, sc.* Repeat *to* around.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bottom (powder pink):
R1: sc 6 in mc (6)
R2: *inc* around (12)
R3: *1, inc* around (18)
R4: *2, inc* around (24)
R5: *3, inc* around (32)
R6: *4, inc* around (38)
R7: *5, inc* around (42)
R8: *6, inc* around (48)
R9: *7, inc* around (54)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tentacles (changing colours as you like):
Insert your hook under the last
stitch of the second round of the bottom and grab the yarn. Draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through the loop on the hook.
First:
Row 1: ch 47. Turn and work from 2 ch from hook.
Row 2: *sc, inc* across. Skip 1 st on Rnd 3 of the bottom part and insert hook under the next one.
Make 2 surface slip stitches.
Second:
Row 1: ch 57. Turn and continue working
from 2 ch from hook.
Row 2: *sc, inc* across. Skip 1 st on Rnd 3 of the bottom part and insert hook under the next st.
Make 2 surface slip stitches.
Third:
Row 1: ch 61. Turn and continue working
from 2 ch from hook.
Row 2: *sc in next ch, inc* across. Skip 1 st on Rnd 3 of the bottom part and insert hook under the next st.
Make 2 surface slip stitches.
Repeat this method until the end of the round. Repeat this on the fifth round.
Crochet four evenly spaced tentacles on Round 7, one of each colour.
Star (off-white):
R1: sc10 in mc, sl st to join (10)
R2: *ch4, sl st in second ch from hook, sc, hdc, sk next sc from Round 1, sl st into next sc*
repeat *to* for four more times.
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
Crochet the head and bottom together using slip stitch. Use the front loops as a guide for where to insert your hook on the octopus head.
Then insert your hook under both loops of the last rnd on the Bottom piece. Yarn over and pull through loop. Repeat around, stuffing as you go.
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