Octopus Amigurumi Pattern

Here's my octopus pattern!


Sorry I had to take it down on my old blog because the photos in the post were broken. I had to make my Flickr private so I could sort through all of my photos because they kept getting stolen.


I'm getting into the habit of uploading to the blog now. :)







Size:
Approximately 2" (5cm) tall
3" (7.5cm) tall including the tentacles
and 3" (7.5cm) wide.


Materials:

✿ Worsted weight yarn
✿ E (3.5mm) hook
✿ Pair of 15mm safety eyes
✿ Yarn needle
✿ Stuffing of your choice

* Results may vary depending on your tension and your yarn & hook choices.


Abbreviations:
✿ sc - single crochet
✿ 2 sc - 2 single crochet increase
✿ sc2tog - 2 single crochet decrease
✿ rnd - round
✿ sl st - slip stitch
✿ st(s) - stitch(es)


Magic Ring:

A few inches from the end of the yarn, wrap two loops over your forefinger.

While the loops still on your finger, insert the hook from right to left and pull

the working yarn through.

Carefully take the loops off your fingers and chain one.

Insert the hook into the loops and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw yarn through both loops.

This is the first single crochet stitch. Continue for the rest of the stitches.

Then grab the yarn tail to close the hole.

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Pattern


Body:




✿ 7 sc into ring.

Rnd 1: 2 sc in every st. (14 sts)
Rnd 2: *2 sc in st, sc in next st* around. (21 sts)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in st, sc in next 2 sts* around. (28 sts)
Rnds 4-6: sc in every st.
Rnd 7: *sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts* around. (21 sts)
Rnd 8: sc in every st.
Rnd 9: *sc2tog, sc in next st* around. (14 sts)
Rnd 10: *sc2tog* around. (7 sts)

✿ Cut yarn, leave tail.


Mouth:

✿ 6 sc into ring.

✿ Cut yarn, leave tail.




Insert the hook from the back to the front into both of the loops the first stitch. Pull through the yarn tail.



Then insert the hook from the back to the front into back loop of the last stitch and pull the yarn through.



Weave in the ends.






Tentacles (Make 8):

* Scroll down for other ways to make tentacles *

✿ 4 sc into ring.

Rnds 1-2: Sc in every st.
Rnd 3: *Sc* to the last 2 sts, sc2tog. (3 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc in every st.

✿ Cut yarn, leave tail for sewing.





Since many people think these tentacles are too difficult to make or just take too long,
here's some other ways to do the tentacles:

Simple tentacles:

Chain about 10.
Sc (or whichever stitch you prefer) in every chain.

Thicker in-the-round tentacles:
6 sc into ring.
Sc (or whichever stitch you prefer) for a few rounds.

Curly tentacles:
Chain about 17.
2 sc (or whichever stitch you prefer) in every chain.


Assembly:

✿ Put in the safety eyes. (4 rows from the bottom, spaced 8 stitches in between.)

✿ Use 1-2 strand(s) of yarn to sew on the mouth.

✿ Stuff the body and use the yarn tail & needle to sew the hole closed.
Insert the needle from the inside to the outside of every stitch.
Pull tight and secure the tail by threading it into the body.

✿ Sew on the tentacles.


 
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© 2010 -  Anda Molina/Adorably Kawaii - This pattern is for personal use only. Please don't redistribute/sell the pattern in any way or form. Any questions about the pattern, please contact me.