![]() ![]() Sew the eyes on either side of the mouth, between the 6th and 7th rounds of the body.įor different kinds of octopus and squid patterns, look over here: octopus & squid pattern set. It should be roughly in line with the 6th and 7th rounds of the body. Embroider a small black mouth.įor the takochu face (blue octopus), first sew the mouth in place. The eyes should be between the 7th and 8th rounds of the body, and about 5 stitches apart. Join with a sl st, and finish off.įor the plain face (purple octopus), sew the eyes onto your amigurumi’s head. Start with a magic loop, or ch 2 and work in the first ch.ġ. You should have 8 little octopus legs now. (5 hdc in next st, sl st in next st) 8 times. You can join in any one of the ridge stitches.ġ. Holding the body with the top of the head facing downwards, join your yarn with a slip stitch. The octopus legs are made by crocheting into the row of 16 ridged stitches left on the body after round 10. Stuff the octopus body, and sew up the hole. Skip the ch1 that you made at the beginning of the previous round.įinish off, leaving a tail for sewing. This creates a small ridge, that you’ll use later when adding the legs.ġ1. ![]() Working in back loops only, (sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next st) 4 times. (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st) 6 times. (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 6 times. Start with a magic loop, or chain 2 and work in the first chain.ģ. Do not join the rounds, except where specified in the pattern. 5 mm or 6 mm black beads for eyes (or safety eyes).You can adjust the size by using thicker or thinner yarn. Using medium (worsted) weight yarn and a 3.5 mm (E) crochet hook, your octopus will be about 4 cm / 1.6" wide. You’ll need to know how to crochet in the round, and make single crochet and half-double crochet stitches. They’re stackable too, so you can make a whole tower of octopi. Make yours with a plain face, or add a little takochu mouth. This simple amigurumi octopus is quite quick to crochet. UPDATE: There’s a new version of this pattern with new photos available on my website now: Mini Octopus Pattern. ![]()
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