Free Crochet Pattern – Tiny Octopus
How cute is this teeny tiny little octopus. When a friend asked me recently to make a little palm sized octopus for her daughter, I managed to come up with this little guy using the 64,000 images available online.
So, if you’re like me and couldn’t find a free pattern online, I thought I would share how I went about making them in case anyone else wanted to make this little cephalopod!
What you need
I used a 3.5mm hook and some scrap cotton DK yarn I had lying around. I used standard toy stuffing to fill him up and some 3.5mm toy eyes, though you could just as easily darn the eyes after you make them with some scrap black yarn.
All instructions are in UK crochet terms.
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To make octopus body
Chain 4, join in the first stitch to form a loop.
Round 1: – Chain 1, 6 dc into the loop (6 stitches)
Round 2: 2 dc into each stitch (12 st)
Round 3: *dc into the first stitch, 2 dc into next stitch* Repeat 5 more times (18 stitches)
Rounds 4 – 8: dc into each stitch in the round for 5 rounds (18 stitches)
Round 9: dc into the back loop of each stitch (18 stitches)
Secure 2 toy eyes in place and stuff
Round 10: *dc into the first stitch, dc2tog*. Repeat 5 more times (12 stitches)
Round 11: dc2tog 6 times (6 stitches)
Pull the opening closed, cut and fasten off the yarn and hide remaining yarn inside.
To make the octopus frill
Go back to round 8 where the front loop of each stitch should be showing. 4 dc into each stitch. Cast off and secure.
And that’s it. You should now have a teeny tiny but utterly cute little octopus!
If you do make some Octopuses, I would love it if you share them with me over on Instagram.
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