Today we have a cute and easy crochet pattern for an octopus! This little sea animal is made in a ragdoll style where you make two panels and crochet them together. There is no sewing in this pattern, except if you want to add the bow.
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Materials for the crochet octopus
The octopus can be made with almost all kinds of yarn. You can easily adjust the size by choosing a bigger or smaller hook.
The pink octopus was made with a 3.5 mm crochet hook and 8/8 cotton yarn from Hobbii. The blue one is made with acrylic yarn from Paintbox.
If you are making this octopus for small babies, I suggest to embroider them on it and make it as baby safe as possible. I used 10 mm safety eyes, but you can also try 12 mm, depending on how big your crochet octopus is.
You just need a small amount (20 g) for one octopus, so this is perfect for letfovers.
If you are feeling adventurous, you can work with different colors and/add longer legs. It is fun to play around with patterns and customize them.
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Free crochet octopus pattern
Information about this pattern
The octopus consists of two panels. The panels are crocheted separately and then the pieces are placed together and crocheted together. Make sure that the face part is facing up. I lightly stuffed the animal with some filling material. The tentacles are made with slipstitches.
All parts are crocheted with a 3.5 mm crochet hook. For a small octopus use a 3 mm crochet hook.
Finished size: Big one (pink)13 cm (with tentacles) Small one (blue) 11 cm.
Skill level: Advanced beginner
Materials
- Abbreviations – US terms
- Ch - chain
- St – stitch
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet decrease
- inc – sc single crochet increase, 2 single crochet in one stitch
- mr – magic ring
- Materials
- Yarn, dk weight in any color.
- Used in this pattern: Rainbow cotton yarn 8/8 from Hobbii (pink octopus) and Paintbox simply Aran (blue octopus)
- Filling materials
- Stitch marker
- Crochet hook 3.5 mm
- Safety eyes 10 or 12 mm
- Scissors
Instructions
Octopus
The octopus is crocheted from the bottom up.
Chain 1 and turn after each row.
Make 2 panels
In any color
Row 1: Ch 15, 1 sc in each ch (14 sc)
Row 2: 1 sc in each st (14 sc)
Row 3: sc inc, 12 sc, sc inc (16 sc)
Row 4-5: 1 sc in each st (16 sc)
Row 6: sc inc, 14 sc, sc inc (18 sc)
Row 7-9: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Row 10: sc dec, 14 sc, sc dec (16 sc)
Row 11: 1 sc in each st (16 sc)
Row 12: sc dec, 12 sc, sc dec (14 sc)
Row 13: 1 sc in each st (14 sc)
Row 14: sc dec, 10 sc, sc dec (12 sc)
Row 15: sc dec, 8 sc, sc dec (10 sc)
Row 16: sc dec, 6 sc, sc dec (8sc)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Make one more panel. Fasten off on the first panel, but not the second one. Make the face on the second part. Attach safety eyes between rows 3-4, 6 sc stitches part. (or whatever you like best). If you wish, make eyelashes or eyebrows with some black, thinner sports weight yarn. If you want to make eyelashes, embroider them on before attaching the back part of the safety eyes. Sew on blush under the eyes with pink yarn.
Lay the panels on each other and single crochet them together. One single crochet in each row. See pictures below for reference. Remember to add stuffing before closing. Stuff lightly, not too firm!
Tentacles
Turn the octopus so the face is facing down and towards you.
Count the stitches on the lower part. It should be 14 stitches. Fasten the yarn in the first stitch to the left side.
*Chain 7, sl st 6 times. Sl st into the base of the stitch. Sl st into the next 2 stitches*. Repeat from *-* 7 more times. Fasten off with a sl st. Weave in ends.
Bow
Ch 1 and turn after each row.
Row 1: Ch 6, 1 sc in each st (5 sc)
Row 2-10: 1 sc in each st.
Sc around the bow. Wind some yarn around the middle to make the shape. Sew on the bow on the head.