octopus Amigurumi Pattern

by adorably kawaii

Size:
Approximately 2" (5cm) tall and 3”(7.5cm) wide. 3”(7.5cm) tall when standing.
Results will vary depending on your tension and your yarn & hook choice.

Materials: Abbreviations :
• Worsted weight yarn in the color of
Ch Chain
your choice. Sc Single Crochet
• E/3.5mm hook 2 sc 2 single crochet increase
• 15mm safety eyes Sc2tog 2 single crochet decrease

• Yarn needle Sl st Slip stitch

St(s) Stitch(s)
• Stuffing
Rnd Round
Rep Repeat
 Stitches:

Chain Yarn over and draw through look on the hook.

Single crochet – Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, draw
up a loop, yarn over, and draw yarn through both
loops on the hook.
2 single crochet Two single crochet stitches into one stitch.
increase
2 single crochet Yarn over, draw up a loop in each of the next
decrease – two stitches, yarn over, and draw yarn through all
three loops on the hook.
Slip stitch – Insert hook into the stitch, yarn over, draw up a
loop, and then draw through the loop on the hook.

Magic Ring:

A few inches from the end of the yarn, wrap two loops over your finger. While the loops
still on your finger, insert the hook from right to left into the loops and pull the working
yarn through.

Carefully take the loops off your fingers and chain one. This doesn't count as the first
stitch.
Insert the hook into the two loops again and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through
both loops. This counts as the first single crochet stitch. Continue for the rest of the
stitches. Then pull the yarn tail to close the hole.

Body :

7 sc into magic ring.

Rnd Written Instructions Stitch Count

1 2 sc in every st. 14 sts
2 *2 sc in st, sc in next st* 21 sts
rep to end.
3 *2 sc in st, sc in next 2 28 sts
sts* rep to end.
4-6 Sc in every st. 28 sts
7 *Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts* 21 sts
rep to end.
8 Sc in every st. 21 sts
(Start stuffing and put in
the safety eyes on Rnd 7
with 8 sts spaced in
between.)
9 *Sc2tog, sc in next st* rep 14 sts
to end.
(Finish stuffing.)
10 *Sc2tog* rep to end. 7 sts

Fasten off and leave a tail to sew the hole closed.

Mouth :

6 sc into magic ring.

Fasten off and leave a tail.

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

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

Weave in both ends. Use 2 strands of your yarn to sew the mouth on the body.
 Tentacles (Make 8) :

These tentacles are of a small circumference crocheted in the round and may be difficult
to make or take a while to make all 8. Look on page #7 for other ways to make tentacles
if these aren't your preference.

4 sc into ring.

Rnd Written Instructions Stitch Count

1-2 Sc in every st. 4 sts
3 *Sc* to the last 2 sts, 3 sts
sc2tog.
4 Sc in every st. 3 sts

Sl st in next st. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Sew on the tentacles on the
bottom of the body.
 Simple tentacles (Make 8):
Ch 10.

Row Written Instructions

1 Sc in every ch.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Larger circumferenc e
crocheted in the round tentacles
(Make 8):
6 sc into magic ring

Rnd Written Instructions

1-5 Sc in every st.

Sl st in next st. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Curly tentacles
made as one piece
(Make 1):
8 sc into magic ring.

Rnd Written Instructions

1 Ch 16, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, *2 sc* in next 14 ch.
2 Sl st in next sc in the circle.

Repeat Rnds 1-2, 7 times more to make 8 tentacles.

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

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don't redistribute/resell the pattern in any way or form.

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