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March 5, 2020 / by Tamara Kelly / 25 Comments

The Octopus Squish is a cute, cuddly, very

squishy free crochet pattern on Moogly!
Crochet this cute companion with Bernat
Blanket and the pattern below!

Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links;

materials provided by Yarnspirations and
Furls.

SUPER QUICK SQUISH!

The Octopus Squish is filled with a

microbead pillow ball, making it
addictively huggable! And by using Bernat
Blanket, it works up pretty darn quickly
too – and is just as soft as can be! If you
prefer, of course, you can fill it with
Fiberfill.

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I had so much fun crocheting this octopus

pillow! I love his cute little face and wiggly
tentacles! You can make this little guy
your own with yarn and button choices,
and how you sew on the face.

A NOTE ON TOYS FOR KIDS

While the Octopus Squish itself is too big

for babies to choke on… the buttons are
not. This pattern has not been tested for
safety for children under 3 years of age. If
you are crocheting it for a baby or toddler,
please embroider on the face and tentacle
suckers rather than using buttons. If using
it as a photo prop, be sure not to leave the
toy with a baby unattended.

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OCTOPUS SQUISH

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US-L, 7.0 mm hook – Furls

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320 yds Bernat Blanket (6 – Super

Bulky/UK: 14-16 ply; 100% polyester;
300g/10.5 oz; 201 m/220 yds)
Color A: Light Teal (220 yds, 1 ball)
Color B: White (100 yds, 1 ball)

12″ (30 cm) worsted weight black

yarn

40+ 1/2″ (12mm) teal buttons (My

Favorite Colors, JOANN)

2 7/8″ (22mm) black buttons (La

Mode, JOANN)

10″ Round Microbead Pillow (blue) –

Amazon
Alternative if the above is sold out –
Amazon square!

Stitch Markers

Coats Sewing Thread – White

Gauge: 4″/10cm across after Rnd 3.

Size: 10″ around excluding tentacles

HELPFUL LINKS AND TUTORIALS

Octopus Squish Tutorial

Crochet Abbreviations

Magic Circle

Working in a Spiral

Hdc – half double crochet

Hdc2tog – hdc decrease

Seamless Finishing

NOTES:

Rnds 1 – 18 are worked in a spiral.

Do not ch 1 at the beginning of Rnds

2-19, and do not join any rnds with a
sl st.

Move a stitch marker along the first st

of each rnd as you work to keep track
of your progress.

INSTRUCTIONS:

BODY

Rnd 1: With Color A, make a magic circle,

ch 1, sc in the ring, 9 hdc in the ring. (10
sts)

Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st around. (20 hdc)

Rnd 3: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the

next st; rep from * around. (30 hdc)

Rnd 4: *2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next

2 sts; rep from * around. (40 hdc)

Rnd 5: *Hdc in the next 3 sts, 2 hdc in the

next st; rep from * around. (50 hdc)

Rnd 6: *Hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the

next st, hdc in the next 3 sts; rep from *
around. (60 hdc)

Rnd 7: Hdc in the next 5 sts, 2 hdc in the

next st, *hdc in the next 9 sts, 2 hdc in the
next st; rep from * until 4 sts rem, hdc in
last 4 sts. (66 hdc)

Rnd 8: *2 hdc in the next st, hdc in the next

10 sts; rep from * around. (72 hdc)

Rnd 9: Hdc in the next 8 sts, 2 hdc in the

next st, *hdc in the next 17 sts, 2 hdc in the
next st; rep from * until 9 sts rem, hdc in
last 9 sts. (76 hdc)

Rnd 10 – 15: Hdc in each st around.

Rnd 16: *Hdc in next 17 sts, hdc2tog; rep

from * around. (72 hdc)

Rnd 17: Hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog, *hdc in

next 7 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * around
until 3 sts rem, hdc in last 3 sts. (64 sts)

Rnd 18: *Hdc2tog, hdc in next 6 sts; rep

from * around. (56 sts) – DO NOT BREAK
YARN.

T E N TA C L E S

Tentacle #1:

Row 1: Hdc in next 7 sts; turn (rem sts left

unworked). (7 hdc)

Row 2 – 4: Ch 1, hdc in each st across;

turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc in the

next 4 sts, hdc2tog; turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, hdc2tog twice, hdc in next 2

sts, 2 hdc in the last st; turn. (6 hdc)

Row 7: Ch 1, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc in the

next st, hdc2tog twice; turn. (5 hdc)

Row 8: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in next st,

hdc2tog; turn. (3 hdc)

Row 9: Ch 1, hdc in the first st, hdc2tog;

turn. (2 hdc)

Row 10: Ch 1, hdc2tog; break yarn and

finish off. (1 hdc)

Tentacles #2 – 8:

Row 1: Join to next st of Rnd 18, ch 1, hdc

in same st and next 6 sts; turn. (7 hdc)

Row 2 – 10: Rep as for Tentacle #1. Weave

in all ends. Set piece aside.

U N D E R B E L LY

Rnd 1 – 5: With Color B, rep Rnd 1 – 5 of

Body. (50 hdc)

Rnd 6: *(Hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in the next

st) twice, hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in the
next st; rep from * around. (56 hdc) – DO
NOT BREAK YARN.

U N D E R - T E N TA C L E S

Under-Tentacle #1:

Row 1: Hdc in next 7 sts; turn (rem sts left

unworked). (7 hdc)

Row 2 – 4: Ch 1, hdc in each st across;

turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in the next 4 sts,

2 hdc in the last st; turn.

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc in

next 2 sts, hdc2tog twice; turn. (6 hdc)

Row 7: Ch 1, hdc2tog twice, hdc in the

next st, 2 hdc in the last st; turn. (5 hdc)

Row 8: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in next st,

hdc2tog; turn. (3 hdc)

Row 9: Ch 1, hdc2tog, hdc in the last st;

turn. (2 hdc)

Row 10: Ch 1, hdc2tog; break yarn and

finish off. (1 hdc)

Under-Tentacles #2 – 8:

Row 1: Join to next st of Rnd 18, ch 1, hdc

in same st and next 6 sts; turn. (7 hdc)

Row 2 – 10: Rep as for Under-Tentacle #1.

Weave in all ends.

A S S E M B LY

Add the Suckers to the Tentacles: Sew the

teal buttons to the Under-Tentacles as
shown (5 per tentacle).

Create the Face: Sew the black buttons to

the Body for eyes and sew on a smile using
the short length of black yarn.

Prep for Finishing: Insert the Pillow into

the Body, then match up the Tentacles and
Under-Tentacles. Making sure that all
buttons are facing out, use stitch markers
to secure the pieces together.

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