Free crochet pattern

Tiny Octopus
Micro series. By NansyOops.

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Hi there! Would you like to crochet a teeny-tiny octopus with me? He is
exceptionally good-natured, and can be completed in just one hour! For a cool
display, you can make several of them in different colors and set them out in a
terrarium! That’s something not seen in nature, of course, because as solitary
animals, they live alone in their underwater dens for their entire lives.
When using the materials listed (one strand of embroidery floss and a 0.5 mm
crochet hook [US steel crochet Hook Size 18]), the resulting octopus will measure
12 mm [0.47 in].
This crochet pattern has been provided free of cost by its author.
It’s still protected by copyright!
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 Materials and tools.

 Embroidery floss in Main Color, skein separated (stripped) into individual

strands. (I use Iris or DMC brand cotton embroidery floss). May be
substituted with thin sewing thread. The thinner the thread, the smaller the
toy will turn out.
 Embroidery floss in an additional color for the spots (if desired).
 Crochet hook 0.5 mm [US Steel Crochet Hook Size 18]
 A length of white sewing thread for the white of the eye.
 Glass toy eyes diameter 1 mm [0.005 in] or seed beads as pupils.
 Thin beading needle, diameter 0.45 mm [0.02 in]
 Sharp nail scissors
 Stuffing (polyester fiberfil)
 A toothpick or other suitable tool for inserting stuffing.

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Abbreviations.

 sc – single crochet (US) = double crochet (UK)

 inc – increase (2 sc worked into the same stitch = with a shared base and
separate tops)
 dec – decrease PLEASE NOTE! When working with embroidery floss, make
the decrease by skipping 1 st instead of crocheting 2 together, since this is
much easier.
 AMR – adjustable magic ring
 ch – chain
 hdc – half double crochet (US) = half treble crochet (UK).

The whole toy is worked in spiral rounds; numbers in parenthesis (xx) at the
end of the round show the total stitch count after completion of this round.
🐙 Begin from the top of head:
1. 6 sc into an AMR (6).
2. 6 inc (12).
3. (sc, inc)*6 times (18).
4. (2 sc, inc)*6 times (24).
5.–6. 24 sc.
7. (4 sc, dec)*4 times (20).
8.–9. 20 sc.
10. (3 sc, dec)*4 times (16).
11. 16 sc.
12. (2 sc, dec)*4 times (12).
13. (4 sc, dec) *2 times (10).
Stuff the body.

🐙 Now, crochet the arms, 8 in total:

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1 sc, ch10, starting into 2nd chain from hook,

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work 7 sc along the chain, 2 hdc, then make
a sc into the stitch, from which the chain
emerged (= the first sc).
🐙For the second and third arm, repeat all
steps as done for the first one. For the fourth
arm, work the last sc into the next stitch.
Work the 5th, 6th, and 7th arm again the same
way as the first three. In the 8th arm, work
the last sc into the same first stitch from the
first arm!
This way, you have skipped two extra sc’s,
working only 8 arms over a total of 10 sts.

This chart should explain what happened here:

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🐙 Using white thread, make the eye: into an AMR, work 6 sc, attach a bead to
the center.
Sew own the eyes directly at the base of the arms.
I have additionally decorated my octopus with embroidered spots.
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This tiny fellow is finished! Now you can be proud and show off your work!
I hope you’ve enjoyed crocheting with me!

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