Amigurumi Octopus Free Pattern

 

Hello amigurumi lovers and beautiful visitors! I wanted to share some free amigurumi patterns with you here. In this article, I will share one pattern and how to make it for you. At the end of my article, I will share amigurumi patterns that can generate ideas for you.

Materials

• Hook: 3.5 mm
• Plush yarn (I used Himalayan Baby Dolphins, 100g/120m), colors white or any other color.
• Black and white DMC thread for embroidery eyes (DMC thread colors 310 and white)
• Stuffing materials
• Sewing needle
• Sewing pins
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• (sc)/(sc): Single crochet
• (BO): Hazelnut stitch
• (ml)/(ch): Chainette, Air stitch
• (MR): Magic ring
• (dim)/(dec): Decrease, decreasing
• (augm)/(inc): Increase
• (M)/(st): Stitch
• (FLO): Work only in front loops
• (BLO): Work only in back loops
• (d-dc, dble.b)/(tr): Double treble crochet
• (br)/(dc): Double treble crochet
• (dB)/(hdc): Half treble crochet
• (sc)/(sl-st): Slip stitch, small stitch
• (db/dbr)/(dtr): Double treble crochet
• (mct)/(tch): Chain stitches to turn
• (3msm)/(sc3tog): 3 sc in the same stitch
• (Fo): Stop the thread

Tentacles (Make 8)

The detail is done using the spiral technique.

• Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3-11. 12 sc (9 rows) (12)
• Rnd 12. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
• Rnd 13. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Fill in the detail with padding material. Only the tips of the tentacles are filled with stuffing material.

Head and Body

The detail is done using the spiral technique.

• Rnd 1. 6 ms in MR (6)
• Rnd 2. 6 augm (12)
• Rnd 3. (1 ms, augm) x 6 (18)
• Rnd 4. (2 ms, augm) x 6 (24)
• Rnd 5. (3 ms, augm) x 6 (30)
• Rnd 6. (4 ms, augm) x 6 (36)
• Rnd 7. (5 ms, augm) x 6 (42)
• Rnd 8. (6 ms, augm) x 6 (48)
• Rnd 9. (7 ms, augm) x 6 (54)
• Rnd 10-19. 54 ms (10 rows) (54)
• Rnd 20. (7 ms, dim) x 6 (48)
• Rnd 21. (6 ms, dim) x 6 (42)
• Rnd 22. (5 ms, dim) x 6 (36)

Fill the detail with the filler material.

• Rnd 23. (4 sc, dim) x 6 (30)
• Rnd 24. (3 sc, dim) x 6 (24)
• Rnd 25. Take the first tentacle, attach it to the head and body, and join these pieces together by crocheting 3 sc (see photo). Then, take the next tentacle, attach it to the head and the body, and join these pieces together by crocheting 3 sc. Continue attaching all eight tentacles at the end of the round. (24)
• Rnd 26. (2 sc, dim) x 6 (18)
• Rnd 27. (1 sc, dim) x 6 (12)
• Rnd 28. 6 dim (6)

Then, using a needle, tighten the hole: move the needle inward from the outside into the outer wall of each loop of row 28 and tighten.

Cut the thread and attach your work.

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All Finished.