Amigurumi – Ollivander Octopus Crochet Pattern

Amigurumi – Ollivander Octopus Crochet Pattern

Make your own cute Amigurumi style octopus using simple crochet techniques

What you need

Crochet hook size 4.00, worsted yarn, yarn needle for sewing, stuffing, stitch marker, 2 wiggly eyes or beads for eyes, or you can just embroider eyes with yarn

gauge: 7sc=2″ 2rows=1″
finished size is about 4″ tall

Instructions

*NOTE* do not join rounds, use stitch marker and move it after each round is finished top part of body:

rnd 1: ch 2, 6sc in 2nd ch, place marker

rnd 2: *2sc* around (12sc) work in both loops from now on

rnd 3: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st* (18)

rnd 4: *sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st* (24)

rnd 5: *sc in next 3st, 2sc in next st* (30)

rnd 6: *sc in next 4st, 2sc in next st* (36)

rnds7-11: *sc*

rnd 12: *sc in next 4st, sc dec* (30)

rnd 13: *sc in next 3st, sc dec* (24)

rnd 14: *sc in next 2st, sc dec* (18)

rnd 15: *sc* rnd 16: ch2 (counts as first hdc) 2hdc in same st, sc in next st *3hdc in next st, sc in next st* join finish off, weave in ends

bottom part of body:

rnd 1: ch 2, 6sc in 2nd ch, place marker

rnd 2: *2sc* around (12sc)

rnd 3: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st* (18)

rnds 4-5: *sc* finish off leaving a long end for sewing to top part of body stuff body, and sew bottom part to rnd 15 of body

legs: make 8:

rnd 1: ch 2, 6sc in 2nd ch, place marker

rnd 2: *2sc* around (12sc)

rnds 3-6: *sc* finish off, leaving a long end for sewing to body

assembly: stuff each leg lightly, sew closed sew each leg to bottom piece of body, you may need to overlap the legs a bit or all eight won’t fit

Attach eyes between

crochet-octopus-step

rnds 9 & 10 of body about 2″ apart from each other

enjoy your Amigurumi :o)

Contributed by naidascrochet.

Comments

  1. you need to make the different rounds a little more separate! I cant tell them apart! SOOOOOOO HARD TO READ! Otherwise, it’s a really good pattern!

  2. 😀 Doesn’t Gurumi just make you want to smile!?

    Keep up the kute krocheting!

  3. I love this octopus! I made it for my baby, and turned it into a rattle! It’s so super cute!

  4. i think this is cute cause i am afan of sea animals for quiet a while i might try this at home thanks a whole lot!!!but 1 Q is it hard to work in rounds for the head?plz tell me the info!!!!

  5. I love this!

  6. sweet

  7. raspberryjell-o says

    i love the amigurumi series of crochet projects. please keep on creating cute new ones!

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