Amigurumi – Emotional Support 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

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

enjoy your Amigurumi :o)

Contributed by naidascrochet.