Do you have some scrap yarn lying around? Or are you perhaps in need of a very distinguished gentleman? Look no further! This Sir Octopus pattern is a small and easy project, ideal for anyone looking for a tiny companion. Get creative and use whatever colors you'd like, or give him a variety of different accessories!
You can also find a free downloadable PDF version of this pattern here.
You will need:
- One small skein of colorful yarn
- Some leftover black yarn
- Polyester stuffing
- Some (vegan) black felt
- A pink thread
- One pair of safety eyes
- Your favourite crochet hook
- Your favourite sewing needle
For the octopus in the step‐by‐step pictures I used:
- 4.5 mm safety eyes
- 2.25 mm (size B) hook
- 82059 Red Katia Capri yarn
- 82056 Black Katia Capri yarn
Abbreviations:
sc = stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
fo = finish off
( … ) = repeat whatever is in between the brackets
[ .. ] = total amount of stitches in that round
Tips:
+ Stuff really firmly!
+ Stitch very tightly, so no holes show when stuffing. You can do this by using a smaller hook than your yarn label recommends, and by pulling your thread a little after every stitch.
Main Body
Use yarn color of your choice
1. 6 sc in a magic circle [6]
2. ( inc ) x 6 [12]
3. ( sc, inc) x 6 [18]
4. ( 2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]
5. ( 3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
6-11. sc around [30]
12. ( 3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
13-14. sc around [24]
Place the safety eyes between row 8 and 9 with 7 stitches between them
15. ( 2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
Slowly start stuffing while crocheting along
16. ( sc, dec) x 6 [12]
17. ( dec ) x 6 [6]
Fo, close, and work away your thread
Remember for the next steps: You have crocheted the octopus body from top to bottom, so row 1 is the top of the octopus and row 17 is on the bottom.
Leg (make 8)
Use yarn color of your choice
1. 6 sc in a magic circle [6]
2-6. sc around [6]
Fo, close, and leave a long thread
Time to attach the legs. They'll be sewn onto the body over rows 12‐14.
Attach the first two legs to the lower side of the body: to make sure all the legs will be attached evenly, start with two legs and sew them opposite of each other. You can use pins to guide yourself to be sure you've put them in the right place.
Next, attach the third and the fourth leg, opposite of each other again.
Be sure to check from the top to see if every leg is visible. This way you can see if they all stick out about evenly.
Attach the four leftover legs in the four spaces that are left between the four legs that you've attached earlier.
Hat
Use black yarn
1. 6 sc in a magic circle [6]
2. ( inc ) x 6 [12]
3. BLO: sc around [12]
4-7. sc around [12]
8. FLO: ( sc, inc) x 6 [18]
Fo, don't close, and leave a long thread
Invisibly weave the end thread of the hat back towards round 7, where the bottom of the hat starts.
Put a little stuffing inside the hat and sew it on top of the head. Make sure that while sewing the hat onto the head, you sew using the tiny holes in between round 6 and 7 of the hat. This way the end result will look more natural, because the rim of the hat (round 7 and 8) can move freely and part from the head a little.
If you would like the hat to be removable, you don't have to stuff it or sew it onto the head. Be sure to work away your end thread, though.
Cut out a little moustache from a sheet of black (vegan) felt.
Don't worry, it's going to be a weird shape sometimes. Practice makes perfect, but a moustache is never going to be perfectly the same on both sides. That's okay, it gives your octopus character!
Put a little glue on one side of the moustache and place it on the body, between the two eyes or a little lower.
Optional:
You can give your octopus some blushing cheeks by embroidering a pink horizontal line under each eye!
