THIS PATTEN IS WRITTEN BY LOVELY ANASTASIA POPOVA YOU CAN CHECK HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rhYKbo1Y_A&t=623s
I ASKED ANASTASIA FOR PERMISSION TO RE - DO ANASTASIA'S VIDEO BECAUSE I COULD NOT CREATE ANY BETTER PATTERN THAN THIS ONE .....I LOVE IT :)
MAKE SURE TO CHECK HER CHANNEL AND HER WEBSITE , SHE IS SUPER TALENTED DESIGNER. THERE WILL BE 2 VIDEOS FOR THIS PATTERN HERE: ONE IS ANASTASIA'S AND ONE WILL BE MINE VERSION SO YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE YOU LIKE AND REMEMBER MAKE THEM AND TEACH THIS BEAUTIFUL PATTERN TO OTHERS SO WE CAN MAKE THEM AND DONATE THEM TO PREMIES BABIES .....THEY NEED IT VERY MUCH :)))BEFORE YOU MAKE THEM AND DONATE THEM PLEASE CHECK WITH THE HOSPITALS FOR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATIONS.
ALL MY PATTERNS ARE WRITTEN IN US TERMINOLOGY
MASCERIZED COTTON YARN
3 MM OR 3,5 MM HOOK.
FINISHED OCTOPUS IS ABOUT 8"
CURLED UP TENTACLES ARE ABOUT 4-5"...THEY CAN NOT BE LONGER THAN 8" FOR SAFETY REASONS.
LET'S START:
MAKE MG RING
R1:
MAKE 6 SC INTO THE MG . PULL TO CLOSE THE RING. ( 6 STS)
R2:
2SC IN EACH ST AROUND ( 12 STS)
R3:
SC IN NEXT ST , 2 SC IN THE NEXT ST . REPEAT LIKE THIS AROUND (18 STS)
R4:
SC IN THE NEXT 2ST, 2SC IN THE NEXT ST . REPEAT AROIND ( 24 STS)
R5:
SC IN THE NEXT 3ST, 2 SC IN THE NEXT ST . REPEAT ( 30 STS)
R6 - 11:
SC IN EACH ST AROUND.
R12:
SC IN THE NEXT 3 STS , SC2TOG AROUND ( 24 STS)
R13:
SC IN EACH ST AROUND.
R14:
SC IN THE NEXT 2 STS , SC2TOG , (18 STS)
R15:
SC IN EACH ST AROUND
R16:
SC IN NEXT 7 STS , SC2TOG , TWICE ( 16 STS)
R17:
SC IN EACH ST AROUND
R18:
THIS IS WHERE TENTACLES ARE CREATED AND ATTACHED TO THE BODY
*SC IN NEXT ST, CROCHET A TENTACLE (SEE BELOW) SC IN THE NEXT ST OF THE BODY , REPEAT FROM * 7 MORE TIMES , MAKING 8 TENTACLES.
NOTE :
FULLY STRETCHED TENTACLES SHOULD NOT BE LONGER THEN 8 " AS THEY MAY CAUSE CHOKING HAZARD . I USUALLY MAKE A CHAIN 8" LONG , BETWEEN 30-40 CHAINS.
OTION 1 ( SHOWN IN VIDEO)
CH32 , 2SC IN 3RD CH FROM HOOK, ( 3 SC IN THE NEXT CH, 2SC IN THE NEXT CHS ) ACROSS.
OPTION 2:
CH 35 , 2 SC IN 3RD CH FROM HOOK AND EACH CH ACROSS.
WITH THE TENTACLES FALLING TO THE OUTSIDE ( SPREADING LIKE A FLOWER)
, CROCHET INTO THE TWO SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES THAT'S BETWEEN THE TENTACLES ONLY .
R19:
SC IN EACH SC AROUND ( 16 ST)
R20:
SC2TOG AROUND (8 ST)
FASTEN OFF LEAVING 8 " TAIL.
STUFF THE BODY WITH FIBER FILL .STUFF AS HARD AS POSSIBLE .USING YARN NEEDLE WEAVE THE TAIL THROUGH THE REMAINING 8 STS AND PULL TIGHT TO CLOSE THE OPENING . SECURE THE YARN AND WEAVE IN THE ENDS.
EMBELISH AS DESIRED
CRETE THE EYES WITH THE YARN OR TREADS . DON'T USE BUTTONS FOR SAFETY REASONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANASTASIA FOR LETTING ME USE THIS PATTERN ON MY WEBSITE AND ALSO LETTING ME TO RE - DO YOUE BEAUTIFUL VIDEO ......PLEAS DON'T COPY BUT SHARE SO WE CAN MAKE THESE LOVELY OCTOPUSES FOR THE BEBAIE STHEY NEED THEM TO SAFE LIFES .
VIDEO COMING SOON ......
