Design by K. Godinez

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1 1 Octopus Paul Crochet Pattern Design by K. Godinez

2 2 Material: crochet hook size 2.5 Wool: Mouzakis butterfly super 10 in shades of purple and white and a small amount of different shades of blue for the octopus suckers fiberfill Safety eyes sewing needle Size: The octopus has a span of 25,60 inches (65 cm) Abbreviations: ch - chain st - stitch R - round sc single crochet Number x sc the number tells you how many times you make a single crochet (or a dc, hdc ) in each stitch inc - make two single crochet in one stitch dec - two stitches crochet together with a sc dc double crochet dcinc make two double crochet in one stitch 3dcinc make three double crochet in one stitch dcdec two stitches crochet together with a dc rep - repeat until end of round sl st - slip stitch sc with color change: change the color on this sc (when you make this single crochet stitch, grab the new color of your wool and pull it through the two loops on your hook). BLO back loops only FLO front loops only Note: Unless indicated otherwise, parts are worked in rounds for the octopus. You can start with 2 ch or make a magic ring. It is important to mark the beginning of your round. Body 2 x ch color purple R 01 6 x sc in second ch from hook 6 R 02 inc in each stitch 12 R 03 sc, inc, rep 18 R 04 2 x sc, inc, rep 24

3 3 R 05 3 x sc, inc, rep 30 R 06 4 x sc, inc, rep 36 R 07 sc in each stitch 36 R 08 5 x sc, inc, rep 42 R 09 sc in each stitch 42 R 10 6 x sc, inc, rep 48 R 11 7 x sc, inc, rep 54 R 12 sc in each stitch 54 R 13 8 x sc, inc 60 R 14 9 x sc, inc 66 R 15 R 20 sc in each stitch 66 R 21 9 x sc, dec, rep 60 R 22 sc in each stitch 60 R 23 sc in each stitch 60 R 24 8 x sc, dec, rep 54 R 25 sc in each stitch 54 R 26 sc in each stitch 54 R 27 7 x sc, dec, rep 48 R 28 sc in each stitch 48 R 29 sc in each stitch 48 R 30 6 x sc, dec, rep 42 R x sc, dec, rep 40 R 32 5 x (inc, 3 x sc), 5 x (dec, 2 x sc) 40 R 33 sc in each stitch 40 From row 34, the body is divided in two parts: Skip 20 stitches 1. Part 20 x sc Start round 34 with 10 x ch

4 4 1. Part: R ch, skip 20 stitches, 20 x sc 30 R x sc in the chain, 5 x (2 x sc, dec) 25 R 36 8 x (sc, dec), sc 17 R 37 this is going over the marked row: 10 x dec, sl st Cut the thread and sew the opening. 2. Part: Here is the start of the second part. 2. Part 1. Part is closed R x sc, then go ahead and crochet in the chain: inc, 8 x sc, inc 32 R 35 3 x sc, inc, rep 40 R 36 FLO: 4 x dc, dcinc, rep 48 R 37 5 x dc, dcinc, rep 56 R 38 6 x sc, inc, rep 64 R 39 7 x dc, dcinc, rep 72 R 40 8 x sc, inc, rep 80 R 41 9 x dc, dcinc, rep 88 R x sc, inc, rep 96 R x dc, dcinc, rep 104 R x sc, inc, rep 112 R x dc, dcinc, rep 120 R x sc, inc, rep 128 R x dc, 3dcinc, rep 144 In the next round, we start to crochet the covering for the legs. Here you can see, how it will look like:

5 5 Cover for the legs The cover is not crocheted in rounds: Start R 48: First leg with color purple 1. 4 x sc, 10 x dc, turn 2. 3 x ch (these 3 ch counts as one dc), 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 9 x dc, turn x ch, 3 x dc, dcdec, 4 x dc, turn x ch, 8 x dc, turn x ch, 8 x dc, turn x ch, 8 x dc, turn x ch, 3 x dc, dcdec, 3 x dc, turn x ch, 7 x dc, turn x ch, 2 x dc, dcdec, 3 x dc, turn x ch, 6 x dc, turn x ch, 2 x dc, dcdec, 2 x dc, turn x ch, 5 x dc, turn x ch, dc, dcdec, 2 x dc, turn x ch, 4 x dc, turn x ch, dc, dcdec, dc, turn x ch, 3 x dc, turn x ch, dcdec, dc, turn x ch, 2 x dc, turn x ch, 2 x dc 3 Cut the thread and sew it. The second leg starts in the last stitch of the first leg. Please note that the second and all the following legs starts with sl st and then 8 x sc. Start in the last stitch of the leg you have crocheted before with a sl st, then make 8 x sc, 10 x dc, turn Row 2-25 is the same like the first leg.

6 6 After you have crocheted all the legs, crochet around the whole octopus one time: With sc around the leg and with dc in between Closing the second opening of the body of the octopus: (Part 2) Stuff the body R 36 crochet in the back loops, which are left from before: 6 x sc, dec, rep 42 R 37 5 x sc, dec, rep 36 R 38 4 x sc, dec, rep 30 R 39 dec, rep, stuff again 15 R 40 7 x dec, sl st Cut the thread and sew the opening Legs (8 x) 2 x ch in color white Stuff the legs continuously with fiberfill, but only with a very small amount. They should remain movable. R 01 6 x sc in second chain from hook 6 R 02 R 06 sc in each stitch 6 R 07 inc, 5 x sc 7 R 08 sc in each stitch 7 R 09 sc in each stitch 7 R 10 3 x sc, inc, 3 x sc 8 R 11 sc in each stitch 8

7 7 R 12 sc in each stitch 8 R 13 inc, 7 x sc 9 R 14 sc in each stitch 9 R 15 sc in each stitch 9 R 16 4 x sc, inc, 4 x sc 10 R 17 sc in each stitch 10 R 18 sc in each stitch 10 R 19 inc, 9 x sc 11 R 20 sc in each stitch 11 R 21 sc in each stitch 11 R 22 5 x sc, inc, 5 x sc 12 R 23 sc in each stitch 12 R 24 sc in each stitch 12 R 25 inc, 11 x sc 13 R 26 sc in each stitch 13 R 27 sc in each stitch 13 R 28 6 x sc, inc, 6 x sc 14 R 29 sc in each stitch 14 R 30 sc in each stitch 14 R 31 2 x sc, 13 x sc 15 R 32 sc in each stitch 15 R 33 sc in each stitch 15 R 34 7 x sc, inc, 7 x sc 16 R 35 sc in each stitch 16 R 36 sc in each stitch 16 R 37 inc, 15 x sc 17 R 38 sc in each stitch 17 R 39 sc in each stitch 17 R 40 8 x sc, inc, 8 x sc 18 R 41 sc in each stitch 18 R 42 inc, 17 x sc 19 R 43 sc in each stitch 19 R 44 9 x sc, inc, 9 x sc 20 R 45 R 53 sc in each stitch 20 R 54 9 x sc, dec 19 R 55 sc in each stitch 19 R 56 sc in each stitch 19 R 57 dec, 17 x sc 18 R 58 sc in each stitch 18 R 59 sc in each stitch 18 R 60 8 x sc, dec, 8 x sc 17 R 61 sc in each stitch 17 R 62 sc in each stitch 17

8 8 R 63 dec, 15 x sc 16 R 64 sc in each stitch 16 R 65 7 x sc, dec, 7 x sc 15 R 66 sc in each stitch 15 R 67 dec, 13 x sc 14 R 68 sc in each stitch 14 R 69 6 x sc, dec, 6 x sc 13 R 70 sc in each stitch 13 R 71 dec, 11 x sc 12 R 72 sc in each stitch 12 sl st, cut the thread and sew it Connecting the legs If all eight legs are crocheted, they get connected to each other: R 01 6 x sc on the first leg, then take the second leg and crochet 6 x sc, then the third 6 x sc and keep on going until the last leg. 48 R 02 6 x sc, dec, rep 42 R 03 5 x sc, dec, rep 36 R 04 4 x sc, dec, rep 30 R 05 3 x sc, dec, rep 24 R 06 2 x sc, dec, rep 18 R 07 sc, dec, rep 12 R 08 dec, rep 6 sl st, cut the thread and sew it Now turn it around and also close this side starting from R 01 R 08 (pattern see above).

9 9 Eye (2 x) 8 x ch in color purple R 01 start in the second ch from hook: inc, 5 x sc, 3 x sc in one stitch, continue working on the other side of the chain: 6 x sc 16 R 02 continue crocheting in a circle: 2 x inc, 5 x sc, 3 x inc, 5 x sc, inc 22 R 03 sc, inc, 10 x sc, inc, 9 x sc 24 R 04 2 x sc, inc, 11 x sc, inc, 9 x sc 26 R 05 sc in each stitch 26 R 06 BLO: 2 x (4 x sc, dec, 5 x sc, dec) 22 R 07 3 x sc, dec, 4 x sc, dec, 18 Put in the safety eyes and stuff the eye R 08 dec, rep 9 sl st, cut the thread and sew it. Suckers (8 x) Start with a magic ring or 2 x ch and make different sizes and colors of the suckers: This number is for one leg: 2 times 5 x sc, sl st, cut the thread 3 times 6 x sc, sl st, cut the thread 3 times 7 x sc, sl st, cut the thread 4 times 8 x sc, sl st, cut the thread make a knot at the back, so you don t have to sew the threads. Finishing Pin the eyes and the upper part of the octopus on the finished legs and sew everything together.

10 10 Pin the suckers and sew them. Start with the small ones at the end of the leg and then attach the larger suckers. big suckers small suckers Have fun with your Octopus Paul! Do not copy or post this pattern without my permission. Don t translate this pattern into another language for reselling or publishing on the internet. You can sell a small number of the finished item on markets or local stores. This pattern is copyrighted by Karin Godinez (amilovesgurumi.com).