Free crochet pattern
Octopus Amigurumi Pattern
This free octopus amigurumi pattern is worked in continuous rounds of single crochet, with increases and decreases for the shaping. In worsted yarn with a 3.5 mm hook it makes a toy about 4½ in tall, and it takes about 3½-5 hours at an everyday pace, sewing included. There are 11 pieces to crochet and sew together.
- Level
- Easy
- Size
- About 4½ in
- Time
- 3½-5 hours
- Pieces
- 11
- Yarn
- Worsted
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
The app counts your stitches round by round, reminds you when to add the eyes, and can resize the pattern for other yarns. Free, no account.
What you need
- Coral yarn, worsted weight: about 95 yd (85 m)
- Pink yarn, worsted weight: about 5 yd (5 m)
- 2 safety eyes, 10 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
Yarn amounts are estimates with a little extra for tails and sewing.
Stitches and techniques
Magic ring · Single crochet · Increase · Invisible decrease · Stuffing · Safety eyes · Sewing pieces on · Embroidery
Abbreviations (US terms): MR = magic ring, sc = single crochet, inc = 2 sc in the same stitch, dec = crochet 2 stitches together (an invisible decrease looks neatest). The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.
The pattern
Work in continuous rounds. Move the stitch marker up each round.
Head · make 1 · Coral
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in MR | 6 |
| R2 | inc x6 | 12 |
| R3 | (sc, inc) x6 | 18 |
| R4 | sc, (inc, 2 sc) x5, inc, sc | 24 |
| R5 | (3 sc, inc) x6 | 30 |
| R6 | 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc | 36 |
| R7 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | 42 |
| R8 | 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x5, inc, 3 sc | 48 |
| R9 | (7 sc, inc) x6 | 54 |
| R10 | 4 sc, (inc, 8 sc) x5, inc, 4 sc | 60 |
| R11 | sc around | 60 |
| R12 | 4 sc, (inc, 9 sc) x5, inc, 5 sc | 66 |
| R13-17 | sc around | 66 |
| R18 | 4 sc, (dec, 9 sc) x5, dec, 5 sc | 60 |
| R19 | sc around | 60 |
| R20 | 4 sc, (dec, 8 sc) x5, dec, 4 sc | 54 |
| R21 | sc around | 54 |
| R22 | 3 sc, (dec, 7 sc) x5, dec, 4 sc | 48 |
| R23 | (6 sc, dec) x6 | 42 |
| R24 | 2 sc, (dec, 5 sc) x5, dec, 3 sc | 36 |
| R25 | (4 sc, dec) x6 | 30 |
| R26 | sc, (dec, 3 sc) x5, dec, 2 sc | 24 |
| Stuff firmly. | ||
| R27 | (2 sc, dec) x6 | 18 |
| R28 | (sc, dec) x6 | 12 |
| R29 | dec x6 | 6 |
| Fasten off, then gather the last 6 stitches closed. | ||
Eyes: Put the safety eyes in now, between R14 and R15, about 10 stitches apart. Once the piece is closed you can't add them.
Main body piece. Stuff firmly, then sew the tentacles around its lower edge.
Tentacle · make 8 · Coral
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 8 sc in MR | 8 |
| R2 | sc around | 8 |
| R3 | 7 sc, inc | 9 |
| R4 | 8 sc, inc | 10 |
| R5 | sc around | 10 |
| R6 | 9 sc, inc | 11 |
| R7 | 10 sc, inc | 12 |
| R8 | sc around | 12 |
| R9 | 11 sc, inc | 13 |
| R10 | 12 sc, inc | 14 |
| R11 | 13 sc, inc | 15 |
| R12 | sc around | 15 |
| R13 | 14 sc, inc | 16 |
| R14 | sc around | 16 |
| Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing. | ||
Lightly stuff each tentacle, then sew the open ends in a ring around the bottom of the head, side by side so they touch.
Cheek · make 2 · Pink
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 7 sc in MR | 7 |
| R2 | inc x1, (sc, inc) x3 | 11 |
| R3 | sc around | 11 |
| Stuff firmly. | ||
| R4 | dec x1, (sc, dec) x3 | 7 |
| R5 | dec x2, (sc, dec) x1 | 4 |
| Fasten off, then gather the last 4 stitches closed. | ||
Sew flat onto the face below and outside each eye.
Putting it together
- Stuff the head firmly and close it.
- Lightly stuff the tentacles, leaving the open ends flat for sewing.
- Sew the 8 tentacles in an even ring around the bottom of the head.
- Attach the safety eyes between rounds on the face before sewing the head shut.
- Sew on the pink cheeks.
- Embroider a wide curved smile with dark thread between the eyes, below them on the face.
Make it round by round
Open the octopus in the free Crochet Shelf app to count stitches as you go, see the toy in 3D, and rate the pattern when you finish.
