Octopus Plush (Recipe)

Original recipe by En Elefant Blog

Type: Plush toy

Size: Any (here 38 cm and 18cm)

Level: 2 - Intermediate

Yarn type: respectively Ribbon Yarn, Hobbii and cotton yarn

Hook size: respectively 6.0mm and 2.5 mm

Tools used: needle, marker, plush filling, safety eyes (optional)

Stitches used: magic circle (mc), chain (ch), single (sc), increase (inc), decrease (dec)

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Body

1. 6 sc in a mc

2. 6 inc (12)

3. [1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)

4. [2 sc, 1 inc] x6 (24)

5. [3 sc, 1 inc] x6 (30)

6. [4 sc, 1 inc] x6 (36)

7-10. 36 sc

11. [1 dec, 15 sc] x2 (34)

12. [14sc, 1 dec] x2 (32)

13. 32 sc

14. [1 dec, 13 sc] x2 (30)

15. [12 sc, 1 dec] x2 (28)

16. 28 sc

17. [1 dec, 11 sc] x2 (26)

18. 26 sc

19. [10 sc, 1 dec] x2 (24)

20. 24 sc

21. [1 dec, 9 sc] x2 (22)

22. 22 sc

23. [8 sc, 1 dec] x2 (20)

24-25. 20 sc

Tentacles (continuation)

26. 1 sc, 60 ch. Do 1 inc pr chain stitch, working back towards the body / into the chain. Repeat this x10. If wanting to have multicolour, change colours after each tentacle. Finish with sl st into last sc. Fasten off and weave in end.

Bottom

1. 5 sc in a mc

2. 5 inc (10)

3. [1 sc, 1 inc] x5 (15)

4. [2 sc, 1 inc] x5 (20)

Finish with a sl st and pull yarn through, leave a long enough piece for sewing.

Sewing

If using safety eyes, add them now. ALTERNATIVELY embroider some eyes. Fill the body with plush filling and sew on bottom piece. Fasten off and weave in end.

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Original recipe and all credit to: https://enelefant.blogspot.com/2012/04/opskrift-pa-hklet-blksprutte-diy.html?m=1

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