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Little Octopus

Free pattern · Easy · US terms · counts verified · Updated 2 October 2026 A crocheted amigurumi octopus in variegated blue yarn, with a round body, black eyes and curly corkscrew legs
Hook 3.0 mm Yarn DK cotton, one colour · fibrefill · optional 6 mm safety eyes Level Easy Size about 7 cm tall, legs trailing

A round body and eight curly legs — the classic first toy, and the curl happens by itself. Abbreviations are US terms — see the stitch guide for any you don't know. Every round's stitch count below is machine-verified.

The legs are the trick worth learning here: three single crochet into every chain packs so many stitches onto the strip that it corkscrews on its own the moment you let go. No blocking, no wire — the curl is pure geometry.

If the toy is for a baby, embroider the eyes with yarn instead of using safety eyes.

Pattern

Body

  1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring6
  2. Rnd 2inc x 612
  3. Rnd 3(sc, inc) x 618
  4. Rnd 4(2 sc, inc) x 624
  5. Rnd 5(3 sc, inc) x 630
  6. Rnd 6-11sc around30
  7. Rnd 12(3 sc, dec) x 6Set the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, about 6 stitches apart.24
  8. Rnd 13(2 sc, dec) x 6Stuff the body softly - an octopus should squish.18
  9. Rnd 14(sc, dec) x 612
  10. Rnd 15dec x 66

Leg (make 8)

  1. Row 1ch 16, (3 sc in next ch) x 1545

Assembly

  1. •Sew the legs evenly around the closing round of the body
  2. •Weave every end into the body so nothing can be pulled loose

Finishing

Close the body the way the ball pattern closes, then sew the eight legs evenly around the underside.

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Stitch chart, rounds 1–15 · repeated rounds drawn once · × sc · V increase · ∧ decrease

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Traditional construction · Yarn Diary write-up. The stitch counts on this page are verified by the same parser the app uses.