Rose, The Mother Octopus

Materials

6.5 mm crochet hook, or size K/10.5
Bernat baby blanket yarn in coral blossom
Bernat blanket yarn in pumpkin spice
Stitch marker
Scissors
And that is it!

Crochet

Head

Make a magic circle, then…

Round 1: 6 Sc into the magic circle and tighten it (6)

Round 2: 2 Sc into every Sc in the magic circle (12)

Round 3: (1 Sc into first stitch, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (18)

Round 4: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (24)

Round 5: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Sc into next, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (30)

Rounds 6-8: Sc into every stitch around (30)

Round 9: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Sc into next, 1 Dec. into next), repeat all the way around (24)

Round 10: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Dec. into next), repeat all the way around (18)

Round 11: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Dec. into next), repeat all the way around (12)

Fill with a handful of stuffing, don’t fill the whole thing.

Round 12: (1 Sc into first stitch, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (18)

Round 13: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (24)

Round 14: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Sc into next, 2 Sc into next), repeat all the way around (30)

Rounds 15 & 16: 1 Sc into every stitch (30)

Round 17: *(Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Sc into next, 1 Dec. into next, repeat all the way around (24)

Round 18: (1 Sc into first stitch, 1 Sc into next, 1 Dec. into next), repeat all the way around (18)

Round 19: (1 Sc into fist stitch, 1 Dec. into next), repeat all the way around (12)

Round 20: Dec. into every stitch all the way around (6)

Finish off and sew up the opening.

Your product should look like the picture labeled “A”

To make the hole in her bottom, you are going to need to push in the extra body-looking part, and if you push it all the way in, you should get a hole in the bottom.

After you complete this step, your product should look like the picture labeled “B”

Tentacles

Attach your yarn to the body with a Slst, then chain 14. Skip the first chain, and Sc 2 into the next. Sc 2 into every chain down the line then Slst at the end and finish off. I do four coral tentacles and four orange leaf tentacles in a coral, orange leaf, coral, orange leaf pattern. Make 8 tentacles.

Each tentacle should look like the picture labeled “C”

Bow (optional)

Chain 8, then skip the first chain and Sc into the second. Sc all down the chain, then chain 1 and turn. Repeat until you have done 3 rows, then finish off and leave a long tail. Sew the tail along the top until it is about centered, and then wrap it around your rectangle tightly. Once you have wrapped about 5 times, loop the tail through the wrapping, and sew it onto the body.

Eyes

I put the eyes between rows 7 & 8, about 5 stitches apart. But you can do whatever looks good to you!

By this time, you should be finished, and I hope your mother octopus looks as cute as you had hoped it would be!