How to Crochet Cute Octopuses for Kids

Learn how to crochet three cute little octopuses including the strawberry octopus, cake octopus and ice-cream octopus with a step-by-step tutorial from Tejerella. You can crochet these octopuses within just a few hours perfect for decorating any kitchen or sweet shop.

The main pattern for these crochet octopuses will remain the same except for some additional features which are easy. You can customize that pattern in number ways to crochet a unique octopus for gifting to someone special.

The complete video guide for crocheting these octopuses will be available at the end of this post. If you want deeper insights about this three-in-one crochet project, follow through with us below.

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Skills Used: Forming a magic ring, chain stitch, color-changes, increases and decreases to crochet the amigurumi. Double crochet, half-double crochet, bobble stitch for the tentacles, and gluing parts together. You also need working with single crochet by working in the rounds. You also need shell stitch border.

Guide Span: 23 Minutes Only

Personalization Tip: You can choose from many other themes and also can crochet the simple octopus using the same pattern.

Are you ready for crocheting these octopuses?

Supplies Used

Following are the supplies that the tutor uses for crocheting these mini octopuses:

Yarn: 4ply Milk Cotton Yarn or any other cotton yarn. Colors will depend upon your chosen style. Collectivley tutor uses: light geen and yellow, red, sea green and brown.
Crochet Hook: The size of the hook will depend on the yarn, but tutor uses 2.5mm crochet hook.
Stuffing: Use polyester fiberfill to stuff the octopus and give it shape.
Safety Eyes or Embroidery Thread: 4mm
Glue to attach the parts
Tapestry Needle: For sewing pieces together and weaving in yarn ends.
Stitch Markers: Helpful for keeping track of rounds.
Scissors

Stitches and Abbreviations

Following are the stitches that the tutor uses for crocheting these cute octopuses and quick guides for crocheting each:

Single Crochet (Sc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops.
Magic Ring (Mr): Create a loop, insert hook, pull up a loop, and work the required stitches into the loop.
Chain Stitch (Ch): Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.
Slip Stitch (Sist): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook.
Half Double Crochet (Hdc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops.
Double Crochet (Dc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Increase (Inc): Work two stitches into the same stitch.
Decrease (Dec): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all loops.
Back Loop Only (Blo): Work the stitch in the back loop of the stitch only.
Front Loop Only (Flo): Work the stitch in the front loop of the stitch only.
Bobble Stitch (BO): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, repeat three more times, yarn over, pull through all loops.
Round: R