Mini Octopus Crochet Pattern

This tiny amigurumi octopus is a fabulously quick project. Ideal for a last minute gift, fun keychain, or to add to your crochet stall on market day. You will only need a tiny partial skein from your yarn stash, and a dab of toy filling or some yarn scraps to stuff it.

What You’ll Need

• DK yarn
• 3mm crochet hook
• Toy stuffing
• 6mm safety eyes
• Steel yarn needle

The Stitches

mc – magic circle
sc – single crochet
2sc – make two single crochets into one stitch
sc2tog – use one single crochet to join two stitches together
ch – chain
sk – skip the next stitch
slst – slip stitch
BLO – back loop only

Mini Crochet Octopus Pattern

Round 1

Make a magic circle of eight stitches (8)

Round 2

2sc x 8 (16)

Round 3

1sc x 16

Round 4

(1sc, 2sc) x 8 (24)

Round 5 – 10

1sc x 24

Round 11

(1sc, sc2tog, 1sc x 3) x 4 (20)

Round 12 – 13

1sc x 20

Round 14

(sc2tog, 1sc x 3) x 4 (20)

Add safety eyes at round 11, approximately a third of the circumference of the head apart.

Fill with toy stuffing.

Round 15

1sc x 16

You are now going to begin to form you octopuses arms.

Round 16

(ch21, sk, 1sc x 20, sc in the next st, slst into the next stitch) x 8

Round 17

You are now going to close the underside of your octopus, by working into the back loop only of the round 15’s stitches

1sc into the BLO x 16

Round 18

sc2tog x 8 then sew to close. Top up the toy stuffing before you close the ring if you feel it isn’t padded enough at this stage.