Crochet Octopus – Under the Sea CAL Square 5

The eight-arm Octopus is joining our Under the Sea crochet-along as square number 5!

Pretty in pink and simple to stitch up! You just need to take your time while stitching down the arms. You can even let them curl a bit!

I’m using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in color Perfect Pink. Of course you can choose any color you’d like for your Octopus! You can shop all shades of Red Heart Yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com.

Video tutorial will be coming soon to my Repeat Crafter Me YouTube Channel! I am attending h+h Americas in Chicago this week and won’t be able to film until I get back home. Thank you for your patience!

Not sure what this crochet-along is all about? 
Let me introduce you to the FREE 2024 Under the Sea Crochet-Along!
Every month in 2024 I will be crocheting an adorable ocean creatures that will fit on a crochet square that looks like a water bubble. At the end of the year I will stitch all 12 squares together to make a blanket! There will be a few bonus patterns as well!

You can get started on crocheting all 12 of your water bubble squares now. Get the Circle in a Square Water Bubble pattern HERE.

If you missed the first Starfish Square, you can find that pattern HERE
And the Seahorse Square Pattern HERE
And the Jellyfish Square Pattern HERE
And the Crab Square Pattern HERE
The links to all the patterns in this project will be available in one spot HERE on the Under the Sea CAL Landing Page.

Materials:
– Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in color Perfect Pink
– Long strand of black yarn for eyes/smile
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle

Octopus Pattern:
Magic Ring, chain 2 and make 12 DC in ring, join, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (48 DC)
Round 4: SC in first 16 stitches, DC in remaining 32 stitches, join, 
now let’s make 8 appendages
Round 5: 
Chain 16, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with a slip stitch (1tentacle arms made)
Chain 20, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (2^ndtentacle arm made)
Chain 24, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (3^rdtentacle arm made)
Chain 28, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (4th tentacle arm made)
Chain 28, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (5th tentacle arm made)
Chain 24, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (6th tentacle arm made)
Chain 20, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with slip stitch (7th tentacle arm made) 
Chain 16, SC in first 2, HDC in next 4, DC in remaining chains, skip a stitch and join to next with a slip stitch (8th tentacle arms made)

Fasten off leaving long tail to stitch the octopus head and arms down.

Eyes and Smile:
With long strand of black yarn and your tapestry needle, loop yarn around two stitches about 5 times to create small black eyes. These should be placed on the lower part of round two on either side of the magic ring round. Then stitch a small smile between the eyes.

Place Octopus angled diagonally starting on the upper right corner of your water bubble square. Let the arms curl on the ends and spread them out so fill up the rest of the square. You can stitch them down curled up or in any formation you’d like.

It’s never too late to dive into the Under the Sea CAL! 
The links to all the patterns in this project will be available in one spot HERE on the Under the Sea CAL Landing Page.

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