No Sew Bubbles the Octopus Amigurumi pattern
Crochet Bubbles the Octopus Amigurumi with this NO SEW free octopus crochet pattern. This is an easy small beginner crochet project that you can make in less then a hour. It is a great pattern tutorial for left over yarn. You don’t have to sew any parts on the Octopus! I love making mini amigurumi plush toys because they just take a little bit of time to create.
This is a no sew Amigurumi crochet pattern.
I made the small keychain size version from sport weight cotton yarn. However, you can also crochet the octopus from bigger yarn. For example, plush chenille yarn will make your mini Amigurumi toy bigger and very huggable.
Basic Stitches Tutorial:
If you’re new to crocheting, don’t worry! Check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, complete with numerous instructional videos on how to crochet plush toys. It covers everything you need to know to make your very own adorable octopus Amigurumi.
Video:
I also have made a full video on YouTube on how to crochet every step of this mini octopus Amigurumi:
Materials:
These are the materials that I used. However, feel free to replace them with other materials of your choice. Furthermore, if you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of the octopus using this free amigurumi pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook.
Check the materials page on my website if you need help in choosing the right materials.
Cotton Sport Weight version 5 cm / 2 inch:
– Blue catania cotton color – 253 or Orange catania cotton color – 281
– White catania cotton color – 105
– Safety eyes 6 mm & 8 mm
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
Chenille Super Bulky version 12 cm / 5 inch:
– Blue Chenille yarn or Orange Chenille yarn
– White Chenille yarn
– Safety eyes 14 mm & 18 mm
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size 5.0 mm
Search for a similar chenille yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB
Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 1
– Pins
TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a 8.0 mm crochet hook.
For Super Bulky Chenille yarn I recommend a 5.0 mm crochet hook.
Abbreviations used in this pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase
Free Octopus Crochet Pattern:
Tentacle 8x:
- Use blue yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (9)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 3 times (6)
- Fasten off with a slst
Big Eye:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 10 sc in a magic ring (10)
- Fasten off cleanly.
- Put the biggest safety eye througth the middle of the eye, do not put the washer on the eye yet.
Watch this video to see how you can put in safety eyes easily into plush toys: https://youtu.be/-eggN6savXE
Small Eye:
- Use white yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Fasten off cleanly.
- Put the biggest safety eye through the middle of the eye, do not put the washer on the eye yet.
Body:
- Use blue yarn
- Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
- Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (24)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 5: sc in all 30 st (30)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
- Rnd 7-11: sc in all 36 st (36)
- Rnd 12: (sc in next 4 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 13: sc in all 30 st (30)
- Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 st, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
- Attach the eyes on the body between rounds 11 and 12, with 2 stitches between both safety eyes. Now you can put the washers on the safety eyes.
- In round 15 we are going to attach the tentacles to the body of the octopus Amigurumi, flatten the tentacle to crochet through 2 stitches of the tentacle at once.
- Rnd 15: (going through the flattened tentacle stitches and the body: sc in next 3 st) repeat this 8 times (24)
- See photo’s below or watch my video for more help: https://youtu.be/hUG9thiYDHc
- Rnd 16: (sc, dec in next st) repeat 8 times (16)
- Put stuffing in the body.
- Rnd 17: dec 8 times (8)
- Fasten off. Finish the body by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.
Now your Octopus plush toy is done! I hope you enjoyed this free octopus crochet pattern. I have many more free amigurumi patterns on my blog! Almost all mini stuffed animal patterns have a full video on how to crochet them included.
