Pulpi the octopus
By Teresa Alvarez (May 2012)
About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies! This octopus is fun and fast to crochet. I have use pure wool to make it and decided to felt it. I think the toy is lovely before (cover pic) and after (last pic in the pattern) felting.
ABOUT YARN:
Any yarn would do nicely. I've used around 120-130gr. of a wool yarn I had in my stash. This yarn is DK (more or less!). It is not Filz-it fine, but the yardage is very similar (50gr = 100 meters). This yarn felts but not as much as Filz-it (for example).
ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.
ABOUT HOOK:
It depends on the yarn. I've used a 4.5 mm hook. If you intend to felt the toy, remember that the stitches shouldn't be tight. If you are not felting it, the hook should be smaller. YOU WILL NEED: Yarn for the octopus. Two black eyes. Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
ABOUTCROCHETTERMS:
I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc FLO: Front Loop Only BLO: Back Loop Only ABOUT THEPATTERN: All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. Pulpi is quite big: Body + tentacles = 21 + 20 = 41 cm.
Base
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next stitch, 1sc in next st.] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 2st.] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 3st.] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 4st.] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 5st.] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 8: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 6st.] repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 9: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 7st.] repeat 6 times (54 sts) Round 10: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 8st.] repeat 6 times (60 sts)
Body
Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next stitch, 1sc in next st.] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 2st.] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 3st.] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 4st.] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 5st.] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 8: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 6st.] repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 9: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 7st.] repeat 6 times (54 sts) Round 10-29: sc in each st across (54 sts) Round 30: [2sctog, sc in next 16st.] repeat 3 times (51 sts) Round 31: [2sctog, sc in next 15st.] repeat 3 times (48 sts) Round 32: [2sctog, sc in next 14st.] repeat 3 times (45 sts) Round 33: [2sctog, sc in next 13st.] repeat 3 times (42 sts) Round 34: [2sctog, sc in next 12st.] repeat 3 times (39 sts) Round 35: [2sctog, sc in next 11st.] repeat 3 times (36 sts) Round 36: [2sctog, sc in next 5st.] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 37,38: sc in each st across (30 sts) Round 39: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 4st.] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 40: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 2st.] repeat 12 times (48 sts) Round 41: [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 3st.] repeat 12 times (60 sts) Round 42: working in FLO [2sc in next stitch, sc in next 14st.] repeat 4 times (64 sts). Fastenoff. (The octopus base will be sewn to the back loops of Round 42) Round 43: the 8 tentacles will be crocheted in this row, following this pattern: [tentacle, sk next sc] repeat 8 times.
Tentacle
The tentacle is a hollow cone (no stuffing), worked from round 43 of the body of the octopus upwards. The base is wider than the top:
Round 1: sc in next 7 st in BLO, sc in the unused loop of the 7 st. (14 sts). Round 2: sc in each st across (14 sts) Round 3: sc in each st across (14 sts) Round 4: [2sctog, sc in next 5st.] repeat 2 times (12 sts) Round 5-7: sc in each st across (12 sts) Round 8: 2sctog, sc in next 10st. (11 sts) Round 9,10: sc in each st across (11 sts) Round 11: 2sctog, sc in next 9st. (10 sts) Round 12,13: sc in each st across (10 sts) Round 14: 2sctog, sc in next 8st. (9 sts) Round 15,16: sc in each st across (9 sts) Round 17: 2sctog, sc in next 7st. (8 sts) Round 18,19: sc in each st across (8 sts) Round 20: 2sctog, sc in next 6st. (7 sts) Round 21,22: sc in each st across (7 sts) Round 23: 2sctog, sc in next 5st. (6 sts) Round 24,25: sc in each st across (6 sts) Round 26: 2sctog, sc in next 4st. (5 sts) Round 27,28: sc in each st across (5 sts) Round 29: sl st through next two stitches:
(round 29, cont) 15 chs, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in remaining chs:
(round 29, cont), sl st in remaining sts of the tentacle and fasten off:
Finishing touches:
Attach eyes to the octopus, stuff body and sew the base to the body.
If you are not felting the toy, Pulpi is ready to play with!:
I've slightly felted the toy in the washing machine, this is the result:
