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We’re very tide dependant where we live so I knew I had to get down to the beach early on this particular day otherwise the sea would be too far out…
#Crochet octopus free#
I’m offering this Baby Comforter as a free pattern and it’s available below in both UK and US crochet terminology… just click on the links to take you to the printer friendly PDFs.Īs always, a photo shoot on the beach beckoned and I made it down early in the morning for high tide. Anyhow, it’s an Octopus design which I’m really happy with, especially as there are the added twisty tentacles to give it that extra texture! Just perfect for a baby…Īnd here are my two Octopus samples photographed together with my Marilla the Mermaid design! I couldn’t resist, just before I gave one to Baby Harrison! ?? We welcomed a new baby into the family last Sunday when Holly, my niece, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! It’s so very lovely to have a new baby in the family and of course I just had to crochet something… how could I not?! Sometimes a new crochet design comes about from these special moments in life… ??Īnd a Baby Comforter it is… Holly gave permission for me to share this gorgeous photo of her beautiful baby boy together with his new octopus friend! Isn’t he just adorable… it’s a melt your heart photo for sure! ?ĭo you call these a comforter? ? I’ve seen them called a ‘Blankie’, ‘Lovey’, ‘Security Blanket’ but I seem to be drawn to ‘Comforter’. 'Crochet an adorable Crochet Octopus for a Preemie, an older child or even for yourself Backstory: I read an article about how infants in the intensive care unit find comfort wrapping their fingers into the curly tentacles of a crochet octopus. IMPORTANT !!! DISCLOSURE !!! If you want to join an Octo project and donate an octopus to hospital in your country, please, check THIS list of participating countries and Facebook groups, as well as exact standards for an octopus in your country.Here’s a new design, hot off the hooks… meet Osmond the Octopus, a Baby Comforter! ? This is a This is a free crochet pattern for creating the Octopus Amigurumi for Boy and Girl Preemies, which means this wonderfully easy pattern is designed and organized such that you can make a male or female version.This pattern has both photos and videos. After a few tries I went back to my yarn stash and picked out Lion Brand Heartland colorway Lake Clark and then I chose one hook smaller than what was called for on the yarn band which was an H. Due to my lack of experience I could not find my stitches.
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And I encourage you to become a part of this wonderful project. My crochet skills were not up to making the octopus with an E hook and corresponding yarn. When I look at tiny hands holding my octopus, my heart is filled with happiness. After many hard washes there is a risk ends can loosen and go out. I also didn’t add eyes (neither crocheted, plastic safety eyes or embroidered). In the same way as octopuses by Anastasia Popova ( HERE is the pattern for worsted yarn). So I made my octopus in-one-go without adding a bottom piece. In my opinion this adds more ends to weave in and I was trying to avoid this. In my pattern the tentacles are crocheted to the body, so its. Many patterns for Octo projects I have seen use a separate bottom part which is then sewn to the head with tentacles. The person who first invented the octopus with those curly crochet tentacles was really a genius. In hospitals they are washed often and at very high temperatures (up to 90C degrees). Also tight fabric makes octopuses more durable. Stuffing must not come through the crocheted fabric when the toy is a little bit stretched. The general rule is that octopuses should be crocheted very tight.