Crochet Giant Octopus Best Patterns Tutorials Videos

What could be snugglier than a giant, round, squishy octopus friend to snuggle and lounge around on!

This crocheted giant octopus pattern from The Left Handed Crocheter is perfect!

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The giant octopus is made using a unique technique when it comes to connecting the legs. It’s far simpler than the traditional amigurumi sewing, making putting all 8 legs together a lot easier!

Crochet Giant Octopus Supplies

• L (8mm) crochet hook
• Bernat Blanket yarn – 10.5-ounce size (2 balls of the main color, 1 ball of vintage white)
• 30mm safety eyes
• Black worsted weight yarn
• Yarn needle
• Poly-fil (I used a full 50 oz bag for each of them)

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Crochet Giant Octopus Tips

Here are a few tips from the Left Handed Crocheter to help you get this project just right.

1. If you tend to crochet with loose stitches, you may want to use a smaller crochet hook to reduce the amount of yarn that you use and tighten up your stitches.
2. As you crochet the octopus head, you’ll notice it doesn’t really look all that round. Once you stuff it with the poly-fil, it will round out. If it’s not as round as you’d like it to be, put more poly-fil in and force it into the places you want it to shape it. Stuffing it extra full will help form its shape, but it will also ensure that it keeps its shape after all of the huggings and squishing your octopus is sure to get.
3. This pattern is worked “in-the-round”, and stitches are worked through both loops unless otherwise noted. At the end of each row, I slip stitch then chain 1 and turn it, working the next row in the opposite direction. If you’d like, you can skip turning it and continue working in the same direction throughout the pattern.

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Here is how she connected the octopuses legs. Typically, you would crochet each piece separately, but then also sew them on separately. Left Handed Crocheter crochets each leg, then connects them all into a circle and attaches them to the main body of the octopus. Much simpler!

You can get the ree pattern here

Huge Crochet Octopus via MamaMoseleyCreations

Here’s another giant octopus, even bigger than the last! This guy is 19 inches tall and 64 inches wide! This one uses a bulkier yarn and a bigger size L/8mm crochet hook. You can find this pattern here on Etsy.

Crochet Amigurumi Octopus Video Tutorial

This sweet looking crochet octopus is smaller but can be made into any size you’d like. This video tutorial shows you how. You can use any size yarn and any size hook to get the desired size. You can find the written pattern here

via AmigurumiPatterns

Ahoy! This nautically themed octopus is smaller, but just so darned cute! Made with traditional amigurumi, he has safety bead eyes and a charming little hat!

pattern via Ravelry

Claude the Octopus is a pattern from Kate E. Hancock on Ravelry. His head is quite big at 9 inches, but what is most impressive are his super long tentacles, making him span 45 inches across from tentacle tip to tip! We also love the addition of the bobble stitches on the tentacles!

free pattern via MohuMohu

These little cuties are just 1.5″ inches wide but would look great as decor in a nursery, or as a little pincushion. You can make them up pretty quickly using an E/3.5mm crochet hook. The free pattern can be found here.

pattern via The Friendly Red Fox

These bright, perky looking little octopuses are so fun to make. Made in a traditional amigurumi pattern, we love the little smiley mouth stitched onto this one! You can find this free pattern here

via MyNomadHome

You might have seen these preemie octopuses which are used as a comforting presence for premature babies who need close contact in their earliest days of life. You can crochet them for a baby you know, or you can make them for charity too. This pattern is available for free here

Crochet Octopus via Olino Hobby 

We love this octopus pattern because of all the amazing details! Using buttons makes him look like a nice, colorful toy, perfect as a gift for an older child. The hat is a great addition too! You can find this pattern here on Etsy