You will need

– A ball of yarn and a small amount of a contrasting color
– A 3.5mm hook
– A 5 mm hook, screwdriver or thin pen to shape the mouth
– Stuffing
– 1 pair safety eyes
– Tapestry needle and stitch marker

Abbreiations

sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
tc = trebble crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = increase
dec = decrease
sts = stitches

Head/Body

With main color
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 sts)
R2: (inc) x6 (12 sts)
R3: (inc, 1 sc) x6 (18 sts)
R4: (inc, 2 sc) x6 (24 sts)
R5: (inc, 3 sc) x6 (30 sts)
R6: (inc, 4 sc) x6 (36 sts)
R7: (inc, 5 sc) x6 (42 sts)
R8-14: sc even (42 sts)
R15: (dec, 5 sc) x6 (36 sts)
R16: (dec, 4 sc) x6 (30 sts)
R17: (dec, 3 sc) x6 (24 sts)
R18 (in front loops only): sc even (24 sts)
R19: [(hdc, tc) in next st, (tc, hdc) in next st, sl st in next st] x8.
Cut the yarn and weave in ends.

Mouth

With contrasting color
Make a magic ring of 8 sts. Put a bigger hook or a thin pen in the middle to keep the hole open and pull the yarn to close the ring. Crochet a sl st in every stitch (8 sts).
Push the stitches to keep them in the back. FO and leave a length of yarn to sew to face.

Face

Between rows 12 and 13, choose any stitch located between two tentacles. From that central stitch, count 5 sts to the right and 5 to the left and place the eyes. Place the hole of the mouth right in that central stitch and sew carefully, keeping the round shape.

Assembly

In row 18 join the main color with a slip stitch to any back loop.
Inner R18 (in back loops only): (dec, 2 sc) x6 (18 sts)
Inner R19: (dec, 1 sc) x6 (12 sts)
Stuff firmly
Inner R20: (dec) x6 (6 sts).
Fasten off, finish stuffing and sew hole.

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You will need:

Orange rope, Brown rope,Cream rope
Black rope for eyes (8 mm lockable eye on request)
Some fiber
Optional rattle
1.25 mm crochet hook

Abbreviations

Sh:Magic ring
Sc:Single crochet
Inc:Increase
Dec:Decrease
FLO:Sink into the front loops

Head and Body

Start knitting with orange
1-6 frequent needles into sh
2-Always double(12)
3-1SC 1İNC (18)
4-2SC 1İNC (24)
5-3SC 1İNC (30)
6-4SC 1İNC (36)
7-5SC 1İNC (48)
9-7SC 1İNC (54)
10-19-10 Desk (54)
20-7SC 1DEC (48)
21-6SC 1DEC (42)
22-5SC 1DEC (36)
23-4SC 1DEC (30) !!Fill in and add a rattle if you want
24-3SC 1DEC (24)
25-2SC 1DEC (18)
26-1SC 1DEC (12)
27-6DEC (6)

Arm (7 pieces)

Start knitting with cream
1-6 frequent needles into sh
2-Alwdays double(12)
3-1SC 1İNC (18)
4-2SC 1İNC (24)
5-3SC 1İNC (30)
6-With orange (30SC)
7-3SC 1DEC (24)
8-9-2 Desk (24)
10-2SC 1DEC (18)
11-12-2 Desk (18SC)
13-1SC 1DEC (12)
14-15-(12SC)
!!Don’t fill the arms to the tip

Hat

Knit With credecm
1-6 frequent needles into sh
2-Always double(12)
3-1SC 1INC (18)
4-2SC 1INC (24)
5-3SC 1INC (30)
6-9=4 Desk (30SC)
10-With brown (30SC)
12-Flo this order(60SC)
13-14=2 desk (60SC)
15-Inıncerted Needle With Brown
!!Fill the inside with fiber when sewing the hat

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