I messed up pretty bad but it's still cute we r just gonna ignore the fact mine has 12 tentacles 😭
Awwww!!! The more tentacles the merrier I guess? That sounds pretty cute though; it'd made an awesome jellyfish!! :D
@@SweetSofties hehe after like 3 octopi I finally mad a normal one its so cute and it's tentacles curled up lol
Mine has got 6 haha It's a warrior octopus that has lost two tentacles in a battle 😌
This is the first project i ever completed since learning to crochet and i have never been happier in my adult life. Please it is SO CUTE i nearly cried when i put on the eyes and declared it complete. Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial! Looking forward to making more of your squishies! ❤
That's so awesome to hear!!! Aww....thank you for such a sweet comment. This makes my day. GO YOU!!!! I have a lot of other beginner-friendly (and no-sew) projects like this on my channel, like the Whales, Duck, Chicken/Hen. Hope you'll enjoy making more of my squishies!
@@SweetSofties yes! I'll definitely let you know when i make the others! Have a nice day!
I love your pattern! Because I used a different yarn, I had to make my octopus squish bigger. Now I have an octopus plushie! Thank you for this amazing activity to make this cute creature!
So glad you enjoyed this pattern! Yay! I hope you'll enjoy the other tutorials that I have, such as a no-sew dinosaur ("Tiny-Rex")!
Hey I wanna make it a little bigger than she’s done it so like the head part, so Can I in round 8 not decrease and keep adding sc’s and do that for a row or two and then follow the instructions on decreasing will I get a bigger head or will I mess it up, a beginner here id appreciate any help thankuou
I actually really appreciate you puting a side by side picture at 00. 30 seconds with a side by side of the two different outcomes based off of what yarn and hook you used, so helpful!
Glad that part helped!! This is great feedback for me so I know to do that more in my future videos :D
I find some of these step-by-step tutorials, so hard to understand but after a couple of sweat and tears, I finally got the hang of it! 🎉
loved how the first row ended up as a circle, first time using that method!
I think I made my own creature who has 14 tentacles , but it's turned out pretty cute 😂.......thank you for the tutorial ❤
Wow, 14 tentacles!! We have a winner hahaha. I'm sure your creature gives great hugs!
This is the perfect little mini octopus! I had so much fun making one. Thank you for sharing!
I'm an absolute beginner. I'm going to try this for my first project. It's so cute! First I need to go watch a tutorial on how to decrease and increase so I understand it. Can't wait to make this cutie! Thanks so much!
I made it! My first time ever to crochet something and it turned out super cute! Thanks for the tutorial, it was explained very nicely :D
Thank you! It turned out so cute! I'm definitely making more and following more of your patterns. Next is the sitting teddy for my youngest. This one is for my oldest (she loves it). They're older teens but still like this stuff.
Awesome to hear, adn the sitting teddy is my favorite little bear pattern! I get it -- I'm an adult and still like this stuff haha :)
I made my octopus pink and it turned out adorable 🥹 thank you for this tutorial ❤
I love the patern but I found it difficult to follow I think because I've never crochet before I wish I could find a video that was beginner teaching. I was completely confused on several steps. 🤣😬 will try a different day to try to complete it.
This is so adorable! I bet your daughter loves them too!
Thank you for sharing! 💜
Thank you, and yes she does!! Lena loves lining them up and recently gave them little spots/beds to rest in.
I can't even get the chain started - even at 0.25x speed playback 🤦♀️. I'm used to starting with the magic ring lol
Very clear, well done tutorial! I even used a chunkier yarn and it came out perfect first try!
Such a cute pattern 😊! It’s adorable 🥰! Thank you for sharing, take care 🤗💕!
Thank you for this pattern! I've been making the octopus squish for my friends and family. They love them.
@SweetSofties they do! Thank you so much! I can't read crochet, so this helps a lot.
I'm an absolute beginner and I'm exited to learn how to do this. I got into crocheting because my grandma crochets blankets for people and i thought it looked fun so here i am. 😁😁
Thank you so much for this video. I made a cute one fairly easily from your video (struggled a little with written tentacle instructions but got there). I love my little octopus 🎉. Many thanks for sharing so we can make our own 😊. I used blanket type yarn for a bigger, squishier one and it came out really well.
This was my first ever squishie project so it’s not very neat. I used a plush wool so mine is quite a bit bigger but I love it. Your tutorial was really easy to follow even for a beginner. Will definitely make more and I will try them in different sizes. Very cute! 😊🐙
I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial! These are so fun to make in different sizes!
Wow it was really fast and easy to make thank you so much they are great little gifts for kids!
With your video and the instructions on your blog i manage to make a really cute octopus ! Nice tutorial 😄
Damn!!!!! The best tutorial ever!!!!!!! The instructions are so clear man I watched so many tutorials but couldn't understand but with her tutorial I felt that it was so easy!! Thank you so much for this tutorial! Amazing for beginners like me🌷
Wow that's amazing to hear; thanks for the positivity and encouragement!!
Thank you for your time and patience i made my first octopus it took me so long to find the right video keep it up ❤❤❤❤❤
Thankyou so much 😭🫶. i made my first crochet project and it came out super cute .
Thank you for this tutorial. I’m trying to get back into crocheting end this has been very useful. I’ve made 9 octopuses in 3 days, granted that the first one was kinda a flop. I have now been able to crochet 2 octopuses without watching the tutorial. All in all, thank you 😊
From the sounds of it, I'm pretty lucky to have gotten eight tentacles! It turned out so well. Love this pattern!
Thankyou so much
I am making this for my teacher. She gave me LOR and I am very grateful for her.
Hey I wanna make it a little bigger than she’s done it so like the head part, so Can I in round 8 not decrease and keep adding sc’s and do that for a row or two and then follow the instructions on decreasing will I get a bigger head or will I mess it up, a beginner here id appreciate
After adding the tentacles I stopped and weaved in the ends. Then instead of stuffing I found that the baby octopus fits perfectly inside the big one ❤ 🐙
made my first octopus today! thanks to youuuuu ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
So cute! I've been making your crochet ducks and now there will be an crochet octopus invasion!! Thank you for your creations. So easy to follow. 🥰
Thank you so much!! I almost quit a couple times, but I finally finished it!! It's super cute, and we're just gonna forget that I couldn't fit 8 tentacles, so I have 4.
I'm a beginner... I don't even know how to increase or decrease...and this is my first tiny project which turned out to be so cute🤌..your instructions were so clear...thank you 😇
I love the sheen to the yarn you used in this tutorial. Do you remember by any chance what yarn it is? Your tutorials are awesome - easy to understand and follow. I have only been crocheting for 4 weeks now…. I am excited to make different sizes of octopi’s in different yarns! Especially some variegated colours, they would be so fun and colourful! 😊❤
I used Caron SS yarn (amzn.to/3NKoEo2)! It does have quite a nice sheen to it! I'm really glad you like my tutorials...thanks so much for the kind words, and I hope you have a fun time crocheting!
Thank you so much for thiss!! this is my first Amigurumi project🥺❤️ it turns out good, i thought my tentacles will have extra but just exact eight ^^
Thank you for the tutorial! I made each of kids a cute little octopus. ❤
Just learning crochet did a few finger crochet baskets and a crochet rose but this is my first ever amigurumi and it's cute (does have some character since I frogged a bunch and think it increases a little too much (probably because I forgot to count and was having so much fun) but it was a cute first project that had step by step did improvise the legs by doing 10 chains so my tentacles were curling with single crochet since my piece was so big but as I finished I found seeing the decrease was out of frame that it went to the boarder of the words and found it difficult to follow alot but over all love how sweet and step by step you are and how visual you are for us to see helps soooo much to get through to project along with you especially someone who is still learning. As soon as I was done my kids were begging for me to make one. Definitely going to make it again and be more strict with the counting. And I'll be doing more of your video/works as well. Thank you for all that you do in making things. I think I'm going to like this skill and make it into a hobby thanks to you 🥰
I'm so happy to hear this! Yay!! It'll get easier as you keep working at it!!
This was very helpful for last minute gifts for my bestie! I did end up making 10 tentacles, but its so cute! Thanks for the pattern ❤
Super cute! ❤ I chained 8 for the legs to add some extra curl! My sister made a bunch to use as carnival prizes at her school! 🐙
This was a little hard at the start (this was my first real crochet project), I failed the tentacles, but it turned out pretty cute anyways, thank you for the tutorial!
So glad you hear you persisted and made it! That's huge because it's your first crochet project! Yay!! I'm sure you will find it easier as you make it again!
So cute! I really enjoy myself making my octopuses 😍 thank you for sharing 🥰😘
I think you just taught me how to do the magic circle in a much easier way!! 😢
THANK YOU ❤❤
This tutorial is brilliant! Made my first amigurumi today! What stuffing do you recommend? I just used a tissue lol
I used fluffy yarn bc I didn’t have stuffing either.
Next one one of my daughters stuffies shall be sacrificed lmao (I have one in a donation bag don’t worry I’m not just taking one from her lol)
thank you for making a magic ring hack, so easy!
Glad you like it!! I can't get the magic ring to close with velvet yarn, so this is my go-to method! ;)
I finally made an octopus mini plushie after just making beanies all the time and now ill make 25 of them 😭since im giving them to my friends
Love it ❤ it's so fast and was so easy to understand even I have to translate in German crochet language 😂
This is the first time I’ve been able to actually follow a pattern and make something! It’s so cute. I made two of them, a larger one and a smaller one (just changed the hook size). Both times though I ended up with six tentacles so I’m not sure what I am doing wrong. Third times the charm maybe?
Great job! Not sure about the tentacles...but sometimes when that happens, it's because stitch count was off in the previous round. Did you have 12 sts instead of 18 before starting the tentacles?
I am 15 and this is my first time trying amigurumi and its so good thank you very much I loved it 😍
This was a fantastic second project! My octopus actually came out good?? Properly round, eight tentacles mostly spaced evenly, properly squishy. I feel like I cheated somehow, lol.
Can I use cotton instead of fiber fill
Love the tutorial... However I've made about five of these and I'm still messing up after the last tentacle when you have to go into the back loops. The first and last tentacle just look wonky. What am I doing wrong?
Hi, I'm not sure why that is! Do you think it could be your tension/pull on the yarn, perhaps?
I dont know what i do wrong, but no matter how many times i make it, i can only fit 6 tentacles.. Is it because i use a thicker yarn, or what am i doing wrong? I do just as many stiches as explained :(
I just finished making my octopus but unlike the warrior octopus and the octopus with extra legs. Mine has the standard eight legs. My favorite color is yellow so i found velvety yarn at my dollar store and made a cute little Momma to go with the little yellow baby.
Aww that's so awesome to hear! Hahaha a standard octo with 8 legs, you did it! ;)
Mine turned out really big.. not sure how but it’s super cute and I love it
I have made this so many times now. How would I got about upscaling it regarding the tentacles?
Hi! Glad you like this pattern! You can make longer tentacles by adding additional chains to the desired length. Hope this helps!
So is Round 3 basically just 3 SC into the same stitch?
So good
If I use a bigger hook (3.5mm) do I have to increase the number of rows / adjust the instructions or can I follow the number of rows and stitches exactly please?
I recommend following the pattern as written! You can use a bigger hook with thicker yarn, which will create a bigger octopus! :)
This is pretty fast, my grandma is excited that I’m learning yarn crafts and she likes my octopuses.
Right at the very start, I'm really struggling to see how you 'insert' the single crochets into the chain...
What to do in round 2?
I messed up so bad that my octopus now has 15 tentacles but it looks very very cute!
Yeah I can’t even get past the first chain… at the 8 loop things. I want to learn but I’m not getting it at all
thank you for the tutorial, it look very cute, maybe my octupus has 9 tentacles but he is fine, and special, and is for someone special, só thank yooou
My use: ( R1) Ch2, Insert 8 SC from the 2nd ch |(R2) Increase ( Remember how many stitch ) | (R3) Sc,Inc | (R4) Sc Continues | (R5) SC, Dec
idid this, since idont have any eyes i jusflipped it upside down and made some underleaves now its like a flower bulb. 😂
great tutorial ❤
I SOMEHOW MADE IT YESS!! MY FIRST EVER CROCHET PROJECT LOL
I mean its weird, not that cute but my bf said it looks nice and yeah it has 6 tentacles
Yay, you did it!!! That's a big deal!! Congrats! It's okay if it has 6 tentacles...maybe it's an insect-pus!
Mine is pretty good besides the fact it has 16 tentacles
Idk how but I don’t have the two loops I only have one loop like you were talking about in stage 9 I only have one row
After the second round, in the third round, (Sc, inc) x 8, does it complete the full round? So is 3 Sc in the same stitch? Is the inc on the next stitch?
It means to sc, and then in the next st, insert 2 sc (this is called an "increase"). Then repeat that around 8 times. You won't be putting 3 sc in the same st; it's an increase on the next st.
''Easy beginner'' proceeds to crochet in lightning speed
I am so confused cuz in the third row i was supposed to make an increase and 16x2 is 32 right? So why dod it say 24 stitches
Hi, can I use the magic ring instead of chain 2? If so, how many chains should i make for the magic ring? Please reply as soon as possible
I saw them reply to another comment with the same question but they said you can do a magic circle with 8 sc instead
Hi! Yes, thank you LunaFox for helping me reply! Sorry I wasn't able to respond to comments earlier. LunaFox is right -- just a magic ring with 8 sc would be the same!
Danke!
Wow, thank you so much for the support!! I hope you'll enjoy more of the free tutorials on my channel!!
This was goofy how fast it was. Not beginner friendly at all.
My one become if octopus ate neptune 🙂.but it looks good...thank u 😍
i followed ur steps but i ended up with a little tail (from the magic ring) at the top of the octopus head. wat an i doing wrong??
If you see the tail at the top of the octopus head, it may be because you did not turn your work to have the right-side facing out. The good thing is, this is a fixable problem as you can use your hook to pull the yarn tail back into the octopus, OR you can use a yarn needle to pull it in. Hope this helps!
Can you please tell me where you got the adorable eyes can you send an Amazon link or something I really appreciate your hard work and I hope you send me any information about the eyes.🤩☺️🥰
First project I completed he looks a little lopsided but he’s cute
I used the same size yarn as you did and it is like 4X bigger! I am working on it right now and it's coming along great so far! Mine acually became a jelly fish becase it was so big that the tentacles were so small!
So interesting...4x bigger? How'd that happen! I'd love to have such a huge octopus though :D
Yeah. I might try again and see if it comes out the right size. Or I can figure out a way to make the tentacles bigger.😂
did you turn it inside out after R4-R7? bc my hook placement is not the same as yours. thanks for the tutorial!
Yes, you'll need to turn it inside-out so that the right side faces out! :)
Exciting news! A CROCHET KIT for this pattern is available: yarnsea.com/en/project/2117/octopus-squish-amigurumi-free-pattern