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Octopus Paul
Crochet Pattern

Design by K. Godinez

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Material:
crochet hook size 2.5
Wool: Mouzakis butterfly super 10 in shades of purple and white and a small amount
of different shades of blue for the octopus suckers
fiberfill
Safety eyes
sewing needle

Size:
The octopus has a span of 25,60 inches (65 cm)

Abbreviations:
ch - chain
st - stitch
R - round
sc single crochet
Number x sc the number tells you how many times you make a single crochet
(or a dc, hdc ) in each stitch
inc - make two single crochet in one stitch
dec - two stitches crochet together with a sc
dc double crochet
dcinc make two double crochet in one stitch
3dcinc make three double crochet in one stitch
dcdec two stitches crochet together with a dc
rep - repeat until end of round
sl st - slip stitch
sc with color change: change the color on this sc (when you make this single crochet stitch, grab
the new color of your wool and pull it through the two loops on your hook).
BLO back loops only
FLO front loops only

Note:
Unless indicated otherwise, parts are worked in rounds for the octopus. You can start with 2 ch
or make a magic ring. It is important to mark the beginning of your round.

Body
2 x ch color purple
R 01
6 x sc in second ch from hook
R 02
inc in each stitch
R 03
sc, inc, rep
R 04
2 x sc, inc, rep

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24

R 05
3 x sc, inc, rep
R 06
4 x sc, inc, rep
R 07
sc in each stitch
R 08
5 x sc, inc, rep
R 09
sc in each stitch
R 10
6 x sc, inc, rep
R 11
7 x sc, inc, rep
R 12
sc in each stitch
R 13
8 x sc, inc
R 14
9 x sc, inc
R 15 R 20 sc in each stitch
R 21
9 x sc, dec, rep
R 22
sc in each stitch
R 23
sc in each stitch
R 24
8 x sc, dec, rep
R 25
sc in each stitch
R 26
sc in each stitch
R 27
7 x sc, dec, rep
R 28
sc in each stitch
R 29
sc in each stitch
R 30
6 x sc, dec, rep
R 31
19 x sc, dec, rep
R 32
5 x (inc, 3 x sc), 5 x (dec, 2 x sc)
R 33
sc in each stitch

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From row 34, the body is divided in two parts:

Skip 20
stitches

1. Part

Start round 34 with 10 x ch

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20 x sc

1. Part:
R 34
10 ch, skip 20 stitches, 20 x sc
R 35
10 x sc in the chain, 5 x (2 x sc, dec)
R 36
8 x (sc, dec), sc
R 37
this is going over the marked row: 10 x dec, sl st
Cut the thread and sew the opening.

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2. Part:
Here is the start of the second part.

2. Part

R 34
R 35
R 36
R 37
R 38
R 39
R 40
R 41
R 42
R 43
R 44
R 45
R 46
R 47

20 x sc, then go ahead and crochet in the chain: inc, 8 x sc, inc
3 x sc, inc, rep
FLO: 4 x dc, dcinc, rep
5 x dc, dcinc, rep
6 x sc, inc, rep
7 x dc, dcinc, rep
8 x sc, inc, rep
9 x dc, dcinc, rep
10 x sc, inc, rep
11 x dc, dcinc, rep
12 x sc, inc, rep
13 x dc, dcinc, rep
14 x sc, inc, rep
15 x dc, 3dcinc, rep

1. Part is
closed

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40
48
56
64
72
80
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96
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112
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128
144

In the next round, we start to crochet the covering for the legs. Here you can see, how it will look
like:

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Cover for the legs

The cover is not crocheted in rounds:
Start R 48: First leg with color purple
1.
4 x sc, 10 x dc, turn
2.
3 x ch (these 3 ch counts as one dc), 9 x dc, turn
3.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
4.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
5.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
6.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
7.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
8.
3 x ch, 9 x dc, turn
9.
3 x ch, 3 x dc, dcdec, 4 x dc, turn
10. 3 x ch, 8 x dc, turn
11. 3 x ch, 8 x dc, turn
12. 3 x ch, 8 x dc, turn
13. 3 x ch, 3 x dc, dcdec, 3 x dc, turn
14. 3 x ch, 7 x dc, turn
15. 3 x ch, 2 x dc, dcdec, 3 x dc, turn
16. 3 x ch, 6 x dc, turn
17. 3 x ch, 2 x dc, dcdec, 2 x dc, turn
18. 3 x ch, 5 x dc, turn
19. 3 x ch, dc, dcdec, 2 x dc, turn
20. 3 x ch, 4 x dc, turn
21. 3 x ch, dc, dcdec, dc, turn
22. 3 x ch, 3 x dc, turn
23. 3 x ch, dcdec, dc, turn
24. 3 x ch, 2 x dc, turn
25. 3 x ch, 2 x dc
Cut the thread and sew it.

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The second leg starts in the last stitch of the first leg. Please note that the second and all the
following legs starts with sl st and then 8 x sc.
Start in the last stitch of the leg you have
crocheted before with a sl st, then make 8 x sc,
10 x dc, turn
Row 2 - 25 is the same like the first leg.

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After you have crocheted all the legs, crochet around the whole octopus one time:

With sc around the

leg

and

with dc in between

Closing the second opening of the body of the octopus: (Part 2)

Stuff the body
R 36
crochet in the back loops, which are left from before:
6 x sc, dec, rep
R 37
5 x sc, dec, rep
R 38
4 x sc, dec, rep
R 39
dec, rep, stuff again
R 40
7 x dec, sl st
Cut the thread and sew the opening

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36
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Legs (8 x)
2 x ch in color white
Stuff the legs continuously with fiberfill, but only with a very small amount. They should remain
movable.
R 01
6 x sc in second chain from hook
6
R 02 R 06 sc in each stitch
6
R 07
inc, 5 x sc
7
R 08
sc in each stitch
7
R 09
sc in each stitch
7
R 10
3 x sc, inc, 3 x sc
8
R 11
sc in each stitch
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R 12
sc in each stitch
R 13
inc, 7 x sc
R 14
sc in each stitch
R 15
sc in each stitch
R 16
4 x sc, inc, 4 x sc
R 17
sc in each stitch
R 18
sc in each stitch
R 19
inc, 9 x sc
R 20
sc in each stitch
R 21
sc in each stitch
R 22
5 x sc, inc, 5 x sc
R 23
sc in each stitch
R 24
sc in each stitch
R 25
inc, 11 x sc
R 26
sc in each stitch
R 27
sc in each stitch
R 28
6 x sc, inc, 6 x sc
R 29
sc in each stitch
R 30
sc in each stitch
R 31
2 x sc, 13 x sc
R 32
sc in each stitch
R 33
sc in each stitch
R 34
7 x sc, inc, 7 x sc
R 35
sc in each stitch
R 36
sc in each stitch
R 37
inc, 15 x sc
R 38
sc in each stitch
R 39
sc in each stitch
R 40
8 x sc, inc, 8 x sc
R 41
sc in each stitch
R 42
inc, 17 x sc
R 43
sc in each stitch
R 44
9 x sc, inc, 9 x sc
R 45 R 53 sc in each stitch
R 54
9 x sc, dec
R 55
sc in each stitch
R 56
sc in each stitch
R 57
dec, 17 x sc
R 58
sc in each stitch
R 59
sc in each stitch
R 60
8 x sc, dec, 8 x sc
R 61
sc in each stitch
R 62
sc in each stitch

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R 63
dec, 15 x sc
R 64
sc in each stitch
R 65
7 x sc, dec, 7 x sc
R 66
sc in each stitch
R 67
dec, 13 x sc
R 68
sc in each stitch
R 69
6 x sc, dec, 6 x sc
R 70
sc in each stitch
R 71
dec, 11 x sc
R 72
sc in each stitch
sl st, cut the thread and sew it

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Connecting the legs

If all eight legs are crocheted, they get connected to each other:

R 01

6 x sc on the first leg, then take the second leg and crochet 6 x sc,
then the third 6 x sc and keep on going until the last leg.
R 02
6 x sc, dec, rep
R 03
5 x sc, dec, rep
R 04
4 x sc, dec, rep
R 05
3 x sc, dec, rep
R 06
2 x sc, dec, rep
R 07
sc, dec, rep
R 08
dec, rep
sl st, cut the thread and sew it
Now turn it around and also close this side starting from R 01 R 08 (pattern see above).

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Eye (2 x)
8 x ch in color purple
R 01
start in the second ch from hook: inc, 5 x sc,
3 x sc in one stitch, continue working on the other side of the chain: 6 x sc
R 02
continue crocheting in a circle: 2 x inc, 5 x sc, 3 x inc, 5 x sc, inc
R 03
sc, inc, 10 x sc, inc, 9 x sc
R 04
2 x sc, inc, 11 x sc, inc, 9 x sc
R 05
sc in each stitch
R 06
BLO:
2 x (4 x sc, dec, 5 x sc, dec)
R 07
3 x sc, dec, 4 x sc, dec,
Put in the safety eyes and stuff the eye
R 08
dec, rep
sl st, cut the thread and sew it.

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Suckers (8 x)
2x
5 x sc, sl st
3x
6 x sc, sl st
3x
7 x sc, sl st
4x
8 x sc, sl st
Cut the thread and make a knot at the back, so
you dont have to sew them.

Finishing
Pin the eyes and the upper part of the octopus on the finished legs and sew everything together.

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Pin the suckers and sew them. Start with the small ones at the end of the leg and then attach the larger
suckers.

big suckers

small suckers

Have fun with your Octopus Paul!

Do not copy or post this pattern without my permission. Dont translate this pattern into another
language for reselling or publishing on the internet. You can sell a small number of the finished
item on markets or local stores.

This pattern is copyrighted by Karin Godinez (amilovesgurumi.com).

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