Cephalopod Craft Patterns

Crochet Patterns

Octopus Garden

How to make the octopus.

Octopus ~ DROPS Design

Each cuddly toy weighs less than 50 g. Use remains and choose the colours you wish (see pictures for suggestions).

Beadwrangler Workshop - Crocheted Octopus

The Florida Renegade Octopus pattern evolved from the National Crochet Guild of America annual conference in August 2002. I wanted each attendee to have an octopus, a little part of Florida, to hang onto their badges so I designed this pattern.

Amigurumi Octopus

One of our menagerie of amigurumi animals, this cheery octopus is sure to be a favorite.

Cheeky the Octopus | Crochet Me

Cheeky started her life as an ill-fated, unidentified insect but was destined to morph into the beautiful, hot-pink octopus that she is today. As an aspiring fashion expert, she is absolutely thrilled to be hired as the official Crochet Me mascot!

Wunderkammer: Pattern for Baby Octopus (No. 5)

This mini-pattern is much shorter than most in the Wunderkammer, but will give you an idea of their format and style.

Pattern: Amigurumi tutorial, crochet animals, free pattern

I've been asked if i would post a tutorial on one of my amigurumi animal patterns, so here's the pattern for an amigurumi baby octopus

Chronicles of a Yarn Obsession: Kitty Squid

I designed this crocheted cat toy for a friend who's moving to Japan - but it should keep American kitties equally entertained. Lots of tentacles for utmost feline stimulation, plus a string on top for you to get in on the game.

Squid Purse - Crochetville Forum

Squid Purse Free Original Patterns

Amigurumi Squid | Crochet Me

I thought a cuttlefish might be a bit ambitious, but a squid seemed relatively easy, and I couldn't find any patterns of them online. To that end, I made my own! His name's Calvin, and he's the sweetest squid a girl could ask for!

Craftzine.com blog: Free Ollivander Octopus Pattern

Here's a cute and free pattern from Craft Bits to crochet a stumpy-legged octopus

Dread Crocheted Cthulhu

The stars are right! Dread Cthulhu has been sleeping in R'yleh and has awakened to adorably eat all his cultists! This project is perfect for ALL your geek friends.

Free Ollivander Octopus Pattern @Craftzine.com blog

Free patterns make me happy; I learn every day from the free knowledge others publish. Here's a cute and free pattern from Craft Bits to crochet a stumpy-legged octopus - Link....

Knitted Patterns

Craftzine.com blog: CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Paper Nautilus Shell by Hansigurumi

This week's CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the knit Paper Nautilus Shell by Hansi Singh of Hansigurumi. A paper nautilus is a type of octopus who has special arms that secrete a shell which is used for egg brooding. You can easily knit up a few of these paper nautiluses to decorate your home or for a special gift.

Knitty: Nautie

Every scary prehistoric beast should be made into a huggable toy, and I say it's the nautiloid's turn. With this pattern you can make one in an evening.

Island of Misfit Patterns » Blog Archive » Naughty Squiddy

Here is my 'pattern' for the squid I made

Berroco® Free Pattern | Squiddy

Knit a squid

Fiber Fool » FO Friday: The Sea Edition

Knit and felted squid

Octopus Garden

Little knitted octopus

Octopus Redux

More little knitted octopus

Squiggly octopus, with tutorial!!

I've recently become obsessed with octopi...i knit this little pink octopus so i could carry him around classes and have something to put on my desk (i love confusing my teachers)...he is very,very simple to knit, and doesn't take too long

Poor Mojo's Squid: Squid "Visions of the Giant Squid: To Eat a Cat (also, with instructions for knitting a squid hat for your infant)"

Squid hat for your baby or cat.

wingedkamui: Squid Phone pattern, for those of you who knit and care.

Cozy squid for your phone.

SquiPod iPod Cozy - with TUTORIAL/PATTERN

SquiPod iPod Cozy - with TUTORIAL/PATTERN Craftster.org is a crafts community that includes craft forums, diy craft projects, and craft ideas for members and casual viewers.

Free Knitting Pattern 80795AD Ollie the Octopus : Lion Brand Yarn Company

Ollie the Octopus

Sewing Patterns

Print Page - giant octopus with tutorial

Fleece octopus.

Crafts : Dolls : Socktopus : Home & Garden Television

The Sock Monkey family is growing! Here's one to add to your collection.

Cuttlefish Puppet

Make a cuttlefish puppet. This is a PDF you will require Acrobat Reader to open this file.

ThursDIY: 8-foot giant squid pillow | PW Style

So I love to make things as presents; the idea of giving someone something that nobody else has is much more appealing to me than giving someone another

Cuttlefish / cuddlefish softie -- image HEAVY, including semi-tutorial - TOYS, DOLLS AND PLAYTHINGS

Cuttlefish / cuddlefish softie -- image HEAVY, including semi-tutorial - TOYS, DOLLS AND PLAYTHINGS - I live in Egypt.%uFFFD This is relevant in two ways:1) My parents came to visit me over the summer, and we went diving in the Red Sea and saw a cuttle

Other Sea Life Patterns

Furry Fabric Lobster Plushie

Inspired by the recently reported kiwa hirsuta lobster, I designed a plush toy. Although she's not anatomically correct in every detail (PDF), I think she is an identifiable member of this new species.

A Crochet Manta Ray

This guy is so simple to make, it really is a joy

Eel amigurumi pattern

I decided I would make him a crocheted eel to add to his collection, but there were no eel patterns available anywhere. So I made one up, based on the Beanie. I used stash yarn - so it's orange like a goldfish. 14.5" inches long.

Craftzine.com blog: Hansigurumi Juvenile Sea Nettle - CRAFT Pattern Podcast

This week's CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the knit Juvenile Sea Nettle by Hansi Singh of Hansigurumi, a crafter who knits the most beautiful under the sea creatures.

Plattie The Platypus - Craftbits.com Craft Project

Fleece platypus plushie

Free pattern - toy lobster « dirigo - knitting by the sea

François, as you may have gathered, is a lobster. I hadn't seen any patterns for a toy lobster on the internet, so, while procrastinating on studying for my Tibetan Buddhism final, I decided to create one.

Other Cephalopod Projects

Octopus Charm Tutorial by =Oborochann on deviantART

A tutorial for polymer clay octopus charms :3 A few people said I should make a picture tutorial so I decided to. It looked kinda fun heh

Berroco® Free Pattern | Octopus

Our octopus with braided legs in Ultra Alpaca is a non-knit craft.

Draw an octopus mural on your wall

I did this project a long time ago, so I don't have step-by-step photos. I do actually remember how I did it, so I can give decent instructions.

Octopus Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Says it's an octopus but clearly this is a squid. Great pattern though.

Octopus

Octopus origami. Looks tricky but cool.

Links About Stuffing

notes on stuffing

Some notes on stuffing. I am very particular about the stuffing I use. I am brand loyal for the most part. I want to know what I am dealing with when I open a new bag. One of my craft mantras is "limit your variables". In other words, get to know your materials and happily experiment, but don't be adding so many new things all the time that if something goes wrong, you won't be able to identify what is the problem.

The Basics

How to crochet, knit, and sew.

BASIC KNIT INSTRUCTIONS

The instructions below will show you how to cast on and to make a knit stitch, also known as garter stitch.

BASIC CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS

The instructions below will show you how to make a foundation row and a single crochet stitch.

How to Sew. - Instructables - DIY, How To, craft

This instructable will cover the basics of hand sewing - tools needed, threading the needle, knotting the thread, running stitch, basting stitch, back...

Crochet Pattern Central - Free, Online Crochet Stitch Directory

Directory of free, online crochet stitches

Library of Knitting Stitches - Knitting Stitch Patterns

A huge stitch library of knitting stitch patterns for use in multiple knitting projects.

Etsy Labs: Plushie Tutorial!

Who wants to learn how to make adorable plushies like these? They are super simple and once you learn the basic skill of the plushie, you can apply the skill to any shape or design you desire!

roman sock: Brushed Crochet

How to make crocheted plushies fuzzy.

SuperNaturale \ Sculptural Crochet Primer

The primary quality that recommends crochet as three dimensional medium is the fact that crochet stitches are not unlike pixels - discrete units that combine to facet the surface of a form. The size of those stitches, and the number of their neighbors in the rows above and below, determines the shape of the work.