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Friday, March 07, 2014

Amigurumi!

Yes, I’ve made my first amigurumis!  I decided to try crocheting this octopus.  (You don’t have to use him as a pincushion, you can just use him as an octopus.)  He looked pretty easy with my minimal crochet skills, although I did have to learn how to work the Single Crochet stitch and then I had to pay attention or I’d start working Double Crochet.
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My first octopus (AKA Pink Octopus of Doom) was made with some Spud And Chloe Sweater in Jelly Bean (bright pink) on a 3.75mm hook (US F).  I only have 6mm safety eyes, and I think I got them a little close together on this one.  I had an issue with the “legs” as I was crocheting him - I was only getting six legs.  I counted out the stitch pattern and figured out how many stitches I’d need in the previous round and the pattern is correct, I just got bit by my recurring nemesis - Can’t Countitis.  Once I undid the attempted leg round and counted out the previous round (it was right), I put markers in to divide repeats and was able to get eight legs.  I knew if I made a six legged octopus, I’d never hear the end of it.  This is the only one on Ravelry so far - here’s the project page link.
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Then Caleb wanted an octopus, so I crocheted him one from some Elann Peruvian Highland Wool (the worsted weight) in color 4414 on the same hook as above.  I got the eye position better on this one, but I still think it would look cuter with bigger eyes.  I got eight legs on the first try for this one!
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Finally, I decided I needed an octopus for my keyring (why wouldn’t I?) so I grabbed some Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in Cherry (leftover from another project) and a 2.25mm hook (US B) and made a teeny tiny octopus!  I like the eye size on this one and since I wanted to add it to my keyring, I made a loop on top of his head.  I anchored the loop on the inside with a button to reinforce it.  Max finds the loop helpful to steal this tiny octopus - it’s the one he likes best and it’s going on the keyring ASAP (which will then hang on the key hook, out of Max’s range).
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Here’s what they all look like together.
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And here’s an overhead shot with a quarter for scale.

I’m pretty happy with how they came out, considering my remedial crochet skills!  I think they’re cute (but obviously still ferocious too)!

Have a great weekend!


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