Materials:
1. Yarn Himalaya Dolphin baby 100g/120m or analogue;
2. Hook size 3,5 mm;
3. Safety eyes size 12 mm;
4. Holofiber filler;
5. Yarn YarnArt Jeans 50g/160m for muzzle design;
6. Scissors, needle for sewing.

Abbreviations:
MR – magic (amigurumi) ring
Ch – chain stitch
Slst – slip stich
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Inc – increase (2 sc in one st)
Dec – decrease (crochet next 2 st together)
6 – repeat instruction in brackets 6 times

LOWER PART
1. 6sc in MR
2. 6inc (12)
3. 1sc, inc (18)
4. 2sc, inc (24)
5. 3sc, inc (30)
Crochet slst, cut the thread, fasten it.

LEGS (TENTACLES)
Crochet the tentacles directly into the lower part of the jellyfish. Insert the hook between the 3rd and 4th rows, in the place where the marker passed (the beginning of the row), i.e. legs should go in a circle at the distance of 2 rows from the edge of the “circle”. Insert the hook, grab the thread, crochet 1ch and fasten the end of the thread immediately, crochet further:

30ch, 30inc (the first leg/tentacles turned out)
Without skipping loops, immediately crochet 3sc, completely grabbing the stitches of our “circle”.
30ch, 30inc, 4sc
30ch, 30inc, 3sc
30ch, 30inc, 4sc
30ch, 30inc, 3sc
Connect to the beginning of the row using slst. Cut the thread, fasten it
Next, make the chain, starting from the second chain from the hook crochet slst along whole length into each chain. Cut the thread, leave a small tail. Such chains are needed to be 6 pieces of different lengths and colors.
Fasten each chain in the center of the “circle” with tails. Pull out the tails at the distance of 1sc and tie 2-3 knots on the wrong side. The lower part of the jellyfish is completely ready.

HEAD (BELL SHAPE BODY) +
“SKIRT”
1. 6sc in MR
2. 6inc (12)
3. 1sc, inc (18)
4. 2sc, inc (24)
5. 3sc, inc (30)
6. 4sc, inc (36)
7-10. 36sc (4 rows)
11. 4sc, dec (30)
Insert the safety eyes between 8th and 9th rows. The distance between the eyes is 4sc. 12. 30sc and connect this row the lower part and the head. Grab with the hook the loops of both parts and crochet together sc. Stuff with holofiber. 13. Crochet the “skirt”. 1sc, skip 1 st of the previous row, 5dc in one stitch, skip 1 st, 1sc, 5dc in one stitch, etc.

At the end of the row, 2 loops will turn out to be “excess”, in order to avoid this skip not 1sc but 2 a couple of times. It will be invisible. Finish with slst, cut the thread, fasten and hide it.
Embroider a mouth, eyelids and eyebrows with yarn YarnArt Jeans. If you want, you can make a little eye tightening.
Congratulations

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Materials required:
— Yarn, I used a cotton and acrylic blend DK weight yarn; Scheepjes Softfun. Colors used;
For eyes and underside of body: Black, Latte For head/body: Periwinkle
For legs: Green Tea, Banana, Old Pink, Sky, Cantaloupe, Sea Mist, Starfish, Blossom (see more on the 5th page)
— Crochet hook 2.5 mm
— Fibrefill / toy stuffing
— Stitch markers, scissor and embroidery needle — Optional: rattle ball
— Optional: stroller ring/hook or wooden ring

Size:
Approx. 20 cm long (approx. 8 inches) excl. strap and ring. Note! When using hook and yarn mentioned above.

Abbreviations:
AR – Amigurumi Magic ring
MR – Amigurumi Magic ring
App – application
ll – lift loop
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
tr : Triple Crochet/ Treble Crochet
st: Stitch
dc : Double Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc” abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
BL : Bobble Stitch – do 5dc all in the same stitch and then yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook (the original loop + 1 loop for each partially completed dc).

Eyes
Make 2. Work with white yarn.
Make 10 chains. (Start with a long yarn tail — you will use this tail to sew the eye detail (“reflection”) on the pupil.)
Rnd 1: Start on the second chain from the hook 8 sc, 3 sc in last chain, and work on the opposite side of the chain 7 sc, inc (20)
Rnd 2: inc, 7 sc, [inc] x 3, 7 sc, [inc] x 2 (26)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, [1 sc, inc] x 3, 7 sc, [1 sc, inc] x 2 (32)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew to the head.

Pupil
Make 2. Work with black yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc, [hdc + dc] in next st, [dc + hdc] in next st, inc, [hdc + dc] in next st, [dc + hdc] in next st (12) Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew to the eye.
Now sew the pupil on the white eye, like the picture. Embroider also the white detail on the pupil.

LEGS
Make 8. Work each leg with different color. Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 3-25: 12 sc — 23 rounds (12)
Stuff with filling up to round 20.
Put the stitches together and crochet 6 sc across the stitches. See above.

Body and Head
Start with black yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: find x 6 (12)
Change to white yarn.
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
Change to black yarn.
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)
Change to white yarn.
Rnd 7: [5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: [6 sc, Inc] x 6 (48)
Change to black yarn.
Rnd 9: [5 sc, inc] x 8 (56)
Now you will crochet all legs to the body. The legs should be placed in front of the body and be crochet across both stitches.
Change to purple yarn.
Rnd 10: 1 sc, take first leg and crochet 6 sc across the stitches of leg and underside, 1 sc, second leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, third leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, fourth leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, fifth leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, sixth leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, seventh leg: 6 sc, 1 sc, eighth leg: 6 sc (56)
Rnd 11: In back loops: 56 sc (56)
Rnd 12-13: 56 sc 2 rounds (56)
Rnd 14: 3 sc, [inc, 6 sc] x 7, inc, 3 sc (64)
Rnd 15: 64 sc (64)
Rnd 16: [7 sc, inc] x 8 (72)
Rnd 17: 72 sc (72)
Rnd 18: 4 sc, [inc, 8 sc] x 7, inc, 4 sc (80)
Rnd 19-23: 80 sc — 5 rounds (80)
Rnd 24: 4 sc, [dec, 8 sc] x 7, dec, 4 sc (72)
Rnd 25-26: 72 sc — 2 rounds (72)
Rnd 27: [7 sc, dec] x 8 (64)
Now you can sew the eyes to the head.
If you sew them now, it will be much easier since you can use the inside of the body. Place the eyes between round 13 and 26. With 5 stitches between the eyes. Embroider the mouth in the bottom between the eyes.
Rnd 28: 64 sc (64)
Rnd 29: 3 sc, [dec, 6 sc] x 7, dec, 3 sc (56)
Rnd 30: 56 sc (56)
Rnd 31: [5 sc, dec] x 8 (48)
Rnd 32: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 33: 2 Sc, [dec, 4 sc] x 7, dec, 2 sc (40)
Rnd 34: [3 sc, dec] x 8 (32)
Stuff the head with filling. Place a rattle ball inside the head.
Rnd 35: 1 sc, [dec, 2 sc] x 7, dec, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 36: [1 sc, dec] x 8 (16)
Rnd 37: [dec] x 8 (8)
Fasten off and leave a yarn tail. Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of each stitch and pull it tight to close. Then weave in the yarn ends.

Edge
Hold the octopus upside down. Insert the hook (see picture below) on the last front loop of round 11 and make a slip knot and a slst.
Now work all stitches on the front loops of round 11.
Rnd 1: [Skip the next 2 st, make 5 dc in the third st, skip the next 2 st, make a slst in the third st], repeat between the brackets 8 more times — you should have total 9 shells. (54)
Make a slst on the first slst. Fasten off and weave in the yarn tails.

Strap
Hold the doll with the eyes facing you. 2 stitches from the last round you will now insert the hook. Take the yarn, make a slip knot and crochet 1 sc in same place. Continue and crochet 4 sc to the left. Then, make 1 chain.
Turn the piece around and continue crochet on the other side. You will now work in rows. (You can crochet as many rows you want.)
Row 1-15: 5 sc, 1 ch, turn — 15 rows (5)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew the ring to the strap.

Weave in the yarn tail from the first slip knot.
Take a wooden ring or stroller ring/ hook, and wrap the strap around it. Sew the strap together tightly and weave in the yarn.
Congratulations!
Your Nora Octopus is done!

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Materials and tools:
Yarn Iris PNK them. with. M. Kirov
(25gr / 150m, mercerized cotton – 100%)
You can use any yarn you have.
Crochet hook – 1.25mm
(or any other suitable for the thickness of your yarn and your knitting density).
Filler.
Stuffing tool.
Sewing needles (tapestry with blunt ends).
Scissors.
Eyes. I use round legs, 3 mm. Can be replaced with small buttons. Or the pupils can be tied.
Oil or dry pastels for toning. Brushes.
We knit the body and tentacles with one yarn without tearing, so that we have both fewer sewing parts as possible.

Abbreviations:
AR – Amigurumi Magic ring
MR – Amigurumi Magic ring
App – application
ll – lift loop
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
tr : Triple Crochet/ Treble Crochet
st: Stitch
dc : Double Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc” abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
BL : Bobble Stitch – do 5dc all in the same stitch and then yarn over and pull through all the loops on your hook (the original loop + 1 loop for each partially completed dc).

HEAD-BODY:
1 P: 6 sc in MR
2 P: inc*6 (12)
3 P: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4 P: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
5 P: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
6 P: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
7 P: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
8 P: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
9-13 P: (5 rows) 48 sc (48)
14 P: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
15-18 P: (4 row) 42 sc (42)
19 P: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
20-22 P: (3 row) 36 sc (36)
23 P: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
24 P: 30 sc (30)
25 P: (4 sc, dec)*5 (25)
26 P: 25 sc (25)
27 P: (3 sc, dec)*5 (20)
Without tearing off the yarns, we continue to knit the tentacles by the front loops the last row of the body.

TENTACLES:
We collect a chain of 42 air loops, starting from the second loop from the hook, we knit 2-3 sc in each of the loops, so the chain will begin to twist.
In total, we need to tie 8 tentacles. And to distribute them evenly on 20 loops of 27 rows of the body, we knit: 1 tentacle, 1 sc, 2 tentacles, 2 sc, 3 tentacles, 1 sc, 4 tentacles, 2 sc, 5 tentacles, 1 sc, 6 tentacles, 2 sc, 7 tentacle, 1 sc, 8 tentacle, 2 sc.
Without tearing off the yarns, we continue to knit the bottom. Add filler before doing this.

Bottom:
28 P: knit for the back half-loops of the 27th row of the body (2 sc, dec) * 5 (15)
29 P: (1 sc, dec) * 5 (10)
30 P: dec * 5 (5)
Cut the yarn, tighten the hole and hide it.

EYES:
They can be made the same, but I like it better when they are different, so, it seems to me, the kids turn out to be funnier.

First
1 P: 6 sc (6)
2 P: inc*6 (12)
3 P: (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
4 P: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
5 P: 24 slst (24)
We leave the yarn for sewing.

Second
1 P: 6 sc (6)
2 P: inc*6 (12)
3 P: (1 sc, inc)6 (18)
4 P: 18 slst (18)
We leave the yarn for sewing.

Pupils
6 sc in ring
We leave the yarn for sewing.
You can also use felt, ready-made eyes, buttons or beads.

ASSEMBLY:
Finding a suitable eye position. Sew tightly.
We embroider the mouth and eyebrows.
If desired, we decorate and tint the octopus.
Our Octopussy is ready!
Congratulations

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