Octimus Prime is a big striped mimic octopus with eight long, bendable tentacles and a soft skirt between them – pose him any way you like. Make him red and white like the original, or purple, blue or any colour of the sea.

A crochet pattern by Alexandra Simba with step-by-step photos. A copper wire frame inside the tentacles keeps their shape. The Boombox and RastaOctopus add-on is a separate pattern (0007).

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 18–20 cm (8 inches) wide.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Colour stripes

Wire frame for the tentacles

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Any smooth, not very stretchy yarn – cotton or microfibre is perfect. I used Alize Diva (100% microfibre, 350 m / 100 g): almost a whole skein of red and about half a skein of white.

•    Black cotton embroidery floss, Iris yarn or Vita Pelican to embroider the contours.

•    1.0–1.5 mm copper wire, about 4 m, plus white fabric plaster or insulating tape.

•    Toy eyes, beads or half beads for the eyes (2 × about 12 mm).

•    Polyester stuffing, crochet hook to suit your yarn, tapestry needle, scissors, wire cutters.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

18 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.