Below you can find crochet instructions for Ocki in English.
You can find knitting and crochet instructions in Danish, Swedish, French, Dutch and Italian on the following links.
Pay attention to the safety requirements:
The gaps between the stitches must not be so large that the filling can get through. If you crochet loosely, put a small piece of a nylon sock in the Ocki and put the filling in it.
The arms / legs must not be longer than 22 cm.
Instructions in several languages available on https://www.spruttegruppen.dk/recipes/
Crocheted Octo – British version
MATERIALS:
- Crochet hook size 3 or 3,5 millimeter
- Cotton yarn (100 percent cotton only), cotton 8/4 or 8/8 ( the reason for mentioning more options is that tightness is individual and to emphasize that it is perfectly fine to use leftover yarn.
- Stuffing: Fiber filling – has to be washable at 60 degrees Celsius
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
Dc – double crochet
Htc – half treble crochet
Tc – treble crochet
St – stitch
Sts - stitches
Ch – chain
Tg – together
Sl st – slip stitch
Yoh – yarn over hook
Body: working in continuous rounds:
1st round: 6 dc in a magic loop
2nd round: 2 dc in each st (12 sts in total)
3rd round: 2 dc in every other st, 1 dc in the other sts (18 sts in total)
4th round: 2 dc in every 3rd st, 1 dc in all other sts (24 sts)
5th round: 2 dc in every 4th st, 1 dc in all other sts (30 sts)
6th round: 2 dc in every 5th st, 1 dc in all other stitches (36 sts)
7th – 14th round: 1 dc in each st (36 sts each round)
15th round: *1 dc in the first 4 st, dc tg 5th and 6th st* repeat 5 times (30 sts remaining)
16th – 17th round: 1 dc in each st (30 sts)
18th round: *1 dc in each of 3 sts, dc tg 4th and 5th st* repeat 5 times (24 sts remaining)
19th-20th round: 1 dc in each st (24 sts)
21st round: *1 dc in first 2 sts, dc tg 3rd and 4th st* repeat 5 times (18 sts remaining)
22nd round: 1 dc in each st (18 sts)
23rd round: *1 dc in first 7 sts, dc tg 8th and 9th st * repeat once (16 sts remaining)
24th round: 1 dc in each st (16 sts)
25th round: this is where the tentacles starts: *1 dc, chain 50, turn, 2 or 3 dc in each chain (49 chains), 1 dc in next st of the body* repeat 7 times, making 8 tentacles. End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in the end.
The tentacles must not be longer than 22 centimeters when drawn out the longest they can, as they may be a choking hazard if longer.
Bottom:
1st round: 5 dc in a magic ring
2nd round: 2 dc in each stitch (10 stitches)
3rd round: 2 dc in every other stitch, 1 dc in the other stitches (15 stitches) End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in the end.
Eyes:
Crochet in single white yarn, make 2 (or embroider the eyes as you like)
1st round: 4 dc in a magic loop
2nd round: 2 dc in each st (8 sts)
3rd round: 2 dc in every other st, 1 dc in the other (12 sts)
End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in ends.
Embroider pupils with black thread.
Assembling the octo
Stuff the body and sew the bottom on. Sew on the eyes (or embroider them on) and embroider a mouth using your preferred stitches.
Accessory inspiration
Purple flower/star:
1st round: ch 6, sl st in first st to make a ring
2nd round: ch 1, 10 dc in the ring, sl st in first dc to end round,
3rd round: ch 1, 1 dc in same st, *ch 3, miss 1 st, 1 dc in next st* repeat 4 times (last repeat ends with a sl st instead of a dc) Now there should be 5 loops
4th round: into the first loop: ch 1, 1dc, 1 htc, 1 tc, 1 htc, 1 dc. Repeat into the other 4 loops, in the last loop end with sl st instead of dc. Cut yarn and sew in ends
Green flower with 5 petals
1st round: ch 6, sl st into first st to form a ring
2nd round: ch 1, 10 dc into the ring, sl st in first dc to end round
3rd round: ch 1, 1 dc in same st, *ch 3, miss 1 st, 1 dc in next st* repeat 4 times (5 loops)
4th round: *ch 3, (yoh, hook through loop, yoh, draw up till same height as the ch 3, do this 4 more times (10 loops on hook), yoh, pull through all loops on the hook), ch 3, 1 dc in next st* repeat for each of the 4 remaining loops, end last repeat with sl st instead of dc, fasten of, cut yarn and sew in ends.
Hat:
1st round: 5 dc into a magic ring
2nd round: 2 dc in each st (10 sts)
3rd round: 2 dc in every other st, 1 dc in the rest (15 st)
4th-6th round: 1 dc in each st (15 sts)
7th round: 2 dc in each st (30 sts) sl st in first dc, fasten of, cut yarn and sew in ends
Stuff the hat a little bit and sew it onto the octo. Embroider the hat in 6th round with a double string yarn in contrasting color and make a bow. Sew the bow securely to the hat to insure it does not loosen.
Crocheted Octo – US version
MATERIALS:
- Crochet hook size 3 or 3,5 millimeter
- Cotton yarn (100 percent cotton only),
- Stuffing: Fiber filling – has to be washable at 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
Sc – single crochet
St – stitch
Sts - stitches
Ch – chain
Tg – together
Sl st – slip stitch
Hdc – half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
Body: working in continuous rounds:
1st round: 6 sc in a magic loop
2nd round: 2 sc in each st (12 sts in total)
3rd round: 2 sc in every other st, 1 sc in the other sts (18 sts in total)
4th round: 2 sc in every 3rd st, 1 sc in all other sts (24 sts)
5th round: 2 sc in every 4th st, 1 sc in all other sts (30 sts)
6th round: 2 sc in every 5th st, 1 sc in all other stitches (36 sts)
7th – 14th round: 1 sc in each st (36 sts each round)
15th round: *1 sc in the first 4 st, sc tg 5th and 6th st* repeat 5 times (30 sts remaining)
16th – 17th round: 1 sc in each st (30 sts)
18th round: *1 sc in each of 3 sts, sc tg 4th and 5th st* repeat 5 times (24 sts remaining)
19th-20th round: 1 sc in each st (24 sts)
21st round: *1 sc in first 2 sts, sc tg 3rd and 4th st* repeat 5 times (18 sts remaining)
22nd round: 1 sc in each st (18 sts)
23rd round: *1 sc in first 7 sts, sc tg 8th and 9th st * repeat once (16 sts remaining)
24th round: 1 sc in each st (16 sts)
25th round: this is where the tentacles starts: *1 sc, chain 50, turn, 2 or 3 sc in each chain (49 chains), 1 sc in next st of the body* repeat 7 times, making 8 tentacles. End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in the end.
The tentacles must not be longer than 22 centimeters when drawn out the longest they can, as they may be a choking hazard if longer.
Bottom:
1st round: 5 sc in a magic ring
2nd round: 2 sc in each stitch (10 stitches)
3rd round: 2 sc in every other stitch, 1 sc in the other stitches (15 stitches) End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in the ends.
Eyes:
Crochet in single white yarn, make 2 (or embroider the eyes as you like)
1st round: 4 sc in a magic loop
2nd round: 2 sc in each st (8 sts)
3rd round: 2 sc in every other st, 1 sc in the other (12 sts)
End with a sl st, cut yarn and sew in ends.
Embroider pupils with black thread
Assembling the octo
Stuff the body and sew the bottom on. Sew on the eyes (or embroider them on) and embroider a mouth using your preferred stitches.
Accessory inspiration
Purple flower/star:
1st round: ch 6, sl st in first st to make a ring
2nd round: ch 1, 10 sc in the ring, sl st in first sc to end round,
3rd round: ch 1, 1 sc in same st, *ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 sc in next st* repeat 4 times (last repeat ends with a sl st instead of a sc) Now there should be 5 loops
4th round: into the first loop: ch 1, 1sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Repeat into the other 4 loops, in the last loop end with sl st instead of sc. Cut yarn and sew in ends
Green flower with 5 petals
1st round: ch 6, sl st into first st to form a ring
2nd round: ch 1, 10 sc into the ring, sl st in first sc to end round
3rd round: ch 1, 1sc in same st, *ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 sc in next st* repeat 4 times (5 loops)
4th round: *ch 3, (yarn over, hook through loop, yarn over, draw up to the same height as the ch 3, do this 4 more times (10 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook), ch 3, 1 sc in next st* repeat for each of the 4 remaining loops, end last repeat with sl st instead of sc, fasten of, cut yarn and sew in ends.
Hat:
1st round: 5 sc into a magic ring
2nd round: 2 sc in each st (10 sts)
3rd round: 2 sc in every other st, 1 sc in the rest (15 st)
4th-6th round: 1 sc in each st (15 sts)
7th round: 2 sc in each st (30 sts) sl st in first sc, fasten of, cut yarn and sew in ends
Stuff the hat a little bit and sew it onto the octo. Embroider the hat in 6th round with a double string yarn in contrasting color and make a bow. Sew the bow securely to the hat to insure it does not loosen.