Continuing with last week’s nautical theme, here’s another
sea creature. This one will take a
little more yarn (though still not a whole skein) and the body shape varies
more than any of the other designs so far, but since all the tentacles are
crocheted as one piece, there will be fewer ends to weave in when you’re done.
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Octopus Egg Cozy
Supplies:
Cotton
Yarn (any color you like, I used purple)
Crochet
hook (Size F-3.75MM)
Scissors
Needle
Plastic Easter Egg, normal size (I
buy the ones from Walmart)
Gauge: 4.5 sts per inch. Adjust as needed to get your cozy
to fit your egg.
Special Stitches:
Half Double Crochet Decrease (Hdc
Dec) [YO. Insert hook in the stitch or space indicated. Pull up a loop] rep 2 times. YO.
Pull through all five loop on your hook.
Cozy
Rnd 1: Sc 5 in magic ring OR Sc 2, Sc 5 in the 2nd
chain from the hook
Rnd 2: Inc in each of the 5 sts (10 sts)
Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next] rep 5 times around
(15 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc 15 (15 sts)
Rnd 5: [Inc, Sc in each of the next 2 stitches] rep 5 times
(20 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc 20 (20 sts)
Rnd 7: [Inc, Sc 4] rep 4 times (24 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc 24 (24 sts)
Rnd 9: [Inc, Sc 3] rep 6 times around (30 sts)
Rnd 10: [Inc, Sc 4] rep 6 times around (36 sts)
Rnd 11: [Dec, Sc] rep 12 times around (24 sts)
Rnd 12: [Dec, Sc 4] rep 4 times (20 sts)
Rnd 13: [Hdc Dec, Hdc 8] rep 2 times (18 sts)
Rnd 14: [Sc, Ch 21. Starting in the 2nd ch from
hook and working back down the chain, {3 Sc in one st, 2 Sc in the next} rep 10
times. Sc in the next Rnd 13-st.] rep 8 times around. Sc 2.
Check to make sure your egg fits inside the
cozy, then finish off and weave in ends.
Eyespots
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Sc 2, Sc 6 in the 2nd
chain from the hook
Rnd 2: Inc 6 (12
sts)
Finish off, weave in
ends. Use black yarn to make a pupil in
the center of each eyespot. Sew both
eyes to the front of your octopus, just above the tentacles. Questions or
comments? Feel free to contact me on my
blog or at sheepofdelight@gmail.com.
My next installment won’t be oceanic, so if you’re Easter
basket needs more aquatic friends, try designing a few of your own. And feel free to send pictures of your
finished designs. Have fun!
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