The Octo-Kitty (with pattern)

The Octo-Kitty

So finally as promised, I want to tell you about my namesake, my little octo-kitties. The octo-kitty is half octopus half cat and all adorable. I found and fell in love with a pattern for easy little amigurmi octopi about a year and a half ago and just started making them like crazy. I've probably made almost 100 of the little guys (you can see some of them over  on my Pinterest) and over time I have changed and adapted the pattern a lot and had a lot of fun making different themes for them.

plain, chef, pirate, dapper, and octo-kitty (the first one, they look better now)

Octo-poke-ball, Racoon, Pumpkin, and tiny

 

and usually just wearing adorably tiny top hats

At this point I mostly just make the little pokemon, dapper, and kitty octopi because they make me happy. And because I love them so much I want to share my pattern with you all. It's a very basic amigurumi using single crochets (sc), increases (Inc), decreases (dec) (I prefer invisible decreases), the Magic Circle (MC), Working front loop only (FLO), Back loop only (BLO) and working in the round.

Octo-Kitty Pattern

Giant Octo-kitty in Bernants Softee Chuncky in white (pelase excuse crap in the background, my office is in my bedroom)

Use a g hook with Red Heart super Saver yarns or scale appropriately (chunky yarns use a J, sock weight uses a C)
yarn/tapestry needle
safety, googly, or felt eyes
stuffing

1.  MC 6 (make sure it's tight, this is the top of your plushie and will show)
2. *Inc* around (12)
3. *1sc, Inc* around (18)
4. *2sc, Inc* around (24)
5. *3sc, Inc* around (30)
6. *4sc, Inc* around (36)
7. *sc* around (36)
8. *sc* around (36)
9. *sc* around (36)
10.  *sc 6, dec* x4 sc 4 (32)
11.  *dec* around (16)
12. *sc FLO 2 chain 16 (or any variable of 3 and add 1 (ex. 19, 22, 25 etc)) inc in second chain from the end, sc2 down the length (you should have a loose spiral that will not straighten) sc into base of stitch.* Repeate around so you have 8 tentacles with 1 sc in between each.
    pause here to attach eyes and stuff. You can also wait to stuff until after the next row if your opening is wide enough  to avoid pulling stuffing into your stitches
13. working back loops of previous row, *sc3, dec* around (12)
14. *dec* around (6) 

bind off 

 For Ears
make two

1. MC3
2. *Inc* around (6)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (9)

bind off leaving 6inches to sew onto head. You don't need to stuff but can if you like.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I would love if you wanted to share your own octo-kitties on my Facebook Page!

Octo-Tiger Made by weaving black yarn front and back alternatively after every stitch