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Octopus Free Crochet Pattern
By Donna Collinsworth  of Donna’s Crochet Designs
MATERIALS: One skein ea color Caron Glimmer yarns in Apple, Mango, Red, Carnation and Iris, small amounts of black and white 4 ply yarn, needle to take yarn, three 1” squeakers, 3 old Tic Tac boxes or other small box to act as a rattle, something to make them rattle, two 35mm music buttons or boxes, 12 baby teething beads, stuffing and K crochet hook or hook to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 3 sc = 1”, 3 rows sc = 1”
FINISHED SIZE:  about 16” tall
HEAD:
With Apple and K hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (8 sts)
RND 2-4: (2 sc next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)(18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 5: (2 sc next st, sc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (36 sts)
RND 6: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 7: Rep rnd 5.  (48 sts)
RND 8-13: Rep rnd 6.
RND 14: (Sk next st, sc next 7 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (42 sts)
RND 15-16: Rep rnd 6.
RND 17: (Sk next st, sc next 6 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (36 sts)
RND 18-21: Rep rnd 6.
RND 22: (Sk next st, sc next 5 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (30 sts)
RND 23: Rep rnd 6.  At the end of rnd 23 fasten off.
Stuff head and set aside.
LEG:
With Apple ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1-3: Rep rnd 1-3 of head.
RND 4-5: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.. End rnd 5 join next color and fasten off white.
RND 7-21: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  End rnd 21 fasten off.
Make two legs with Apple and Mango, two with Apple and Iris, two with apple and carnation and two with Apple and Iris.