Olga the Octopus

Copyright July 11 2005 Alisha Simmons Chiscrochetcrazy

5 bright colors of yarn and a teeny bit of white for eyes or variegated yarn and a teeny scrap of white

G Hook

Ch 2 , 12 Sc in second ch from hook

Mark rounds

(1) Sc ar

(2) 2 sc in first, sc in next rep ar

(3) 2 sc in first, Sc in next 2 rep ar

(4) 2 sc in first, sc in next 3 rep ar

(5) Sc ar switch to hot pink at end of last rw

(6-8) Sc ar switch to lilac at end of last rw

(9-11) Sc ar switch to orange at end of last rw

(12) Decrease, sc in next 4 rep ar

(13) Decrease, sc in next 3 rep ar

(14) Decrease, sc in next 2 rep ar switch to light pink

(15-17) Sc ar switch to green at end of last rw

Start Stuffing

(18) Sc ar

(19) Decrease, Sc in next 3 rep ar

(20-23) Sc ar

(24) Do this rw in back loops only Sc ar slip stich to first sc Fasten off green

(25) Do this rw in skipped loops of last rw Join white w slip st *sc in same stitch Ch 4 sc in next st* rep from 8 to * ar

(26) Join w slip st to ch 4 loop sc in same stitch Ch 2 sc in same st* sc in next st ch 2 sc in same stitch * rep from * to * ar

join to first w slip st fasten off

Legs make 8

Ch 2 ,  8 sc in second ch fr hook ( 8 sc )

Mark rounds

(1-15) Sc ar at end of last rw slip st to first st

(16) Ch 6 slip st to next rep ar should end with 8ch 6 loops slip st to first slip st fasten off

Sew legs to bottom of body

Finish Stuffing body

W / green Ch 2 , 8sc in second ch fr hook

(1) 2 sc in each ar slip st to first sc fasten off sew this to bottom of body

Eyes make 2

W / white Ch 2 , 8sc in second ch from hook slip st to first fasten off sew to head then stich another color in the white eye