This pattern features an adorable curly tentacled octopus. It works up in about 2 or 4 hours and stands 8-9 inches tall, including tentacles. It only uses one ball of Lily Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarn and a G hook. I use 15mm safety eyes, but smaller, bigger, or even felted eyes would look cute too!

This pattern is great for beginners but requires basic crochet skills. You should be familiar with:
-crocheting in round
-single crochet
-increasing single crochet stitch
-decreasing single crochet stitch
-double crochet stitch
-chain stitch