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Opal the Octopus
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Finished
November 3, 2024
November 14, 2024

Opal the Octopus

Project info
Opus the Octopus by Cate Carter-Evans
Knitting
Softies → Animal
Emily
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Loops & Threads Soft Classic (Solids | Neon)
none left in stash
2.5 skeins = 885.0 yards (809.2 meters), 495 grams
Charcoal
877
Gray
Michael's
Notes

I made Opal all in gray, as I wasn’t sure my daughter would like a colorful octopus! She’s at least 4 feet long octopus

I stuffed the tentacles with lengths of regular stuffing, as I couldn’t find the stuffing suggested in the pattern.

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November 3, 2024
November 14, 2024
About this pattern
Opus the Octopus
by Cate Carter-Evans
from Knitty, Deep Fall 2014
531 projects, in 1543 queues
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About this yarn
Soft Classic (Solids | Neon)
by Loops & Threads
Aran
100% Acrylic
354 yards / 198 grams

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  • Originally queued: September 21, 2024
  • Project created: November 3, 2024
  • Finished: November 14, 2024
  • Updated: March 2, 2025
  • Progress updates: 3 updates