Knit Octopus by Purl Soho

Knit Octopus

Knitting
May 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette with yarn doubled
US 6 - 4.0 mm
660 yards (604 m)
20.5 inches around widest part of body, 7.5-inch body, 10-inch arms
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 6 skeins of Blue Sky’s Sport Weight Alpaca – Solids, 100% baby alpaca, in the color Natural White, or 660 yards of a sport weight yarn required.
  • A bag of Fairfield’s Poly-Fil stuffing
  • About 2 yards of scrap yarn for the eyes
  • US 6 (4 mm), 16-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 6 double pointed needles

GAUGE
18 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, with yarn doubled

SIZE
Circumference around widest part of Body: 20½ inches

Height of Body: 7½ inches

Length of each Arm: 10 inches

NOTE
You will use the Sport Weight Alpaca doubled throughout this pattern. The easiest way to do this is to pull from two balls at once.