Create your own undersea buddy with the flapjack octopus amigurumi pattern! Keep it as a desk buddy or attach a keychain and take it with you anywhere.

This pattern makes a 4 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm flapjack octopus using Dapper Dreamer Summer DK (3) 100% cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook. It is written in US terms and includes photos alongside written instructions, a round counter, and a 2-page print friendly version after the full color pages.

Stitches and techniques used:

• Magic ring (MR)
• Chain (ch)
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Increase (single crochet increase, 5 dc increase)
• Decrease (single crochet decrease, invisible decrease)
• Working in front loop only (FLO)
• Working in back loop only (BLO)
• Crochet chart for the tentacle row

Updated 17 August 2025 with compressed, smaller file size with no changes to contents.