Knit your own sea-inspired toy with these Knitted Octopus Free Patterns. Fun, unique, and perfect for gifts or cozy décor.
These Knitted Octopus Free Patterns will bring charm and a fun project to your leisure time. The Octopus, with its large head, long tentacles, and big eyes, is adorable and cuddly for kids to play with.
Knitted Octopus Free Patterns
1. Ozzy Octopus Toy Pattern
A cuddly octopus softie by Yarnspirations, camouflaging the beach sand, looks beautiful in a peach color. The head measures approximately 12 × 15 inches, 38 cm in diameter, and the tentacles are approximately 18 inches, 45.5 cm long.
2. Froggy Bug Octopus
Nicole Chevalier created a stuffie toy with fingering-weight yarn, featuring French knot tentacles: popping eyes, tentacles in three different colors, and highlighted green circular suckers.
3. Pirate Captain Octopus
Amanda Berry designed the captain octopus in the seven seas with a pirate hat, eyepatch, and peg leg. The octopus and hat are worked in the round using a circular needle. The techniques include casting on and off, knits, purls, increases and decreases, and a little seaming to finish.
4. Theo’s Octopus
A knitted plush octopus toy by Sara Nordlund is quick and easy to knit, perfect for beginners. They have eight curling tentacles and an embroidered face, making it suitable for toddlers.
5. Opus the Octopus
A squishy and intelligent companion by Cate Crater Evans features sleepy eyes, measures 36 inches in height, and has a head diameter of 8.5 inches. Opus is worked in rounds, while tentacles are worked flat.
6. Little Sea Creatures
These sweet little sea creatures by Rainebo are knit in the round, using magic loop or double-pointed needles with worsted-weight yarn. They are a great stash buster and fantastic craft table items.
7. Quentin the Octopus
The striped, rainbow-colored tentacles with a green head of this octopus look attractive. An intermediate-level pattern by Amanda Berry is knitted flat with a pair of straight knitting needles.
8. Octopus Puppet
Judy Black created this amazing octopus that will walk according to our will. The tentacles are knitted in such a way that you can put your fingers in them and have a puppet drama of your own.
9. Sea creatures trio
A project by Natasha Wildy for those who love small, intricate knits, and will turn out to be an ideal present for yourself. These are knitted in the flat rather than the round and finished size 10cm/4 inches.
10. Flat Knit Plush Octopus
The Flat Knit Plush Octopus from Gina-Michele is a wonderful handmade gift that’s both fun and cozy. All you need is worsted-weight yarn, and the best part is that no gauge is necessary.
11. Baby Octopus Toy
Laura Telfer-Williams is behind this thoughtful project. Its soft, squishy design with tiny tentacles is perfect for little hands to hold and reduce the risk of pulling wires.
12. Oscar & Oprah Knit Octopus Pattern
Surprise your BFF on her baby shower with this hand-knit pair of Oscar & Oprah octopus from Yarnspiration. The playful tentacles and charming look make them more adorable.
13. Preemie Octopus
The Preemie Octopus from Anna Nat Howard is a soft and cuddly toy made with love. Its curly tentacles are perfect for little hands to hold, bringing comfort to preemies.
