Octopus Toska Amigurumi Free Pattern – Octopus Toy!

cute octopus toska amigurumi crochet toy free pattern with curly tentacles

If you love crocheting cute sea creatures, this Octopus Toska Amigurumi Free Pattern is a fun and creative project to try. This adorable crochet octopus features curly tentacles, expressive eyes, and a charming design that makes it perfect as a handmade toy, nursery decoration, or a unique gift.

In this step-by-step octopus amigurumi tutorial, you will learn how to crochet the head, tentacles, and decorative skirt, as well as how to assemble and shape the toy for the best result. The pattern works beautifully with plush yarn, giving the octopus a soft and cuddly texture.

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🧶 Materials

  • Plush yarn (such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby / Dolphin Fine) or any similar plush yarn
  • Crochet hooks: 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm
  • 20 mm safety eyes (plastic or glass)
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn (any color) for the hat
  • Scissors
  • Long sewing needle
  • Stuffing (polyester fiberfill, synthetic stuffing, or similar)

✂️ Abbreviations

SS – Slip Stitch

MR – Magic Ring

CH – Chain

SC – Single Crochet

HDC – Half Double Crochet

DC – Double Crochet

INC – Increase (2 SC in the same stitch)

DEC – Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)

🐙 Inner Tentacles (Make 8)

Use a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Each tentacle is worked with turning chains and slip stitches.
You can choose any colors you like. In the original pattern yellow yarn was used for the inner tentacles.

1: Ch 35. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook:
1 sc, 32 sc, 3 sc in last chain, continue on the other side of the chain:
32 sc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn.
(71)

2: 2 inc in hdc, 10 hdc, (hdc, ch 2) ×10,
12 sc, 3 inc,
12 sc, (hdc, ch 2) ×10,
10 hdc, 2 inc in hdc, sl st.
(78)

Fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Make 7 more pieces the same way.


🐙 Outer Tentacles (Make 8)

Use a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

The outer tentacles are worked the same way as the inner ones.
In the original pattern gray, purple and lavender yarn were used, but you can choose any colors.

1: Ch 35. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook:
1 sc, 32 sc, 3 sc in last chain, continue on the other side of the chain:
32 sc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn.
(71)

2: 2 inc in hdc, 10 hdc, (hdc, ch 2) ×10,
12 sc, 3 inc,
12 sc, (hdc, ch 2) ×10,
10 hdc, 2 inc in hdc, sl st.
(78)

Do not cut the yarn.

Place the inner and outer tentacle pieces wrong sides together and crochet 78 sc around to join them.

Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.

Mark 6 sc on each tentacle (3 stitches away from the slip stitch).
These stitches will be used to attach the tentacles to the body.

🐙 Head

Use any yarn color with a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

1: 6 sc in MR (6)

2: inc in each st around (12)

3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)

4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)

5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)

6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)

7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)

8: (6 sc, inc) ×6 (48)

9: Attach tentacles: (6 sc from the head + 1 tentacle) ×6 (48)

10: Work in back loops only:
(7 sc, inc) ×6 (54)

11: (8 sc, inc) ×6 (60)

12: (9 sc, inc) ×6 (66)

13–22: sc in each st around (66) — 10 rounds

23: (9 sc, dec) ×6 (60)

24: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) ×5, 4 sc (54)

25: (7 sc, dec) ×6 (48)

🐙 Skirt

At this stage, set the head aside and crochet the skirt.

Return to Round 10 of the head (the round worked in back loops only).
Attach yarn and work in the front loops only.

1: 48 hdc inc (96 hdc)
2: hdc in each st around (96)

Fasten off, secure the yarn, and weave in the end.

Return to crocheting the head.


🐙 Head (Continued)

26: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) ×5, 3 sc (42)

27: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 17–18, leaving about 9 stitches between them.

28: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) ×5, 2 sc (30)

29: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)

Stuff the head firmly, but do not overstuff.

30: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)

31: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)

32: 6 dec (6)

Fasten off, close the opening, and hide the yarn tail.


🧵 Finishing

  • Shape the face by tightening the stitches as shown in the reference photo.
  • Embroider the eyes, eyelids, mouth, and cheeks.
  • Crochet a hat using your preferred pattern and sew it onto the head.
  • Lightly stuff the hat before attaching it if desired.

Decorate the octopus as you like.

Your Octopus Toska is ready! 

Thank you for your attention! 

Enjoy the process!