Percy

TheSquid
amigurumi pattern
Materials:
Yarns:
Crochet Terms :
PatterniswritteninUSCrochetTerms
Rico EssentialCottonDK
MainColour-LightMint(59) 50gr chain stitch(ch) slipstitch(slst)
Colour 1 - Dark Turquoise(71)50gr single crochet (sc) increase (inc)
Yarn and Colors Cotton Must-Have decrease (dec)
Colour 2 - Peach (042)20gr
invisible decrease (inv dec)
3.5mm hook crab stitch (cr st)
invisible sc 3 stitches together (inv sc3tog)
27mm clear safety eyes skip X number of stitches (skip)
Toy Stuffing
Darning Needle Keep stitches close together amigurumi-style.
Scissors, SewingPins The squid made in DK cotton and 3.5mm hook will
measure 40c/16in long from tip to longest tentacle.

Pattern Starts
Make 2 in C1
1. Eyes
Rnd Start
1: 6sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd inc 2: in all 6 sts. [12]
Rnd (inc,
3: 1 sc) repeat 6 times. [18]
Rnd 4 - 5: sc in all 18 sts.
Rnd 6: (inc, 2 sc) repeat 6 times. [24] 1. Finished eye piece. 2. Put the safety eye
Rnd 7- 8: sc in all 24 sts. through it
Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing, set aside.

2. Arrow Fins
Make 2 in C1

Rnd 1: Start6sc
Rnd 2: Rndin a 3:
magic
Rnd ring.
4: Rnd[6] 5: Rnd 6:
Rnd 7: (1Rnd 8: in
sc,3sc Fasten off,1 sc)
next st, leave a tail
repeat for [10]
2 times.
sewing,(2set aside.
sc,3sc in next st, 2 sc) repeat 2 times. [14]
(3 sc,3sc in next st, 3 sc) repeat 2 times. [18]
(4 sc,3sc in next st, 4 sc) repeat 2 times. [22] 3. Don’t secure with 4. Finished fin - set
(5 sc,3sc in next st, 5 sc) repeat 2 times. [26] a safety fastening aside until later.
(6 sc,3sc in next st, 6 sc) repeat 2 times. [30] just yet, set aside.
(7 sc,3sc in next st, 7 sc) repeat 2 times. [34]

3. Body
Make in MC

Rnd 1:Start6sc in a magic ring. [6]

Rnd 2:(1sc,inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times. [8]
5. Start of the body, 6. Expand the triangle
Rnd 3:(2sc,inc, 1 sc) repeat 2 times. [10]
the shape will look until the rounds
Rnd 4:(2sc,inc, 2 sc) repeat 2 times. [12]
like a triangle. reach 38 sts.
Rnd 5:(3sc,inc, 2 sc) repeat 2 times. [14]
Rnd 6: (3sc,inc, 3 sc) repeat 2 times. [16]

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Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc, 3 sc) repeat 2 times. [18] Rnd 8: (4
sc, inc, 4 sc) repeat 2 times. [20] Rnd 9: (5 sc, inc, 4
sc) repeat 2 times. [22] Rnd 10: (5 sc, inc, 5 sc)
repeat 2 times. [24] Rnd 11: (6 sc, inc, 5 sc) repeat 2
times. [26] Rnd 12: (6 sc, inc, 6 sc) repeat 2 times.
[28] Rnd 13: (7 sc, inc, 6 sc) repeat 2 times. [30] Rnd
14: (7 sc, inc, 7 sc) repeat 2 times. [32] Rnd 15: (8 sc,
inc, 7 sc) repeat 2 times. [34] Rnd 16: (8 sc, inc, 8 sc)
repeat 2 times. [36] Rnd 17: (9 sc, inc, 8 sc) repeat 2 7. Body up to Rnd 38. 8. Decreases define
times. [38] Rnd 18 - 37: sc in all 38 st. - 20 rounds the head shape.
Rnd 38: (17 sc, inv dec) repeat 2 times. [36] Rnd 39:
(4 sc, inv dec) repeat 6 times. [30] Rnd 40: (3 sc, inv
dec) repeat 6 times. [24] Rnd 41: (2 sc, inv dec)
repeat 6 times. [18] Rnd 42 - 47: sc in all 18 sts. - 6
rounds Rnd 48: (inc, 8 sc) repeat 2 times. [20] Rnd
49: sc in all 20 sts. Rnd 50: (inc, 1 sc) repeat 10
times. [30] Rnd 51: (inc, 2 sc) repeat 10 times. [40]
Rnd 52: (inc, 3 sc) repeat 10 times. [50] Rnd 53: (inc,
4 sc) repeat 10 times. [60] Add stuffing to the
body, add safety eyes and eye pieces to either
side of the body, securing the fastener from the 9. The lower body 10. Now is a good
inside of the body. Rnd 54: (inc, 5 sc) repeat 10 flares out to create time to add in the
times. [70] Rnd 55: (inc, 6 sc) repeat 10 times. [80] base for the legs. toy stuffing.
Rnd 56: (inc, 7 sc) repeat 10 times. [90] Rnd 57: (inc,
8 sc) repeat 10 times. [100] Rnd 58: (sc, skip 9 sts)
repeat 10 times. [10] - This round divides the body
into 10 tentacle spaces. Add some stuffing to
this section.

11. Add the eyes to 12. Secure the safety

the narrow section fasteners from the inside
Rnd 59:sc in all10sts. of the body. through both pieces.
Rnd 60: (inv sc3tog)repeat 3times,
slstin last st. [4]
Fasten off, sew up the end.

4. Long Tentacles
Make 2, start in MC.

Choose the leg section directly below the eye. 13. Start of Rnd 58 - 14. The body at Rnd58 -
each skipped section add more stuffing now.
Attach yarn to the skipped stitches from forms the tentacles.
Rnd 58 of body.
Add small amounts of stuffing as you go or
leave it stuffing-free for more soft flexible
tentacles (You could also add wire if you want
it to be really poseable!)

Rnd 1: 1 sc in same stitch as sc from Rnd 58,

1 sc in each of the skipped 9 sts. [10]
Rnd 2 - 3: sc in all 10 sts.
Rnd 4: inv dec, 8 sc. [9] 15. Carry on in the 16. Start the first
Rnd 5 - 7: sc in all 9 sts. - 3 rounds round to close up long tentacle below
Rnd 8: inv dec, 7 sc. [8] the gap between one of the eyes.
Rnd 9: sc in all 8 st. the tentacles.

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Rnd 10: Change to C1, sc in all 8 st. Rnd 11: Change
to MC, sc in all 8 st. Rnd 12: inv dec, 6 sc. [7] Rnd 13:
Change to C1, sc in all 7 st. Rnd 14: sc in all 7 st. Rnd
15: Change to MC, sc in all 7 st. Fasten off MC. Rnd
16: Change to C1, sc in all 7 st. Rnd 17 - 25: sc in all 7
st. Rnd 26: inv dec, 5 sc. [6] Rnd 27 -29: sc in all 6 st. -
3 rounds Rnd 30: (1 sc, 3sc in next st, 1 sc) repeat 2
times. [10] Rnd 31: (2 sc, 3sc in next st, 2 sc) repeat 2
times. [14] Rnd 32: sc in all 14 st. Rnd 33: (3 sc, 3sc in 17. Colour change 18. Finished grabber
next st, 3 sc) repeat 2 times. [18] Rnd 34 - 35: sc in all in the long tentacle. at the end of the
18 st. Rnd 36: 4 sc, inv dec, 7 sc, inv dec, 3 sc. [16] tentacle.
Rnd 37: 3 sc, inv dec, 6 sc, inv dec, 3 sc. [14] Rnd 38: 2
sc, inv dec, 5 sc, inv dec, 3 sc. [12] Rnd 39: 2 sc, inv
dec, 4 sc, inv dec, 2 sc. [10] Rnd 40: 1 sc, inv dec, 3 sc,
inv dec, 2 sc. [8] Rnd 41: 1 sc, inv dec, 2 sc, inv dec, 1
sc. [6] Fasten off, sew up the tip.

19. Make the second 20. Work the short

tentacle on opposite tentacles around all
side of the body. other sections.

5. Short Tentacles
Make 8, start in MC.

Work around all remaining leg sections.

Attach yarn to the skipped stitches from
Rnd 58 of body.
Add small amounts of stuffing as you go or 21. All the tentacles 22. Sew up the tips
leave it stuffing-free for more flexible tentacles. are done, phew! with a darning needle.
Rnd 1: 1sc in same stitch as scfromRnd58,
1scineach of the skipped 9 sts.[10]
Rnd 2 - 3: sc in all 10 sts.
Rnd 4: inv dec, 8 sc. [9]
Rnd 5 - 7: sc in all 9 sts. - 3 rounds
Rnd 8:inv dec, 7 sc. [8]
Rnd 9: sc in all 8 st.
Rnd 10: Change
Rnd to C1, sc in all8st.
11: RndChange
12: to MC, sc in all8st.
Rnd 13:inv
Rnddec, 6 sc. [7] 23. All the tips are
14: RndChange
15: to C1, sc in all7st. sewn up, on to
Rnd 16:scRnd
in all 7 st. the finish...
17 - 19: Change to MC, sc in [Link].
Change to C1, sc in all7st.
sc in all 7 st. - 3 rounds
Rnd 20: inv dec, 5 sc. [6]
Rnd 21: inv dec, 4 sc. [5]
Fastenoff, sew up the tip.

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 A ssembly Step 1 - Sew the fins to the head.

24. Pin the fins to 25. Sew the fins in 26. One down, one 27. Sew the second 28. View from the
the top of the head. place through the to go!.. fin to the other top - the fins should
front posts of the side of the head. be aligned.
last round.

Step 2 - Sew down the eyes Step 3 - Add detail to the tentacles.

29. Go around the 30. View from the 31. Attach C2 to the 32. Go around the 33. Carry on all around
eye shape, sewing front. base of any tentacle, grabber edge on the the tentacles, one line
to the body with work a line of crab st long tentacles, then of crab stitch to the tip,
the yarn tail. down to the tip. back up to the centre. then one back to centre,
keeping the lines really
Step 4 - Embroider lots and lots of dots! close together.

34. Weave in the ends35. Embroider a 36. Vary the size of 37. Add some tiny 38. Add the dots on
once back at the scattering of dots dots for a more dots of C2 to both sides of the body
starting point. along the sides natural look. help bring out or front only, and your
of the body in C2. the colours. squid is all done!

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