Octopus amigurumi split into two real camps: sewn leg versions built from separate pieces, and no sew designs that skip assembly entirely. The eight patterns below cover both, plus a size range that goes from a palm sized mini up to a proper blanket yarn plush.
Fiberfill and safety eyes cover the basics for all of them; go with a smaller hook than you’d normally reach for, since tight, dense stitches matter more here than usual.
Octopus patterns to explore
1. Mini Octopus
Kali’s mini octopus is made from worsted weight scrap yarn with a 4 mm hook, 9 mm safety eyes, black yarn for the smile and polyfil. The eyes go between rows 11 and 12, 8 stitches apart, and each two-color tentacle starts from a chain of 20 in the accent color. For extra photos of how the tentacles are made she points to her larger octopus post. Because the tentacles are separate pieces, you will do some sewing at the end.
2. No-Sew Octopus
Tori’s octopus is one pattern that makes two sizes: change the yarn weight and hook and you get either a small octopus or a larger one of about 4.25 inches. The materials list gives the yarn and hook she used for each, so you don’t have to guess. It is no-sew, with front-loop-only bobble stitch tentacles, and the page needs the usual stuffing, yarn needle and scissors. It is a good pick if you would like to make a set of different sizes.
3. Realistic No-Sew Octopus
Jade’s realistic octopus is quick and easy, designed with medium weight #4 yarn, though it can be supersized in bulky yarn or made smaller with thinner yarn. The animals come out 4 to 5 inches, and there is a mat diameter listed too. It is worked top down in one piece, with the tentacles included, and needs a size G hook, a yarn needle, stuffing and scissors. The color shown is a shade called Coast.
4. Octavia the Octopus
Octavia is a free Lily Sugar’n Cream pattern from Yarnspirations, and the page lets you customize a kit by choosing colors. It finishes about 7 inches (18 cm) tall in two skeins of cotton, with a 4 mm (G-6) hook, and it is rated an easy beginner amigurumi. The notes have a useful tip: add one more row of increases just before dividing for the tentacles to get the right stitch count for eight legs.
5. Coral the Crochet Octopus Amigurumi
Coral the Crochet Octopus is a free Yarnspirations pattern using Bernat Blanket yarn, and it finishes about 14 inches (35.5 cm) tall on a 6.5 mm (K-10.5) hook. The kit on the page offers the yarn in colors including Coral Reef (Bernat’s 2026 color of the year), Lapis and Vintage White. It is a large, soft plush rather than a pocket-sized toy.
6. Crochet Octopus
Ingrid the Octopus by Lindsey Roe is a playful pattern with dangly tentacles, bobble stitch suction cups and a video tutorial. She says her patterns include the finished size for the yarn and hook she used, and Ingrid comes out about 18 inches from head to arm tip in DK cotton on a 2.75 mm hook. She worked in continuous rounds, and a hidden, removable beak is part of the design. It is the biggest octopus in this list, so allow plenty of time.
7. Jelly Bean Octopus
Sara’s Jelly Bean Octopus is a no-sew beginner pattern with front-loop-only tentacles, made in light super bulky (6) yarn, Hobbii Honey Bunny or Premier Parfait Chunky, with an H (5 mm) hook. The main pink color takes only about 25 yards, plus optional accent colors. Gauge is 4 rounds to a 2 inch diameter. Eyes and eye highlights are embroidered. The free pattern is on the page, and a paid version is on Ravelry and Etsy.
8. Ozzy Octopus
Ashley Parker’s Ozzy octopus is worked in King Cole Yummy, a bulky (5) yarn, which is slightly thinner than super bulky blanket yarns like Bernat Blanket. She explains you can substitute other yarn weights: her video shows a smaller octopus made in smooth worsted (4) acrylic with a smaller hook. Since the yarn size changes, the safety eyes need to change too, and she used 16 mm eyes on the smaller version. The tentacles are chains crocheted back toward the body, so nothing needs sewing.
