How to make an Octopus for a Premature Baby (No Sew, Crocheted Octopus for a Preemie)
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- I have been making Octopus for Preemie's for a few years now. They are my go to quiet time project. They are a fun quick make and you can often donate them to your local NICU. It is essential though that you use cotton yarn it is less likely to shed loose fibres.
OCTOPAL FACT: The octopus or "octopus" acts as a calming aid for premature babies. The tentacles replicate the umbilical cord, which babies hold onto in the womb. With tentacles to hold on to, the babies are less likely to pull out tubes and essential monitoring equipment that are attached to their bodies.
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I started crocheting during my first expat assignment and have not stopped since. My instagram account documents my making process and has allowed me to be a part of a wonderful crochet & amigurumi community online.
On the ruffle that's a single crochet, Half double , and a double , Not as stated single double and triple .
You are 100% right. I am going to hide under my craft desk! I watched this a million times before uploading and it didn’t twig 🫣
@@njcraftycreations I had to back 2 or 3 times I couldn't understand what was wrong then I watch closely at what stitches you did rather than just listening to what Stitches to do.
@@mightymidas2021 I really appreciate you highlighting it! I have pinned your comment to the comments. It was just an honest mistake on my part, glad you got there in the end! 😊🧶
She is using UK terms. You need to translate to US terms. 😊
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Best project that's worth making. Bravo.
Thank you! 100% agree. I felt it was such an important thing to share and hope others will join in making octopus 🐙💕🧶
This was my first ever crochet plushie toy creation that I've made tonight! Thanks for the clear instructions 😄🐙💕
So wonderful to hear! 🧶 🐙 I find them quite addictive and a joy to make in between other projects. 💕
I watch your video love the way you showed each step of the pattern you did a wonderful job of showing the progress of the creation of the octopus. Thank you.
Aw thank you! That’s made my day receiving that feedback 💕🧶 I am still getting comfortable videoing myself crocheting but I am loving the process and that I can share my patterns with others 🐙🧶
I finished the octopus! I did fudge a little as its for a 1 year old. I found it easy to make, and fun. Loved having the transcript to follow. Thanks so much!
So wonderful to hear! This was one of my first tutorials so I am learning as I go ☺️. Happy gifting and hope you make some more in the future! 🧶💕🐙
Wonderful VERY detailed/clear instructions. I need to try this soon! Thank you!
Thank you so much! I hope making them brings as much joy to you as they do for me. 🧶💕
I really love this pattern and it was so easy to follow. However, I found it much easier to embroider the eyes and mouth and crochet the skirt before stuffing. Thank you for the pattern.
I am so pleased that you enjoyed this pattern! This project means a lot to me 🥰 🧶🐙
That is so cute!!😮
Aw thank you! I love making them and being able to gift them 🐙🧶
Brilliant tutorial. Thank you very much. ❤
Wonderful to hear 💕🧶🐙 thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed making an octopus!
I did it! Thank you! I understood you clearly and am so happy I found your tutorial!
That’s so wonderful to hear Melissa! So glad you made one 😄🧶🐙 they are a fun make, I can’t count the number I have made over the past few years. I am still learning how to make tutorials but hope to share more soon!
Hello from Ohio. Great instructions. ❤
Hello 🤗 Thank you so much! I love making these little octopus friends and wanted to share 🧶💕🐙
Thank you very much for this tutorial!!
You are so very welcome. I hope you enjoy making them as much as I do. It’s a project I adore being part of 💕🧶🐙
Hello from Florida, USA! I learned more than How to Crochet an Octopus from this video. I wasn't familiar with "expat," so I looked it up. I couldn't remember where Guyana is, so I looked it up. AND I didn't know about the preemie/Octopal relationship, so I looked it up. Thank you for making this video. I feel enriched 😊
Hello! 🤗 Aw thank you for your kind words, that’s made my day! 😄💜 Florida is one of the few locations I can fly to direct from here, it’s on my list to visit at some point! 🗺️ first I need to explore Guyana it’s self! 😅 happy octopus making!! 🐙
Thank you for the tutorial! I'm not sure where Ive gone wrong on the ruffle though because mind just turned out all the same length and was more like a skirt. So I did in the first loop single crochet and half double ( yarn over pull through) then in the next loop I did double crochet ( yarn over pull through 2 pull through 2 again) then in the next loop I did half double crochet and single. And then repeated this sequence 🤔
You are most welcome! Sorry you had trouble with the ruffle. I mis-spoke during the tutorial but it looks like you saw the comments that it is a Single crochet and HDC... then it should be 3 x DC in the next loop, before going back to the HDC and Single... and then repeating that entire sequence all the way around. From reading your comment it sounds like you may have done too few Double Crochets. I hope this helps!
@@njcraftycreations thank you, I think I get it now :) xx
@@chloechubb6080 hope it works out next time. Let me know if you have other questions! Happy crocheting! 💕🧶🐙
What a great tutorial, I can't wait to get started, guess I ought to find where I can donate them to first. Thank you.
So lovely to hear Penny! Happy octopus making! You could try contacting your local NICU or see if there is a local crochet or knitting group that you can donate through. I did the latter as they already had the relationship and contacts at the NICU 🧶🐙
27:50 first time I’ve manage to follow and make one of these
That’s so wonderful to hear! I hope it encourages you to make many more! 🧶💕🐙
I made one!!! 🎉 First crochet! I can't post a pic 😂 he's cute!
🥳 Amazing!! Congratulations! Have you caught the crochet bug now? 🧶 Will your home be full of yarn soon! 😄
Our babies like a little longer tentacles. But this is such a cute pattern
Just as easy to extend the tentacles with some extra chains. Note though that the charity guidelines for NICU octopus states that for safety reasons the tentacles shouldn’t exceed 22cm.
I suggest slowing down your decrease areas. I got but for a newbie it might be hard so slow down a bit.
Appreciate the feedback, thank you! Very true, it could be hard for a new start. 🐙💕🧶 Happy octopus making!
Riberta Zacharias,
Totally in agreement with you. I hope to find a tutorial suitable for beginnner
There a place in the settings to slow down the speed of the video.
Loved your video. You explained it so well that I even think I can do this. Beginner 😊 Thank you
So lovely to hear, thank you! I am still learning how to film tutorials but making these octopus has become such a passion for me I wanted to share it! 🐙💕🧶
Completely unrelated but your voice is so pretty.
🤭 thank you! I put subtitles on my videos as I wasn’t sure if would sound too Scottish and was worried people wouldn’t catch what I was saying 😅
@@njcraftycreations I actually was able to follow along without any subtitles. I finally got around to finishing the octopus and it looks great, thank you!
Loved it other than mine turned out bigger for some reason but it is my first time trying
Great to hear! What type of yarn did you use? Perhaps that’s the difference? I was using paintbox DK weight, sometimes I use Aran weight and that comes out larger. 🐙
It was soft knitting yarn all purpose, thats probably why because I only used a 3.50mm to do it
Enjoyed the crochet along... until I got to the end as n beginner and could follow the 3 treble crochet... my octopus is now without the ruffle.... and I just can't figure that out😢
Oh no. Did you try slowing down the video to a slower speed? On the top right corner of the video you can click the settings button (it looks like a cog) and then select playback speed and slow it down. Hopefully that will help 🧶🐙
Because it's wrong , she does one single one half double , 3 doubles, one half double and one single .
Great tutorial! Do you have a printable pattern? Thanks!
Thank you so much!! It’s such a great cause. Hoping the written pattern is coming soon! 📝 Just need to find the time 😅
I'm here a year later, is there a pattern yet? I'm trying to follow this while taking care of my little one or while out in the sun and it would be much easier without having to go back and forth on the video on my phone (which feels too small for seeing properly) @@njcraftycreations
@@eriwhere completely understand. I hopefully soon, I am working on my site and patterns at the moment after work. In the meantime have you tried turning on the captions and looking at the transcript? Hope that helps as a tie over.
When you're starting on round 2, are you going through both loops? It looks like it but I want to make sure!
Yes, going through both loops on round two. 🧶☺️
Love it but toi big for m'y baby mobile projet... how can I maker it emballer??
Just responded to your other comment. Hope it works out for your baby mobile! That sounds like a fun project! 💕🐙🧶
Confused on how you thread the needle to get the loop. Dumbest question but really want to see it.
I fold the thread in half and then thread the needle. I make sure that there the thread fold is, is my thread end and that is the loop I use. Hope that makes sense.
@@njcraftycreations Yes, I kept looking at the photo and I think I Get it.
Do you recommend only using Cotton? I only have 100% acrylic, but it’s not for a premie.
I recommend cotton for premature babies as it sheds less, it’s softer on the babies skin and is easy to wash. I have made some in a cotton/acrylic blend before but I didn’t gift them to premature babies.
Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial. Can I ask where you donate them? Sending hugs from Edinburgh x
So pleased you liked it, I am still learning how to make tutorials ☺️🐙🧶 you could try contacting your local neonatal unit or there is a charity called Octopus for a Preemie UK that may be able to advise better, they also have a lot of good information on the requirements for the U.K. such as is should be cotton yarn so the fibres don’t come off etc.
I started making them in Qatar for a local crochet group there and they gathered and distributed to the hospitals they partnered with. 💕🐙
@@njcraftycreations thank you so much. I love the tutorial 💕
Pretty easy to follow butI don’t care for the speed factor. Also, I would add safety eyes if this were for an older child
You can slow the pace on the video using the options on the video itself and there are subtitles available. 100% you can use safety eyes for children 3 years and older, but you certainly can’t for premature babies.
Loved it 😍 but would like a written pattern - maybe you could write it on the screen next time? 🤗 otherwise it sooo cute 🥹👌
Thank you so much! I love making them and wanted to share! The video has a subtitles option, I typed it all out to help. 💕
You can follow along with the TRANSCRIPT.
Where can I find the written instructions?
Hopefully coming soon! 📝 Just need to find the time 😅
How can I maker it smaller ??
You could use a thinner yarn type yarn weight to make it smaller, like lace or super fine. 🧶🐙☺️
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What sizes yarn are you using?
I use Paintbox Cotton DK yarn for the octopus. 🧶
Hi there, I'm wondering how you keep the tentacles like curly? Mine are all over the place
Mine are a mess initially when I make them but I apply the twirling approach once I make them all. So I twist each one individually in the same direction to get the corkscrew, that works for me. There is a little bit in the video explaining it. Hope that helps! 💕🐙🧶
Do you sell a pattern for this?
No, not yet. I haven’t had time to build my site or complete the photo guide 🫣🧶