How to make an Octopus for a Premature Baby (No Sew, Crocheted Octopus for a Preemie)

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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.

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@mightymidas2021 Год назад

On the ruffle that's a single crochet, Half double , and a double , Not as stated single double and triple .

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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 🫣

@mightymidas2021 Год назад

@@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.

@njcraftycreations Год назад

@@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! 😊🧶

@mikeandrews3655 7 месяцев назад

She is using UK terms. You need to translate to US terms. 😊

@mizzpellergingersnaps5989 Год назад

Best project that's worth making. Bravo.

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Thank you! 100% agree. I felt it was such an important thing to share and hope others will join in making octopus 🐙💕🧶

@barbarakapitan5991 5 месяцев назад

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.

@njcraftycreations 5 месяцев назад

I am so pleased that you enjoyed this pattern! This project means a lot to me 🥰 🧶🐙

@chloechubb6080 2 дня назад

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 🤔

@LaureneZzi Год назад

This was my first ever crochet plushie toy creation that I've made tonight! Thanks for the clear instructions 😄🐙💕

@njcraftycreations Год назад

So wonderful to hear! 🧶 🐙 I find them quite addictive and a joy to make in between other projects. 💕

@mikeandrews3655 7 месяцев назад

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!

@njcraftycreations 7 месяцев назад

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! 🧶💕🐙

@marydubis 4 месяца назад

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.

@njcraftycreations 4 месяца назад

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 🐙🧶

@dianecuirle4417 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful VERY detailed/clear instructions. I need to try this soon! Thank you!

@njcraftycreations 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I hope making them brings as much joy to you as they do for me. 🧶💕

@melissagill643 Год назад

I did it! Thank you! I understood you clearly and am so happy I found your tutorial!

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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!

@bbgee8503 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for this tutorial!!

@njcraftycreations 9 месяцев назад

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 💕🧶🐙

@sandyp196 4 месяца назад

Brilliant tutorial. Thank you very much. ❤

@njcraftycreations 4 месяца назад

Wonderful to hear 💕🧶🐙 thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed making an octopus!

@cammydunn2675 Год назад

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 😊

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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!! 🐙

@kaygooch-lc2rp Год назад

Hello from Ohio. Great instructions. ❤

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Hello 🤗 Thank you so much! I love making these little octopus friends and wanted to share 🧶💕🐙

@altaparks8980 3 месяца назад

That is so cute!!😮

@njcraftycreations 3 месяца назад

Aw thank you! I love making them and being able to gift them 🐙🧶

@pennydorrington8989 Год назад

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.

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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 🧶🐙

@Ladiesdontstartfights 3 месяца назад

Our babies like a little longer tentacles. But this is such a cute pattern

@njcraftycreations 3 месяца назад

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.

@robertazacharias7766 Год назад

I suggest slowing down your decrease areas. I got but for a newbie it might be hard so slow down a bit.

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Appreciate the feedback, thank you! Very true, it could be hard for a new start. 🐙💕🧶 Happy octopus making!

@emihayashi7725 Год назад

Riberta Zacharias, Totally in agreement with you. I hope to find a tutorial suitable for beginnner

@thehouseofrichard7751 Год назад

There a place in the settings to slow down the speed of the video.

@deidreswanepoel1453 Год назад

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😢

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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 🧶🐙

@mightymidas2021 Год назад

Because it's wrong , she does one single one half double , 3 doubles, one half double and one single .

@claudegiraldeau7298 Год назад

Love it but toi big for m'y baby mobile projet... how can I maker it emballer??

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Just responded to your other comment. Hope it works out for your baby mobile! That sounds like a fun project! 💕🐙🧶

@FrancesMartinez-vz9nx 2 месяца назад

Do you sell a pattern for this?

@njcraftycreations 2 месяца назад

No, not yet. I haven’t had time to build my site or complete the photo guide 🫣🧶

@LeeshaBarbie 6 месяцев назад

When you're starting on round 2, are you going through both loops? It looks like it but I want to make sure!

@njcraftycreations 6 месяцев назад

Yes, going through both loops on round two. 🧶☺️

@DrWho160 5 месяцев назад

Completely unrelated but your voice is so pretty.

@njcraftycreations 5 месяцев назад

🤭 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 😅

@DrWho160 4 месяца назад

@@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!

@thehouseofrichard7751 Год назад

Where can I find the written instructions?

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Hopefully coming soon! 📝 Just need to find the time 😅

@e.h.8726 Год назад

Loved your video. You explained it so well that I even think I can do this. Beginner 😊 Thank you

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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! 🐙💕🧶

@brendafoster7139 Год назад

Hi there, I'm wondering how you keep the tentacles like curly? Mine are all over the place

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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! 💕🐙🧶

@caitlinlethbridge8626 5 месяцев назад

Loved it other than mine turned out bigger for some reason but it is my first time trying

@njcraftycreations 5 месяцев назад

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. 🐙

@caitlinlethbridge8626 5 месяцев назад

It was soft knitting yarn all purpose, thats probably why because I only used a 3.50mm to do it

@angelaboniface451 Год назад

Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial. Can I ask where you donate them? Sending hugs from Edinburgh x

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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. 💕🐙

@angelaboniface451 Год назад

@@njcraftycreations thank you so much. I love the tutorial 💕

@elainem9774 Год назад

Confused on how you thread the needle to get the loop. Dumbest question but really want to see it.

@njcraftycreations Год назад

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.

@elainem9774 Год назад

@@njcraftycreations Yes, I kept looking at the photo and I think I Get it.

@Erin-rf1pt 11 месяцев назад

Do you recommend only using Cotton? I only have 100% acrylic, but it’s not for a premie.

@njcraftycreations 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Tunnell10 Год назад

Great tutorial! Do you have a printable pattern? Thanks!

@njcraftycreations Год назад

Thank you so much!! It’s such a great cause. Hoping the written pattern is coming soon! 📝 Just need to find the time 😅

@eriwhere 2 месяца назад

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

@njcraftycreations 2 месяца назад

@@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.

@margaritavelazquez3314 10 месяцев назад

me gusta

@njcraftycreations 10 месяцев назад

gracias 🙏💕🧶

@claudegiraldeau7298 Год назад

How can I maker it smaller ??

@njcraftycreations Год назад

You could use a thinner yarn type yarn weight to make it smaller, like lace or super fine. 🧶🐙☺️

@user-pm6qz9ck6y Год назад

What sizes yarn are you using?

@njcraftycreations Год назад

I use Paintbox Cotton DK yarn for the octopus. 🧶

@mikeandrews3655 7 месяцев назад

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

@njcraftycreations 7 месяцев назад

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.