Learn how to crochet a cute and squishy squid plushie with a step-by-step tutorial presented by Innocent Teddies. It’s a quick and easy project, ideal for beginners as it requires no sewing.
You can crochet it using any yarn colour though the most attractive one will be shades of blue. After completion, gift it to a little one featuring smiling expressions and ombre yarn tentacles. For your ease, the tutor has also added a PDF written pattern for purchase.
Find the complete video tutorial for free at the end of this post which also features details for making the process easy.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Beginners. A range of basic crochet stitches are needed in which you should be comfortable with working a stitch in the back and front loop of the stitch.
Crocheting increases by half double crochet and double crochet than just single crochet are also required. So, if you are a beginner, make sure to practice the things. Working in the previous fabric is also a needed technique.
Guide Span: Just 24 Minutes are needed
Personalization Tips: It is common to use the kawaii eyes for crochet squid plushies. You can also try glittery eyes. Famous squid colours are orange, red, grey and dark blue. You can crochet this squid amigurumi in any of these colours.
Crochet Squid Plushie Tutorial
- Starting the Body: Begin by creating a magic ring and crocheting 6 single crochets into it. Continue increasing until the total reaches 24 stitches by round 4.
- Shaping the Body: From rounds 5 to 11, work single crochets without increasing to build up the body. Begin decreasing in round 12 by crocheting 2 single crochets followed by a decrease.
- Decreasing and Stuffing: Decrease further to shape the body, continuing until there are only 12 stitches left. Add safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7, spaced 5 stitches apart, then stuff the body to your desired firmness.
- Tentacles: After finishing the body, work on the tentacles using half-double crochets. Chain 18 stitches for each tentacle and slip stitches, then attach them to the body. Optionally, you can add a second layer of tentacles in different colours for extra dimension by chaining 30 stitches and creating a curl effect.
- Final Touches: Add face details such as a small mouth, and optional stitching for extra decoration. Finish by securing all loose ends and making sure everything is securely fastened.
Abbreviations and Stitches
Following are the abbreviations used in the crochet squid plushie instructions. Below we also have mentioned the quick guides for crocheting them:
- MR: Magic ring
- R: Round
- INC: Crochet two stitches in the same stitch.
- Dec: Crochet two stitches together.
- SC: Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on the hook.
- BLO: Insert hook through the back loop only.
- FLO: Insert hook through the front loop only.
- HDC: Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops on the hook.
- DC: Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
- HDCinc: Make two half-double crochets in the same stitch.
- DCinc: Make two double crochets in the same stitch.
- HDCdec: Yarn over, insert hook into first stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook.
- DCdec: Yarn over, insert hook into first stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
- sl st: Insert hook, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
Video Guide
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