Yesterday I caught several calls for crochet octopuses on Facebook. Neonatal Centre in Olomouc posted a small article that they run out of them and the article had hundreds shares within hours.<\/p>\n
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So the second wave of octopuses\u2019 mania has started. For some reason I did not want to crochet this small sea creature so I came up with a sun idea and instead the curly tentacles I was more thinking about curly sun rays. When I got home I apologized to my family for being creatively busy and started crocheting and writing this easy pattern for anyone who wants to help or is bored by making tenth-twentieth octopus. Surprisingly this project took longer than I expected but my hook took speed whenever I imagined the little babies in incubators.<\/p>\n
I crocheted from bamboo yarn due to its superb features but 100% cotton is perfectly fine too.<\/p>\n
Sun for Sunshine<\/strong> US terminology:<\/strong> 1st row: 10 SC into MC Finish off the yarn. The circle is not flat but that is OK. Let\u00b4s do it again to make the other half of the sun. Do not finish off the yarn at the second circle.<\/p>\n Sunrays and finish<\/strong> To help you with my patterns or to inspire each other I created a new FB group, you can log in here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n If you like it, please share<\/strong>\u00a0this pattern on social networks as a \u201cthank you\u201d. You will help me to run this web. You can also subscribe to my youtube channel here<\/a>. Thank you very much for your visit.<\/p>\n Katy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\t\t
\nSize:<\/strong> the diameter of the sun is 8.5 cm, the length of rays is approximately 15-18 cm
\nYarn:<\/strong> 100% cotton, 50g\/125m (1.76 oz\/136y) yellow, I consumed almost 100g
\nThickness:<\/strong> 2 Fine, Sport, Baby
\nHook:<\/strong> 3 mm, US 3
\nWhite<\/strong> and black yarn to make the face of the Sun
\nStuffing<\/strong> suitable for small babies
\nNeedle<\/strong> with a big eye<\/p>\n
\nMC \u2013 Magic Circle
\nSl St \u2013 slip stitch
\nCH \u2013 chain stitch
\nSC \u2013 single crochet
\nHDC\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0half double\u00a0crochet
\nEach row starts with either 1 CH = Single Crochet or 1 loose CH = Half Double Crochet. You can end with SlSt or crochet around with the help of marker.<\/p>\n
\n2nd row: 2 SC into SC from the previous row (20 SC)
\n3rd row: crochet scheme 2 SC – 1 SC, repeat (30 SC)
\n4th row: crochet around SC (30 SC)
\n5th row:\u00a0crochet scheme 2 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC, repeat (40 SC)
\n6th row: crochet around SC (40 SC)
\n7th row:\u00a0crochet scheme 1SC – 2 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC, repeat (50 SC)
\n8th row: crochet around SC (50 SC)
\n9th row:\u00a0crochet scheme 1 SC – 1 SC – 2 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC, repeat (60 SC)
\n10th row: crochet around SC (60 SC)
\n11th row:\u00a0crochet scheme 2 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC – 1 SC, repeat (72SC)
\n12th row: crochet around SC (72 SC)<\/p>\n
\nEmbroider the face of the sun. I made a nose, embroidered a mouth and made two eyes and eyebrows. Then put two circles on each other and with the unfinished yarn start to crochet these two circles together with the help of a slip stitches. Make 6 or 7 then make a chain of 40 loops (this is the first sunray). To the second loop from the hook make 4 HDC in the one loop, make another 4 HDC into the next loop and so one. This way you get back to the sun and also with too many stitches on the loops the sunray starts to curl up on its own. When you get back to the sun, make a slipstitch and continue with next 6 or 7 SlSt. Then repeat the part with CH 40 and crocheting 4 HDC into each loop. You should end up with ten \u00a0or eleven sunrays. Do not forget to stuff the sun before you fully finish it. Cut off the yarn and sew in. Your Sun with its tender sunrays is ready to help the premature baby. Thank you for your time you give these little angles.<\/p>\n
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