Squidly Buddy Knitting Pattern

My son wanted a squid plush as an Easter present so I made one! Here's the pattern

Materials

My main color is Paintbox Solids Red Wine with contrast color of Midnight Blue. The eye detail is duplicate stitched in Knitpicks Compass Kettle. Any sock yarn should work! These are 70% superwash wool/30% nylon yarns in a fingering weight.

• 10 g main color
• 10 g contrast color
• Scrap yarn or embroidery thread for eyes
• Blunt yarn needle
• Size 2.5mm double pointed needles (DPNs) or circulars
• Stuffing – I use wool batting because it stays in the toy a little better than fiberfil, but if you need to machine wash, use polyester stuffing
• Removable yarn markers

Notation

Knitting Terms:

• k– knit
• p – purl
• kftb – knit the front and back part of the stitch to increase by 1
• m1 – increase to the left of the previously knitted stitch by picking up the bar between the previous and the next stitch from behind and placing it on the left needle, then knitting the back of the loop.
• k2tog – knit the next two stitches together
wrap and turn – slip next stitch from left needle to right needle, bring working yarn forward if on a knit row or to the back if purling. Slip stitch back to the left needle and bring working yarn back to the original position. This should wrap the stitch, preventing a hole at the end of where the short row is worked.

Main Color

Arms

Make 8 Starting at top of arm, cast on 4 leaving a long tail (6 in approximately).

• 1-15: k as an icord
• Cut working yarn and draw through live loops on needles to close. Secure

Tenticles

Make 2 Starting at top of tenticle, cast on 4 leaving a long tail (6 in approximately).

• 1-30: k as an icord
• 31: kfb x 4
32-36:k
• k2tog x4
• Cut working yarn and draw through live loops on needles to close. Secure

Body

Pick up and knit 2 stitches in row below cast on edge per arm and tenticle in the following order: tenticle, arm, arm, arm, arm, tenticle, arm, arm, arm, arm. Place marker for beginning of round and join.

• 1-5: k (20 sts)
• 6: Switch to contrast color. (k1, m1, k1)x10 (30sts)
7-17:k
• 18: (k4, k2tog)x6 (24 sts))
• 19-21: k
• 22:(k3, k2tog)x6 (18 sts)
• 23-25: k
• 26: k2togx9
• 27:k
• Cut working yarn and draw through live loops on needles to close. Secure

Duplicate stitch eyes just above two tenticles before moderately stuffing body with stuffing and yarn ends. Leave arms and tenticles unstuffed. Using scrap yarn, cinch body closed by gathering unused inner stitches of the arms/tenticles, then secure.

Congrats on completing your squid buddy!