Marie-M - Miss Octopus
Click on Miss Octopus! Click here for the Original Ollie Octopus	Using DK wool and 4mm needles cast on 26 sts. For best results do all your casting on using the method outlined below. Rows 1 & 2: Knit. Row 3: Cast off 11 sts, knit to end (tentacle 1). Rows 4, 5, 6: Knit. Row 7: Cast on 11 sts, knit to end. Row 8: Knit. Repeat rows 3-8 six times. Next Row: Cast off 11 sts, knit to end, this completes tentacle 8. Knit 2 further rows. Cast off. Leave a tail for sewing up. Making up: Sew up the back seam on the right side, leave the top open. The wrong side now becomes the finished side. Gather the head 3 sts down from the top edge, pull up tightly. Decoration: 2 eyes - using googly eyes, buttons, felt or other. A bow - using gift-tie ribbon, 1/2" wide, tie a single central knot and trim the ends.
Casting on: 1st stitch - make a slip knot with your fingers and put it on the left needle. 2nd stitch - cast on by using the simple method of knitting into the front of the first stitch 3rd stitch - cast on by passing the right needle behind both the front and back of the 2nd stitch 4th and following stitches -continue as with 3rd stitch.