How to Make a Yarn Octopus

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Yarn Octopus Tutorial

These yarn octopus dolls are an easy craft to do with the kids and teach them how to braid! Get step by step instructions to make your own octopus!

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Wrap the yarn in a large loop of about 15″. Use the back of a chair, a piece of cardboard, or your arm. Wind it around about 50-60 times (not too tight).

Step 1.

Remove the yarn from the back of the chair or wherever you wound it. Make sure to keep all the loops intact.

Step 2.

Use a string of yarn and knot it tightly around the wool, about 1"-2″ from the top. Double knot and trim the excess.

Step 3.

Position a styrofoam ball inside the loop, right underneath where you made the knot. Carefully position the yarn around the ball so it covers it completely.

Step 4.

Tie yarn right underneath the ball. Cut the small loops on top to create the hair. Cut the large loops on the bottom so you have large strings of yarn underneath a yarn covered ball.

Step 5.

Separate the yarn into 2 sections. Separate those sections in two, leaving you with four. Separate again to end up with eight evenly thick tentacles. Braid each section and tie off the ends.

Step 6.

Cut two small circles out of the felt and sew one bead on each circle to create the eyes. Glue them on.

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