So cute! So evil! So confusing!

A crocheted great old one to keep your teddy bears, um, company. Crochets up quick using odd balls of yarn you've got laying around. A fun, easy present for all ages.

I wrote this pattern. Feel free to make as many Cthulhu amigurumi as you like; give them to friends, family, disaster victims, etc. However, the license is "non-commercial" so please, please, please don't start selling my design on etsy or at conventions.

Step 1: Stuff You Need

Random yarn. I used some acrylic worsted weight I bought at a yard sale ages ago, but you could use just about anything of roughly that gauge. I used a medium green and a dark celery sort of color.

A size 00 and 0 steel hook for a nice, tight gauge.

fiber fill

A small dowel or paintbrush handle (to use as a helping hand for the tentacles)

a yarn needle for sewing on apendages

plastic safety eyes

acrylic paint (dark red, bright red, black, white)

tiny paint brush

clear non-yellowing nail polish ("top coat")

Helpful crochet supplies: row markers, kacha-kacha row counter, measuring tape.

Step 2: Paint the Eyes

For little projects, I love citadel colour acrylics. They're very smooth, matte, and opaque. I gave the whole eye a dark red base coat. Next, I painted the iris flare in with a bright red. An asterisk shape works well for this. Once dry, I painted in big, limpid pupils. Some reflective dots done in white finish them off.

3-5 coats of shiny nail polish top coat protects your paint job and gives them a "wet" finish.

Make sure to use safety eyes if you're planning on giving this to a kid.

Step 3: Crochet the Head and Body

Use your main color and 00 steel hook.

R1: Chain (Ch) 2, 6 single crochet (sc) in 2nd chain from hook.

R2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 st)

R3: *sc 1, then 2 sc in next sc.*, repeat 6 times. (18 stitches)

R4: *sc 2, then 2 sc in next sc.*, repeat 6 times. (24 stitches)

R5-6: sc 24.

R7: *sc 3, then 2 sc in next sc.* repeat 6 times. (30 stitches)

R8-9: sc 30.

R10: *sc 3, decrease (dec) 1,* repeat 6 times (24 stiches)

R11: sc 24

R12: *sc 2, dec 1,* repeat 6 times (18 stitches)

PUT THE EYES ON NOW.

R13: *sc 1, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (12 stitches)

STUFF HEAD NOW.

R14-16: sc 12

R17: *sc 1, then 2 sc in next sc.*, repeat 6 times. (18 stitches)

R18-19: sc 18

R20: *sc 1, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (12 stitches)

STUFF BODY NOW.

R21: *sc 1, dec 1*, repeat 6 times (6 stitches)

R22: sc 1, dec 2

Bind off, sew in ends.

Step 4: Crochet Legs and Arms

Use contrast color and 00 steel hook.

Start with a slip loop.

R1: sc 4 into loop. Tighten loop.

R2: 2 sc into each sc around (8 stitches), then slip stitch to complete the round. This should make a nice, flat circle.

Switch to main color.

R3: sc into back loops only of R2. (8 stitches)

R4+: sc1, dec 1 until only one stitch remains. Shove yarn ends in cone to stuff as you go.

The finished shape should be a cone with a flat bottom.

Make 4. Sew 2 onto the bottom of the body as legs, keep 2 as arms. We'll sew them on later.

Step 5: Tentacles!

You'll be making 5 tentacles. These are kind of tricky. I used a 0 steel hook; one size smaller than I used for the body. I also stuck a skinny paintbrush handle in the center while I worked the rounds; it prevented me from accidentally crocheting the tentacle shut.

Start with a slip loop.

ch 3 into loop, tighten loop.

1 sc in each ch around. Repeat until tentacle is approx. 1" long. It's okay if it's not exact.

Bind off.

I had one that was about 1 1/4", two that were 1 1/8", and two that were 1" on the nose. I sewed the longest in center of the bottom row, then sewed the mid-length ones on either side. I sewed the two short tentacles on the top row.

Step 6: Sew on Arms

Now that your tentacles are on, you can sew on the arms.

Step 7: Crochet the Wings

The wings are essentially a hexagon motif with only 5 ribs instead of 6. This makes a 4 point "wing."

I used a 00 steel hook and the contrast color.

Start with a slip loop.

R1: ch3 (turn chain,) then 4 dc into loop. Tighten loop.

FLIP WORK so you are working into the last stitch you completed.

R2: ch3 (turn chain,) *2 dc in stitch, then ch 1,* repeat 3 times, then 2 dc in last stitch.

FLIP WORK

R3: ch 3 (turn chain,) dc in next stitch, * 2 dc in ch, ch 3, 2 dc in ch, dc 2* repeat 4 times.

Bind off. Pinch corners to create "batwing" shape. Sew the two wings together. Sew to body, and weave in excess yarn.