Octopus Hoodie

I made this octopus hoodie for a halloween costume a few years ago but I thought it'd be fun to post instructions for it here. You could probably wear it around town as just a regular hoodie too, it's pretty nice and warm.

Here's what you'll need:

A really large hooded pullover sweater
It should be a lot bigger than you normally wear, preferably of just one solid color.
I got mine from the thrift store for pretty cheap.

Some felt, foam, or fleece circle things for suction cups
I used about 40 circles, about an inch and a half in diameter. I was lucky and found this foam mat with big circles in it I just cut out but you could just cut out a bunch of circles from fabric though. Or use real suction cups off a rubber mat, though that's more of a pain to cut out and sew on.

Stuffing matterials
I used scarves and hats but you could also use batting, socks, newspaper, underwear, etc...

Scissors

Sewing supplies
I sewed it by hand cause I didn't have a machine so I just had needle & thread, but it would go much faster with a sewing machine. Or if you're really in a pinch, fabric glue.

That's it!

Step 1 Remove the front pocket

I love the little pouch in front of hoodies, but it'll just get in the way here, so let's get rid of it. Cut it out without while making sure your not cutting into the main part of the hoodie underneath it.

Comments

[sheinonen]

wicked cute idea!

[dollarcraft]

Cool! My favorite thing is the suction cups!

[astilly]

Very fun, simple, and well-illustrated project.

[gcoma]

This is pretty great! That said, I must find a long reg jacket thats like a hoodie, and colored clothing to match it. I will have those 2 long tentacles(my legs) and become a squid! Horray!

[cocoaloco]

will this work with a zipper hoodie??

[Miskui]

yes, see the tentacle in the middle front? Just make sure that the front tentacle includes both sides of the zipper.

Then you can zip it up and it'll look exactly like this one except with a zipper on the front tentacle.

[anibioman]

nope.

[Amby-chan]

This is something I would make for everyday use :)

[pudding83]

hello from germany! thank you so much for this great idea and professional graphics :) really funny! i´ll wear it at work on carnival in february.

[Daleeburg]

Thank you for this awesome idea.

Used it last night, it took about an hour or so to make with a sewing machine and cost about $25.

Just a couple of notes. I stuffed the arms with newspaper, works great. Adding big eyes to the hood looks really cool when you cinch down the hood. You can use hot glue to attach the suckers to the arms.

Over all everybody loved it and it was a fun costume. I would highly recommend it.

[jwystup]

This is awesome. Too bad I already have a costume this year. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for a cheap octopus-colored hoodie for next year!!

[yesitis808]

Very original! and Clever.

[brighteyesxo]

I wasn't planning on dressing up for Halloween this year but I'm on Band Council at my school and we're doing a Halloween parade for the elementary schoolers and I didn't want to be the only one dressed up! This will be the perfect costume. :D Can't wait to make it!

[Procrastinateher]

That's adorable, I want to make my own now :)

[paperairplanecreator]

heheh! you bcould put thus sweatshirt on and then a squid hat! epic win!

[Poogle]

I put cat paws on these and went as an octopussy, it was a lot of fun

[lalamorton]

 Loved making it, it was so much fun. Bottom of bath mat as suction cups worked well. I linked the arms with fishing line but should have shortened the fishing line between the arms. I tried to tie die it to make it a blue ring octopus but the dye didn't stick. Though it still turned out great and I want to work on it more for future years! Thank you so much for the great idea!

[zephyrbunny]

glad you enjoyed it! It sort of looks like a ghostly octopus, esp with that face paint!

[andross52]

 Thanks so much for the 'ible! I was a jedi octopus this year:

[zephyrbunny]

That is awesome. The light saber is a nice touch.

[red-king]

 you should have had a lightsabre in every hand =P

[porcupinemamma]

ooo -hey just thought of something you might like to add to your fab costume-What about making some sort of seeweed looking stuff to the clothes you are wearing?

[kristinazero]

I was going to be a bumblebee next year, but forget that, now!  Thanks, zephyrbunny!

[termbizgunner]

Nice outfit you got here very helpful for kids...

[jason 77]

 LOL  reminds me of Squidward!  Cool project!

[fetmats]

I made this for a party last Saturday! I used a quite small hoodie, and cut some corners by making overly big stitches, only putting suction cups on 4 out of 8 arms and not stuffing the fake arms with anything. Finished in about 2 hrs. Of course not the same quality as your original one, but it gave nice kind of small freshly fished squid hung on my shoulders kind of look.

5 out of 5!

[cstanley485]

Love this! Could also be modified for a spider. I like to use plastic grocery bags for stuffing..lightweight, washable and green.

[komecake]

  Omg! Yay for reading comments! Thanks for the trash bag idea. :D

[ki10]

That's a great idea! We reuse them for our small waste baskets, but our closet is actually overflowing now.

[CybergothiChe]

 this IS awesome! :D

[sibiria]

This is awesome!!! Love it :))) 

[jiggle physics]

i'm so doing this. you're awesome. :D

[WallaceTheSane]

Genius! Ahh, I love the cartoon at the end. I'm hearing one of those "PING!" sounds, like in 50's commercials.

[Soodime]

im gonna do this!!! thank you 4 the inspiration!!! :)

[sarahfish]

 This is super! great idea and execution! 

[porcupinemamma]

This is excellent!

[holeygwakamolee]

you have no idea how much i love you for this for two reasons: 1) i love octopodes so much 2) i have 100 little plastic rings that i have no idea what to do with until now. you're amazing

[Trebawa]

Good plural.

[flaresam]

=D
great project!

[zafiros]

Wow just on time! I was planning on wearing the craziest outfit to school Monday, and this will be the perfect finishing touch!