Octopus crocheted with single strand and no seams
Crocheting and knitting have become vogue with the rise of DIY culture. I've become enamored by the simplicity of the crocheting procedure and its ability to create ornate forms.
Octopus close-up
Cephalopods and other creatures with tentacles are an interesting formal challenge. I've been making these creatures without patterns on the fly, improvising as I go.
Squid #1 - two parts - process
With my first attempt at the squid, I separated out the mantle from the tentacles.
Squid #1
I tried to keep it as anatomically correct as possible.
Squid #1 from below
Cuttlefish
I decided to go back to the elegance of creating a form with just a single skein of yarn. This cuttlefish creates the illusion of having distinct parts, but really it was crocheted without any breaks or seams.
Deploying Parking Meter Critters into the Wild
In addition to these one-off cephalopods, I've been yarnbombing parking meter cozies. This one has a few stray tentacles, but it's not yet a real cephalopod.
Cthulhu Face Warmers (#1 and #2)
The next logical evolution of the cephalopod series was creating wearable garments. Cthulhu might not be a mere cephalopod, but he has enough tentacles to lump him in that general category.
