While I love all the items I put into my shop, there are some that have a special place for me. And this is definitely one of those.
The first one I ever made of these was the first thing I made for my little son Malcolm before he was born. I had seen some cute toy octopus (octopi?) at baby stores...but I wanted to do something a little more special for Malcolm. I pulled out my yarn and crochet hooks that I hadn't touched for a while, and got to work.
Here was the first version of the octopus.
And from that, not only was this little crochet octopus born, but it really rekindled my love of making things again. It was a combination of this, and some incredible encouragement from my husband, that inspired me to open my Etsy shop last June.
He's an adorable crocheted octopus, with big, friendly eyes!
I wanted to make something that would be fun for him to grab with his chubby little fingers.
