Make a friendly octopus

Are you looking for something fun to craft? These friendly woolly octopuses are colourful and make great presents. You can tie them to a key ring or a bag, pin them up as decorations or make them bouncy by attaching them to some elastic. The size of your octopus will depend on the thickness of the wool. Thin wool makes thinner plaits and a smaller octopus. The octopuses in the picture are 14 centimetres long and made with double-knit wool. What you need • Coloured wool – thicker wool is easier to handle• Scissors• A ruler• Glue• Sticky tape• Card for eyes• A pen• A key ring 1 Cut a two-metre length of thick wool then wind it into a tight ball for the head. Glue or tape the end…

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