Hmm…I’m thirsty.
I don’t think you should drink that…it looks bad for you.
NONSENSE! It makes me feel great, smarter, more aggressive.
I feel like I could…like I could………like I could………
TAKE ON THE WORLD!
While that may sound like an energy drink advert, it is actually the opening dialogue between the Purple and Green Tentacles from the very cool game from waaay back in the 90s, “Day of the Tentacle”. It is one of my partner’s favourite games, so I decided to make him amigurumi Tentacles! The Purple and Green Tentacles are two main characters from the game, and while the green tentacle is friendly, the purple one is hell-bent on taking over the world after receiving mutant arms and increased brainpower from drinking toxic waste.
As I couldn’t find a pattern online (but found this very cool photo of someone else’s), I was forced to experiment and make my own. Eeek I am only a beginner and this is only my third project! Well I must have drank some toxic waste too and increased my skills because I made the Tentacles, and here is my pattern so everyone can make Tentacles which can TAKE ON THE WORLD!
Day of the Tentacle Amigurumi Pattern
I wrote down my pattern as I made the first tentacle, and tested it again when I made the second one (obviously so they could be the same!). Everything matched up, but if something doesn’t make sense or you have a better suggestion, please let me know! Note: I have used the US crochet stitch terminology.
L33T Skillz Needed
That was a bit of game talk for ya 😉 To make these Tentacles you need to crochet in the round, which involves being able to: start amigurumi using the chain and magic circle starts, do single crochets (US version; UK/Aus equivalent is the double crochet), be able to increase, do slip stitches, sew crochet items together with yarn, fill your crochet, and cut out felt! Easy peasy basic amigurumi crochet skills. If you don’t know how, check out my resource links here.
Materials
The following materials are what I used to make my Tentacles. Feel free to substitute as you wish – but keep the colours the same to stay true to the tentacles!
* Green Yarn
* Yellow Yarn
* Purple Yarn
* Scrap amount of Black Yarn or Black Felt (if use felt, you need craft glue)
* Stuffing/Filler (I used polyfill, but you could use pellets in the base and/or arms to add weight if you like)
* 3.5mm Crochet Hook
* Yarn Needle (needle with hole big enough to thread yarn through)
Yarn shops have closed around me, so I was stuck with yarn choices in Spotlight 😦 My 25g balls of 8ply wool yarn were just right.
Pattern
To make the two tentacles you will need to make the following:
Green Tentacle:
1 x Green Body
1 x Small Yellow Sucker
1 x Medium Yellow Sucker
1 x Large Yellow Sucker
1 x Yellow Base
Purple Tentacle:
1 x Purple Body
1 x Small Green Sucker
1 x Medium Green Sucker
1 x Large Green Sucker
1 x Green Base
2 x Purple Arms
1 x Black Felt or Crocheted Monobrow
Tentacle: Body
Don’t start body with a magic circle – I tried it and it makes the cone far too tight for the top of the tentacle.
Note: ch=chain, sc=single crochet (US).
Start: ch 2
RND1: 5sc into 1st chain [5]
RND2: 2sc in first sc, 4 sc around [6]
RND3: 2sc in first sc, 2 sc around. Repeat. [8]
RND4: 8 sc around [8]
RND5: 2sc in first sc, 3 sc around. Repeat. [10]
RND6: 10 sc around [10]
RND7: 2sc in first sc, 4 sc around. Repeat. [12]
RND8: 12 sc around [12]
RND9: 2sc in first sc, 5 sc around. Repeat. [14]
RND10: 14 sc around [14]
RND11: 2sc in first sc, 6 sc around. Repeat. [16]
RND12: 16 sc around[16]
RND13: 2sc in first sc, 3 sc around. Repeat 3 more times. [20]
RND14: 20 sc around [20]
RND15: 2sc in first sc, 4 sc around. Repeat 3 more times. [24]
RND16: 24 sc around [24]
RND17: 24 sc around [24]
RND18: 24 sc around [24]
RND19: 2sc in first sc, 11 sc around. Repeat. [26]
RND20: 26 sc around [26]
RND21: 2sc in first sc, 12 sc around. Repeat. [28]
RND22: 28 sc around [28]
RND23: 2sc in first sc, 13 sc around. Repeat. [30]
RND24-33: 30 sc around [30] for 10 rounds.
Do not finish off at this point. Wait until you have attached your suckers, because you may find you want to add an extra row or two on the bottom to balance the sucker arrangement.
Tentacle: Suckers
When making suckers allow plenty of spare thread at start or end to allow you to sew the sucker onto tentacle body later.
Small Sucker:
RND1: 6sc magic circle [6]
RND2: 2sc into each sc around [12] [slip st to 1st]
RND3: 12 sc around [12] [slip st to 1st] Finish off.
Medium Sucker:
RND1: 7sc magic circle [7]
RND2: 2sc into each sc around [14] [slip st to 1st]
RND3: 14 sc around [14] [slip st to 1st] Finish off.
Large Sucker:
RND1: 6sc magic circle [6]
RND2: 2sc into each sc around [12] [slip st to 1st]
RND3: 12 sc around [12] [slip st to 1st]
RND4: 2sc into first, 1 sc into next. Repeat 5 more times. [18] [slip st to 1st]
RND5: 18 sc around [18] [slip st to 1st] Finish off.
Assembly: Suckers to Tentacle Body
1) Use yarn needle, sew suckers to tentacle in a vertical arrangement. Small sucker near top (narrowest part of cone), then medium, and then large near bottom. Approx 2-3 row gap visible between each sucker once sewn on. See my photos for examples.
2) Crochet an extra row or two (of 30 sc each) onto the bottom of the tentacle body if you need to so that your suckers are more evenly spaced. You want a bit of a gap between the bottom of the last sucker and the bottom of the body.
3) Slip stitch and finish off tentacle body. You don’t need to leave a long length of yarn at the end.
4) Stuff body (I used polyfill/polyester fibre, but you might want to use plastic pellets in the base to add weight). Push the spare yarn into the body once you have stuffed it.
Tentacle: Base
RND1: 6sc magic circle [6]
RND2: 2sc into each sc around [12]
RND3: 12 sc around [12]
RND4: 2sc into first, 1 sc. Repeat 5 more times. [18]
RND5: 18 sc around [18]
RND6: 2sc into first, 2 sc. Repeat 5 more times. [24]
RND7: 24 sc around [24]
RND8: 2sc into first, 3 sc. Repeat 5 more times. [30]
RND9: 30 sc around [30]
RND10: 30 sc around [30]
Slip stitch, finish off. Leave plenty of yarn to allow you to stitch around the base at assembly.
Assembly: Base to Body
1) Using spare thread from base, use a yarn needle and sew the base to the bottom of the body. The 30sc on the top of the base and the 30sc on the bottom of the body will match up to allow easy sewing (if you are unsure how to, use this website to help).
2) Before you fully stitch up the base to the body, you may want to add a bit more stuffing.
3) Finish attaching the base to the body.
If you were making the green tentacle, it should now be complete!
If you are making the purple tentacle, you still have to make the arms and monobrow.
Tentacle: Arms (for PURPLE tentacle only)
RND1: 4sc magic circle [4]
RND2: 2sc into first, 3 sc around [5]
RND3: 2sc into first, 4 sc around [6]
RND4: 6 sc around [6]
RND5: 6 sc around [6]
RND6: 6 sc around [6]
RND7: 6 sc around [6]
Finish off. Allow enough spare yarn at the end to allow you to attach each arm to the body.
Assembly: Arms to Body (PURPLE tentacle only)
1) Stuff the arms with filler.
2) The arms get attached to either side of the tentacle body, about halfway down (in line with the middle tentacle). The tentacle’s left arm (on the right hand side when looking at the tentacle) needs to be angled upwards, and the tentacle’s right arm needs to angle down (see photos).
2) Sew each arm to the body using the spare thread on the arms (if you are unsure how to, use this other website to help).
Tentacle: Monobrow (PURPLE tentacle only)
The monobrow needs to be black.
You can either crochet this and sew it on, or cut it out of felt and glue it on.
I got frustrated with the crochet version, so I pulled out the black felt and made one in no time!
The brow needs to be furrowed so that there is a deep V that overlaps the top sucker, then angle down slightly at the ends. Look at my photos for the shape, or check the screenshots from the game.
Optional: Make a red gun for the purple tentacle out of a red pipecleaner or other material.
Hooray you have now finished your purple tentacle!
Have fun with your Tentacles! Make sure they behave 🙂 If you make them, please post a comment and link because I would love to see photos of them.
Note: You are free to use this pattern to make as many tentacles as you like, but please do not post this pattern anywhere else. If you follow my pattern and blog about it I would appreciate a link back to my website (so others can make it too!). More information about pattern use here: https://amysodyssey.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/my-crochet-patterns/
Do not sell Tentacles made from this pattern – the Tentacles are copyright Lucasarts and whoever else, so trying to make money off it (and any other copyrighted characters) would be very very bad!
Awesome!! I loved The Day of the Tentacle, and am definitely giving this pattern a try:)
Wonderful! Make sure you show me your photos when you are done 😀
Love the pattern, thanks for posting it! I made one for brother for his birthday and he loved it 😀
Wonderful 😀 I love that you guys have been making them as gifts as well. I want to make some cool amigurumi gifts for my partner but I am bad at keeping surprises from him haha.
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Thanx, for sharing the patterns 🙂 now I only have to find somebody that understands them… BTW That Game was one of the best to come out in the 90s, when LucasArts ruled the game scene… With Sam & Max, Monkey Iland, and Days Of The Tentacle…
Hehehe I am sure there are some hidden crocheters around who can help you 😉 My bf LOVES all those games too so I have seen a lot of them – I just haven’t played them myself:P
I am about halfway through Grim Fandango and really want to make a Manny Calavera but I don’t think my skills are quite there yet…plus I have no idea how I’d do it hahaha. Gimme a few more months!
GRIM FANDANGO!!!!!
That is all. 🙂
Thanks for this awesome pattern. It got me to start making amigurumi about a week ago. I just finished the purple tentacle from your pattern, which you can see here,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandaeskimo/4180054048/
I didn’t know it would be so large. It’s also the first pattern I’ve used. I’ve made some finger puppets the past week which has been fun.
Thanks again.
I’m so glad it got you into amigurumi, because your tentacle looks fantastic!! I think yours has ended up about the same size as mine too.
Thank you for posting your photo 😀
I made the green tentacle yesterday and today, http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandaeskimo/4184804123/.
I used yellow instead of an orange, but that’s what I had. Thanks again.
It looks wonderful too! I actually used yellow as well 😉
This is awesome!! 🙂 Found on the Threadbanger squiddie roundup. Love me some Day of the Tentacle, and this looks exactly perfect!
Thanks Heather 😀
I still love the game 😀 Just finished my purple tentacle, I have a picture available on ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/draadje/day-of-the-tentacle-amigurumi
Thank you for this cute pattern!
Thanks for sharing draadje! Your tentacle looks fantastic 😀
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Thanks for this wonderful pattern!
Check out my version on:
http://angelicapysslar.diehn.se/?p=76
(the site is in swedish but a picture says more than a thousand words. 🙂 )
Thanks Angelica! I can’t wait to see the photos but I can’t connect to your webpage at the moment (will try again later) 😀
This just made my 2010…Way better past time for a sunny Vancouver week than the Olympics!
Aww thanks Drake 😉
Excellent !!! Magnifique !!
This game is still one of my favorites ever !!
I surely will do them, they are wonderful. I’ll come back to tell you… thank you very much for this pattern ! 😀
Thanks La Petite Bete! I can’t wait to see your finished tentacles 😀
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Your finished tentacle looks great 😀 I just commented on it on your ravelry page before I clicked on this link!
I finished mine tonight! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugwump/4937554466/
His wee green friend will be done tomorrow. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
He looks fantastic Lyvvie! I think we have the same tones of purple and green yarn. I’m delighted that it’s your first amigurumi crochet toy too 😀
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I had just been making a bunch of these: http://www.aliciakachmar.com/blog/craft/safety-cone-to-the-rescue/
One of the ones I was making made me think of DotT, and I felt compelled to add Tenticles to my mental list of things to crochet…which is when I stumbled onto your pattern.
THIS IS AWESOME! That is all.
Seriously Epic!
OMG I want these… but I can only knit hats and scarves… and socks….
Not this type of knitting.. I don’t understand how to do it.
I love Purple Tentacle and Green Tentacle …. DOTT was AWESOME.
Great Job!!
I have recently started to waitcrochet, and made my husband a lil Walt from Breaking Bad (in case you are interested here it is http://i.imgur.com/ei8TL.jpg) for his xmas. He loved it so much he has started suggesting other projects, and his first request was some tentacles. So I am very grateful to you for putting this up! I plan to start soon, thanks again!
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Hello,
thanks to your great pattern, I was able to do mine and as a very great fan of DOTT I am now very happy to have them.
Thanks again
and thanks for having a look at my version of purple and green:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VfbiGGUUzGEKEiQ1yCvMmdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Thanks for making this pattern! 🙂 I made a purple tentacle for my dad, we played the game together (or, I watched him play it :D) when I was little in the ’90s. 🙂
I linked the project page above 🙂
Omg I just stumbled across this. I am a HUGE Day of the Tentacle fan! Can’t wait to crochet these 🙂
Thank you for the pattern . I look if i can add an link
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Jondarane/day-of-the-tentacle-amigurumi