Splatoon Squid Plush ♥ Crochet Pattern

Hi, it’s Michelle from 2025! I’ve been going back to my past crochet patterns and reformatting my old patterns so that they’re easier to understand. I first posted this pattern back in 2015! It was part of my ’12 Days of DIY’ Blogmas series, where I would post 12 DIY projects leading up to Christmas in December. Baby Michelle was sure ambitious! lol

This crochet pattern was inspired by the video game Splatoon. I first played Splatoon on the Wii U and fell in love with the game, so I wanted to crochet one of the squid mascots. At the time, there wasn’t any Splatoon merch (that I knew of), so I decided to create my own!

When I first made this pattern, I thought that the Splatoon squid only had three tentacles, but I later found out it had four tentacles! This is why this plush only has three legs instead of four. However, since I’m writing for the future (still Michelle from 2025), I adjusted the pattern so that you can easily add a fourth leg/tentacle!

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Supplies
– H/5.oo mm crochet hook (my favorite hook)
– Worsted weight yarn (your choice of color)
– Polyfill stuffing
– Black felt
– White felt
– Slanted tapestry needle (I use these)
– No-sew glue (this is my favorite)
– Scissors

Aberrations
ch(s) – chains
st(s) – stitch(es)
slst – slip stitch (same as join)
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
flo – front loop only
blo – back loop only
cc – color change
dec – decrease (same as sc2tog) (single two st together)
inc – increase (make 2sc in a single st)
RS – right side/front side
WS – wrong side/back side
(x_) – repeat (_) amount of times
[x_] – repeat everything inside the [_] times amount of times

Crochet Level
Beginner

Pattern Notes
The pattern is written in US terms
If you have any problems with this pattern, feel free to contact me so I can help you

SQUID (TOP)
With H hook and yarn
Round 1: magic circle, sc 6 sts. Total = 6 sts
Round 2: 2sc in each st (x6). Total = 12 sts
Rounds 3-4: sc 12 sts. Total = 12 sts
Round 5: 2sc in each st (x12). Total = 24 sts
Rounds 6-7: sc 24 sts. Total = 24 sts
Round 8: [2sc in next st, sc 2 sts](x8). Total = 32 sts
Rounds 9-11: sc 32 sts. Total = 32 sts
Round 12: [2sc in next st, sc 3 sts](x8). Total = 40 sts
*Rounds 13-14: sc 40 sts. Total = 40 sts
Round 15: [dec, sc 2 sts](x10). Total = 30 sts
Round 16: [dec, sc 1 st](x10). Total = 20 sts
Round 17: sc 20 sts. Total = 20 sts
Cut off and leave a long tail for sewing

*Stop after this round if you would like to create 4 legs/tentacles instead of 3

SQUID BOTTOM (MAKE 3-4)
With H hook and yarn
Round 1: magic circle, sc 5 sts. Total = 5 sts
Round 2: 2sc in each st (x5). Total = 10 sts
Rounds 3-5: sc 10 sts. Total = 10 sts
Cut off and leave a long tail for sewing

ASSEMBLY
At this point, you have 3-4 squid legs/tentacles. To connect the tentacles, you should have 30-40 sts, sew 10 sts per each leg/tentacle until all legs are attached to the body. Stuff with polyfil stuffing as you sew. Weave in all loose yarn ends.

With black and white felt, cut out all of the Squid’s features. You can trace all these parts on a piece of paper to serve as a template if you like. After you cut out all the felt pieces, glue them onto the squid and leave to dry.

Have you played Splatoon?