Kraken Mask

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Kraken mask

Octopus or Cthulhu : choose the colour that suits your taste for tentacles !

One size : fits most adults and children over 12

Suggested yarns :

Malabrigo Worsted (held double) : 2 skeins


Hjertegarn Natur Uld : 2 balls
Drops Andes : 2 balls

Needles :

6 mm 40 cm circular needles
6 mm DPNs (or 6 mm 80 cm circular needles for magic loop)

Gauge :

10 x 10 cm = 13 sts x 18 rows

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Instructions :

You will first knit the hat in the round, then knit the tentacles flat, and sew them to the hat.

With 40 cm circular needles, cast on 60 stitches. Join the ends for working in the round. If
that helps you, you may place a marker to mark the beginning of the round.

Row 1 : *Knit 1, purl 1* (repeat 21 times), knit the remaining 18 stitches.


Rows 2 to 5 : Same as row 1
Row 6 : Knit all stitches
Row 7 : Knit 42 stitches, then bind off the last 18 stitches.

You will now knit 10 rows flat to make the eyes opening.
Rows 8 and 9 : Knit the 42 stitches, turn the work. Purl the 42 stitches, turn the work.
Repeat these 2 rows 4 more times.

Row 18 : Knit the 42 stitches, cast on 18 stitches, join the ends for working in the round
again.

Knit all stitches until the hat measures 22 cm.

You will now start the decreases. When there are not enough stitches left to knit with the 40
cm needles, switch to DPNs (or to the 80 cm circular needles to use the magic loop method).

Next row : *knit 8, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)


Next row : *knit 7, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 6, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 5, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 4, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 3, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 2, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Next row : *knit 1, knit 2 together* (repeat 6 times)
Final row : *knit 2 together* (repeat until the end of the round)
Break yarn and pull through remaining stitches.

Eyes :

Pick up the stitches around the eyes opening.

Knit two rows (you may purl the stitches above the eyes, to make the eyebrows more
impressive).

Bind off and break yarn. Separate the two eyes by sewing the middle of the lower side of the
opening to the middle of the upper side.

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Tentacles :

Cast on 30 stitches.
Row 1 : Purl to end
Row 2 : Knit into the front and back of all stitches (you get 60 stitches in total)
Rang 3 : Purl to end
Bind off and break yarn.

Make at least 7 tentacles. You can make them longer or shorter by casting on more or less
stitches.

Finishing :

Sew the tentacles to the hat, under the eyes.


Weave in ends.

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