Hospital staff observed that the premature babies grasped the curly tentacles of the octopus instead of pulling at their tubes. “ My venture into crochet octopuses started with a news article about a father in Denmark who asked for a crocheted octopus for his baby. They are made of cotton so they can be sterilized.Īnd this is the idea behind the octopus ( copied from a different site the crochet Octopus for Preemies by Crochet 365 Knit Too)
I will knit one and also crochet one and then see which method I prefer for this charity drive. Someone in my community is collecting these for the preemies at Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY.
