If you want to avoid the issue of safety eyes altogether, then one option is to forgo the eyes entirely. They aren't necessary to make a cute crochet octopus. Lilla Bjorn Crochet used this pattern and explains why she chose a no-eyes design. The pattern is by Anastasia Popova of Crochet for Babies.
When Cheryl learned about how crochet octopuses were helping preemies, she wanted to contribute. However, she didn't love any of the crochet octopus patterns out there. That's why she created her own. It has a slightly oval head, which is true to the real creature. She also has some great notes in the article about using safety eyes and checking for specific requirements at the hospital where you donate.
Rock the kids' bedroom with this cute yarn wall hanging feature a lovely white bear. The perfect fall wall decor to whip up with your beginner skills. Crochet entire hanging on a rustic wooden stick. The creative twist is to add the stuffed ears, nose, button eyes, and pink cheeks.
Along with adding amazing decorative details to a wall, chevron wall hanging will have significant health benefits too. Looking at this yarn wall hanging will instantly make you calm down. Crochet yarn in white and beige or in dark grey for this classic wall hanging. End it up with the fringed bottom.
Use your hook smartly to bring rainbows to your home. Crochet this rainbow wall hanging added up with the floral and rainy cloud hangings. Crochet the rainbow yarn weights to whip up this hanging and separately crochet the cloud, rain droplet, and others.
Bring lots of visual details to a particular home interior along with a cozy touch of elegance by crocheting this Tapestry of Feather's crochet wall hanging. Grab a 14″ wood dowel with 1/4″ diameter and start crocheting this hanging on it using desired yarn colors. Use a 5mm hook for this pattern.
Bring the necessary winter warmth on your interior wall with this yarn wall hanging. You need a piece of driftwood and some leftover yarn weights to stitch this wall hanging, a beginner crochet pattern. Experiment with desired yarn colors. Must come with a fringed bottom.
A simple but cool crochet wall hanging will make a sweet sound too due to hanging golden bells. Crochet the cotton thread while working in rounds to whip up this gorgeous wall decor. You can decorate it more with any other accents rather than the golden bells.
A dream catcher or a wall hanging, it is 2 in 1 crochet wall hanging pattern. Add up the bottom of a metal hoop with colorful yarn tassels and next crochet a big serenity crochet mandala inside the hoop. A fantastic yarn beauty that will take your wall decors to the next level.
