The initiative “Octopus for a preemie” is spreading throughout the world. Here you can find the pattern for the octopus. Many people ask me where they can send octopuses they make and I always try to direct them to the octopus group in their country if it’s possible. Donating an octopus via the group is ...
I can’t believe that already a year has passed since, very very pregnant, I decided to support the hospital my son was going to be born in with some octopuses. And then I wrote about it on this blog. Now my son is a big boy, already starting to walk, and the post “Octopus for ...
I am immensely happy to report that my post (you can also find the pattern for the octopus there) about octopuses made for preemies received a lot of interest among, but not only, crocheters. Huge number of people from Poland, Denmark and USA replied to me on Facebook and shared their stories about how an octopus ...
There is a fantastic group here in Denmark called spruttegruppen, which encourages crocheters to make little octopuses for premature babies. Someone may be surprised to hear it, but research shows that the arms of the crocheted octopuses remind the little babies of the umbilical cord in their mommies’ bellies and make them feel safer. The ...