Octopus for a preemie in Poland / Ośmiorniczka dla wcześniaka w Polsce

octopus for a preemie

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 ...

Octopus for a preemie / Ośmiorniczka dla wcześniaka

octopus for a preemie

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 ...