ABOUT ME

Hi there, I’m Clotilde, a passionate crocheter and lucky mother of 2 adorable boys.

When I left France to live in Asia, my grandmother, an amazing maker in pretty much everything that exists in crafts,  gave me a little cookie tin with a few crochets and cotton balls inside, “to make stars applique to hang in your Christmas tree, you’ll see it’s easy” she said. And it stayed in a drawer for about a year, until I found these cute things online called amigurumi, and decided I wanted to learn how to make them. But my grandmother was not around so I dived into online tutorials about crochet and amigurumis. I often say “I learned all by myself” but it’s not quite true, I actually learned from these formidable makers and their free tutorials online. I struggled a bit at first. But I progressed over the years, and now I feel it’s my turn to share something, my creations, my tips and tricks.

I hope my patterns with detailed instructions and photos will make it easy for you to crochet cute toys and home decor items! I try as much as I can to insert more photos or little videos where I find something can be confusing, or where I remember I got stuck myself when I was a beginner.  

Apart from crocheting, I’m also a musician, I love diving, cooking (that’s my French side), all sorts of DIY crafts, playing with my boys, playing tennis and soccer, and I’m very proud of my Japanese half-blood roots as well. So you might find a little bit of all of that in my designs.

What about you, how did you come to crochet ? Any particular project you would love to see here or amigurumi technique you are struggling with ?  Feel free to send me an email to share at clotilde@octopuscrochet.com. 

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You may not sell my patterns or claim them as your own, nor translate them into other languages. You may make items to sell  from my patterns (i.e. on Etsy, at craft fairs) only in small quantity, but I ask that you link back to my blog and provide credit for the pattern. If you sell items on Etsy or other marketplace you have to mention my website in the description of the item, and you may not use my photography to sell the finished product. This pattern is not meant for wholesale or for big businesses to profit on.

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