Oldie but goodie

This one is an oldie. I made him a while back. While it does look like alot of work, it was super fun to make. Given that this is an octopus, aside from the 8 legs there's also the body, so that's 9 pieces altogether.

Here's a few patterns that is simple to make:
Lion Brand
curly feet
from Crochet Me
from Craftster