Crochet Octopus for Preemies, Crochet Octopus for Babies in Variegated Green, yellow and white, is a great and wonderful gift for preemies babies. It's made with 100 percent cotton yarn and filled with polyester fiberfill and the eyes are embroidered (no loose parts hazard). The length is almost 9 inches from a free tobacco smoke home. Preemie babies and babies like octopus because they remember the umbilical cordon and feel comforted. This idea come from Denmark, where a father asked for a crochet octopus for his baby. The nurses noticed that the baby pulled the tentacles instead the tubes, improving his health rapidly.