This little guy is fun to have around. Closely related to the aquatic animal, the octopus, a hexapus is a playful land animal with 6 legs. Watch out when you hold him–you may get caught! His twisting legs are stronger than you think.

The hexapus is a very adaptable fellow. He’ll gladly grace the top of an amoire and gracefully twist his arms to wave “hello,”or he’ll play gently as toddlers toss him around and yank on his legs, and he’s just as willing to sit on a craft room shelf and become a pin cushion, gripping pencils and scissors with wonderous skill.

(Details: This hexapus is sewn from recyled wool skirts, stuffed with lentils and polyfil, and his posable legs are made from flexible hair curlers. I was pretty proud of my epiphany to go to the beauty supply store as I was walking around Lowe’s looking for something to make my hexapus legs posable.)