02.03.17
Adrian, born premature on Aarhus University Hospital, with his octopus (photo: Private).
Inside neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) incubators at one United Kingdom hospital, premature babies have an unlikely companion -colorful, crocheted octopi.
According to the organization Spruttegruppen - the Danish Octo Project - the idea for the toy started when a father requested a crocheted octopus for his daughter at Aarhus University Hospital.