here are the details, if anyone's interested in making their own! I'm very new to crochet, so I'd call this beginner-friendly lol

I used this pattern for the sphere: https://www.supergurumi.com/crochet-shapes-crochet-balls-and-spheres (very helpful checkboxes)

the 'tentacles' part is a modified version of the Crochet Ruffle Border Pattern by Kimberly Arenas (I used 5 tr per stitch)—honestly, if I did it again, I'd make the ruffle less intense. perhaps 4 tr per stitch, or not doing a round of increases before it LOL

for making the ruffle: I used an ~40 sc round, then did a dc round and a round of sc increases before adding the ruffle. I sewed this onto the sphere, though I'm sure you could crochet it directly onto the sphere.

(I'm not sure what size yarn I used, but I do know that a 4mm hook was best for it, so do with that what you will)