Skills required

• Crocheting in spiral 
• Chain, slip, single, half double and double crochet stitch (US terms).
• Magic ring
• Increasing 
• Decreasing 
• Finishing an open piece.
• Joining pieces with whip stitch.

 

Size

• About 6,5cm (2.6”), with worsted weight cotton yarn and a 2,25 mm crochet hook (US size 1/B).
• About 5 cm (2") with fingering weight cotton yarn and a 1,75 mm crochet hook.

 

Materials & Tools

• Yarn. I used worsted weight 100% cotton yarn, 50g = 92m (50g = 100yd) / 10ply / 9wpi / 4: medium. You will need about 17g or 31m (34yds) of yarn – 12g for the body and 5g for details.
• 2,25 - 2,75 mm crochet hook (US size 1/B - 2/C) or according to the yarn.
• Polyester fiberfill, wool, wadding etc. for stuffing
• 9mm (1/3”) safety toy eyes or buttons, beads, felt etc.
• Embroidery floss.
• Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker.

 

Abbreviations

mr, sc n = magic ring - crochet n (number) single crochet stitches into the loop. 
ch = chain stitch 
sl st = slip stitch (single crochet in UK and Australia) 
sc = single crochet stitch (double crochet in UK and Australia)
hdc = half double crochet stitch (half triple ot treble crochet in UK and Australia)
dc = double crochet stitch (triple ot treble crochet in UK and Australia)
tc = triple crochet stitch (double triple ot treble crochet in UK and Australia)
sc n = make n single crochet stitches (or ch, hdc etc.), one in each stitch 
inc = increase – crochet two single crochet stitches in the same stitch 
inc3 = double increase – crochet three single crochet stitches in the same stitch
dec = decrease – crochet two stitches together using the invisible decrease method
(sc 2, inc) x n = repeat the pattern between parentheses n times 
[hdc, dc, tr] = crochet all stitches between brackets in one stitch
(24) = number of stitches in a round after finishing round

 

Notes

• Work in a continuous spiral, do not join rounds or turn your work, unless instructed otherwise in the pattern.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round. Move the marker up after completing each round.
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless instructed otherwise in the pattern.

 

Body Worked from bottom to top. 1: mr, 6 = (6) 2: (sc, inc3x 2) x 2 = (14) 3: sc 3, inc3x 2, sc 5, inc3x 2, sc 2 = (22) 4: sc 4, inc x 3, sc 8, inc x 3, sc 4 = (28) 5: sc 6, inc x 2, sc 12, inc x 2, sc 6 = (32) Place a stitch marker (or a piece of yarn) into  the 19th stitch on round 11. This marks the  center of the face. 6-12: sc in each stitch = (32) 13: sc 10, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 4 = (30)  14: sc 14, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 8 = (28) 15: sc 6, dec, sc 18, dec = (26) 16: sc 2, dec, sc 11, dec, sc 9 = (24) 17: sc, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 6 = (21) 18: sc, dec, sc 4, fasten off = (20) Make a slip stitch into the next stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, and fasten off. Attach safety eyes and then stuff the body. Leave the top seam open for now, this way you can fasten all yarn tails securely with a knot inside the body.

 

 

Eye patch - safety eyes Join all rounds with a slip stitch (sl st) to get perfectly round eye patches. 1: mr, 7, sl st in the first sc = (7) Insert the safety eye into the loop and draw the  loop tightly closed around it. If you are using larger eyes, you may need to increase the number of single crochet stitches on round 1. 2: ch 1, inc x 7, sl st in the first sc = (14) Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing,  and fasten off cleanly.     Eye patch - embroidered eyes Join all rounds with a slip stitch (sl st) to get perfectly round eye patches. 1: mr, 7, sl st in the first sc = (7) 2: ch 1, inc x 7, sl st in the first sc = (14) Cut the yarn, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing,  and fasten off cleanly.

Left wing 1: mr, 6 = (6) 2: inc x 2,[sc,hdc],[hdc,dc],[dc,tc,tc] = (11)   Right wing 1: mr, 6 = (6) 2: [sl st, ch 3, tc, dc], [dc, hdc], [hdc, sc],  inc x 2 = (11) Cut the yarn and weave in the yarn tail. Finish  the edge by crocheting around it with single  crochet stitches (see below).

 

Finishing the wings

 

1. Attach the yarn with a slip stitch.  Continue crocheting with sc-s,  increasing after every two stitches.

2. Make four sc-s into the stitch at  the tip of the wing. Finish the edge  and fasten off cleanly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assembling the owl

 

1. Place the eyes to either side of the  stitch marker.

2. Make sure you are satisfied with the  placement before pushing the washer into place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Sew the eye patches to the body.

4. Embroider the eye(s) and beak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Sew the wings to the body, making a few stitches through the center and around the top edge.

6. Add a bit more stuffing and close up the top seam, using the long yarn tail left on the body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Fasten all yarn tails securely and hide them inside the body.

8. Draw a few yarn pieces through the  top corner. Make a knot and push it  close to the body. Cut off extra yarn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would love to see how your owls turn out. Post a photo to my Facebook page or leave a comment below.

 

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