Their large eyes and adorable ears make for a very graceful and fun topic. These cute owls are quick, easy, very adorable, and can be made in no time.
These written instructions include how to make the body and head parts, eye spot, beak, wings, and belly patch, also they include how to assemble all parts together at the end.
This pattern doesn’t require advanced crocheting skills, all you need is to know how to make single crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, and half double crochet stitches, also you need to know some crochet techniques like increasing, decreasing, and working in back loop only.
These owls can be used as lucky charms or keychains, or you can make many of them and use them in a garland.
Designer: Like a liger crochet
Materials & Tools
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Medium weight yarn in ligth brown, white, light blue/light pink
- Dark blue embridery thread or 10 mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Scissors
Size: 9.5 cm
Abbreviations
mr – magic ring
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
BLO – back loop only
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdcdec – invisible decrease using hdc stitch
Body & Head
Using light brown yarn.
Ch 11, then start in the 2nd st from the hook:
Rnd 1: inc in next st, sc in next 8 st, inc in next st, continue on the other side of the chain, inc in next st, sc in next 8 st, inc in next st (24)
Rnd 2: inc in next st, sc in next 10 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 10 st, inc in next st (28)
Rnd 3: inc in next st, sc in next 12 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 12 st, inc in next st (32)
Rnd 4: inc in next st, sc in next 14 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 14 st, inc in next st (36)
Rnd 5: BLO: inc in next st, sc in next 16 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 16 st, inc in next st (40)
Rnd 6-7: sc in all 40 st (40)
Rnd 8: dec, sc in next 16 st, dec x 2, sc in next 16 st, dec (36)
Rnd 9-10: sc in all 36 st (36)
Rnd 11: (sc in next 4 st, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 12: sc in all 30 st (30)
Rnd 13: (sc in next 3 st, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 14: sc in all 24 st (24)
Rnd 15: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6 (30)
Rnd 16: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) x 6 (36)
Rnd 17-18: sc in all 36 st (36)
Rnd 19: (sc in net 4 st, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 20: sc in all 30 st (30)
Rnd 21: hdc in next st, dc in next 6 st, hdc in next st, sc in next 7 st, hdc in next st, dc in next 6 st, hdc in next st, sc in next 7 st (30)
Rnd 22: hdcdec, dc in next 6 st, hdcdec, sc in next 5 st, hdcdec, dc in next 6 st, hdcdec, sc in next 5 st (26)
Sl st in next st. Fasten off.
Stuff the body and head firmly with fiberfill.
The head is closed by sewing (if you’re using safety eyes, make the eyes spots before closing the head).
Eye Spot x2
Using white yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 (18)
Sl st in next st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail. You can embroider the eyes on the eye spots or insert the safety eyes. Insert them between Rnd 1 and 2, just off center.
Beak
use light blue or light pink yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3: sc in all 12 st (12)
Sl st in next st. Shape the beak into a droplet with the narrow part at the bottom. Use a couple of stitches on the narrow part to secure the shape. The beak doesn’t necessarily need to be stuffed.
Wing x2
Use light blue or light pink yarn.
Ch 6, then start in the 2nd st from the hook:
Row 1: inc in next st, sc in next 4 st, ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc in next 6 st, inc in next st (on the other side of the chain), sc in next 4 st, ch 1, turn
Row 3: sc in next 5 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 5 st, ch 1, turn
Row 4: sc in next 6 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 6 st, ch 1, turn
Row 5: sc in next 7 st, inc in next 2 st, sc in next 7 st
Work 8 sl st in the flat side of the wing.
Sl st in next st. Fasten off. Make sure to leave a long tail.
Belly Patch
Use white yarn.
Follow the instructions for the wing. THe belly patch has the same shape, but is placed upside down.
Assembly
- If you use safety eyes, insert them (in the eye spots) between rnd 17 and 18 with an interspace of 3 st. You can now secure them and close the head by sewing. Place the eyes close to each other and ,ake them look up a bit. Then sew the eye spots onto the head.
- If you embroidered the eyes, sew the eye spots onto the head between Rnd 14 and 21, make the, touch each other in the middle.
- Sew the beak on in between the eye spots, roughly between rnd 13 and 18, with the narrow part down.
- Sew the belly pach onto the belly, in the middle, just above rnd 4, with the flat side down.
- Sew the wings onto each side of the body, between rnd 4 and 14, with the flat side up.
