Owls are charming, symbolic creatures that make fantastic crochet projects; they bring joy to your crafting journey, and they’re something suitable for every skill level and interest.
Using simple stitches like single crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, and some crochet techniques like increasing and decreasing, you will create a charming owl complete with sleepy eyes, a cute embroidery beak, small wings, and ears.
This tutorial is a no-sew pattern; it works in one piece and takes no time to finish, and can be customized with different colors of yarn. In this tutorial, you can use sport weight yarn with a 2.5 mm crochet hook, orange and black yarn for embroidery details, and fiberfill.
Designer: Engurumist
Materials
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Sport weight yarn in any color you like
- Orange and black yarn for embroidering
- Fiberfill
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
inc3 – increase by crocheting 3 sc in one stitch
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Body
ch 11, startgin from the 2nd chain from the hook.
Rnd 1: 9 sc, 1 inc3, 8 sc, 1 inc (22)
Rnd 2: 22 sc (22)
Rnd 3: 20 sc, 2 inc (24)
Rnd 4: 1 inc, 9 sc, 3 inc, 11 sc (28)
Rnd 5-7: 28 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 8: (3 sc, 1inc) x 6, 2 sc, BLO (1 sc, 1 inc) (35)
Rnd 9: BLO 1 sc, 15 sc, BLO 3 sc, 16 sc (35)
Rnd 10-12: 35 sc (3 rounds)
Now you can make the wings*
Rnd 13: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (28)
Rnd 14-16: 28 sc (3 rounds)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 17: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (21)
Rnd 18: (1 dec, 1 sc) x 7 (14)
Rnd 19: 7 dec (7)
Fasten off and weave tail through the front loops of the last round and pull tightly to close.
Wings x2
Hold the body upside down, attach yarn to the first FLO stitch and make a slip stitch, ch 1
6 dc in the second FLO stitch, ch 2
Sl st to the last FLO stitch and fasten off. Weave tail.
Shaping
Insert the yarn from bottom to top in the middle, turn back 3 stitches apart.
Pull tightly to shape the ears.
Embroidery
- Ear feathers to the cornenrs.
- Beak: the rounds 7-8
- Eyes: the round 6, 3 stitches apart.
