Detailed Amigurumi Owl Pattern Instructions
Head-body (one piece)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc) * 5 (10)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 5 (15)
R 4: 1 sc, (inc, 2 sc) * 5, 1 sc (20)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 5 (25)
R 6: 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) * 5, 2 sc (30)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 5 (35)
R 8-9: 35 sc (2 rows)
R 10: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) * 5, 3 sc (40)
R 11-13: 40 sc (3 rows)
R 14: (7 sc, inc) * 5 (45)
R 15-19: 45 sc (5 rows)
R 20: (7 sc, dec) * 5 (40)
R 21: 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) * 5, 3 sc (35) R 22: (5 sc, dec) *5 (30)
R 23: 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) * 5, 2 sc (25)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 24: (3 sc, dec) * 5 (20)
R 25: (2 sc, dec) * 5 (15)
R 26: (1 sc, dec) * 5 (10)
R 27: (dec) * 3
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Pull off the hole with needle. Hide the end of yarn inside the body.
Eyes (make 2)
With milk yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Make 1 sc, sl st and leave a long tail for sewing.
Wings (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Fold top of wing flat, 1 ch and 12 sc through both sides across. Turn the work and make 3 ch, in the 4th ch from hook: 1 sl st. Continue crocheting: ((1 sl st, 3 ch, 1 sl st), 1 sl st) * 4
There are three stitches left until the end of the row; we will use them to sew the wing to the body. F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With blue yarn: Embroider 3 chain stitches (view the Chain stitch embroidery tutorial) on the top of the head. Then crochet: (1 sl st, (4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sl st; 1 sl st)) * 3
F.o.
Feet (make 2)
With mustard yarn: Keep the body upside down, facing you. In R 22-23 we will crochet the feet. The pattern is the same like for the ears. Embroider 3 chain stitches on the top of the head. Then crochet: (1 sl st, (4 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sl st; 1 sl st)) * 3
F.o.
Assembly and Finishing Touches
Sew the ears to the head. Embroider eyes with black yarn, a beak with mustard yarn. Sew the wings on the sides of the body. Use a blue yarn to embroider knots on the body with a French knot or ticks with a simple embroidery stitch.
Expert Tips for Perfecting Your Amigurumi Owl
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