You will need:
- Gazzal Baby Cotton yarn (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 50 g/165 m)
- 1.75 mm crochet hook
- 6 mm half beads for eyes
- 3 buttons for the tail and wings
- Fabric glue
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Free crochet owl pattern
Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Head and body
Make 9 ch. Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: 7 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn: 6 sc, 2 sc in last st [18]
R 2: inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc [24]
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [30]
Put two stitch markers on the sides.
R 4: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 5: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 6: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 7-18: 48 sc (12 rows)
Change color:
R 19-20: 48 sc (2 rows)
We will make decreases on the sides of the body.
R 21: (22 sc, dec) repeat 2 times [46]
R 22-23: 46 sc (2 rows)
R 24: make decreases on the sides of the body [44]
R 25-26: 44 sc (2 rows)
R 27: make decreases on the sides of the body [42]
R 28-29: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 30: make decreases on the sides of the body [40]
R 31-32: 40 sc (2 rows)
Fold the top opening flat and sew both sides together.
Fasten off.
Eyes (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Glue a half bead in the middle of the crochet eye.
Wings (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: 1 sc, change color (optional): 2 hdc, 1 dc, 3 dc in one st, 1 dc, 2 hdc,
(inc, 3 sc) repeat 4 times, inc
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
R 1: 6 sc in mc [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: 5 sc, sl st, 2 ch, (1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc in one st), 2 ch, sl st, 2 ch, (1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc in one st), 2 ch, sl st, 2 ch, (1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc in one st), 2 ch, sl st
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the eyes to the head.
Sew the tail and wings to the body.
Make a loop on middle top for hanging. Join yarn and make 35 ch, join with a sl st into first ch. Fasten off and weave in ends.
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