Free Amigurumi Owl Pattern
The design of this amigurumi little owl is absolutely adorable! Whether you want to make it as a cute gift for kids or as decor for your home, this free amigurumi owl pattern with a photo tutorial will guide you through the process. The finished owl measures about 7 cm (2.7″) without ears and feet.
Designed and photos by @mametova.svetlana, translated by Amiguroom Toys.
Materials:
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): brown, mustard, milk/white and blue
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
- R = row
- mc = magic circle
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
- dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
- F.o. = finish off
- ( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
- ( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free Amigurumi Owl Pattern
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 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, crochet the feet with the same pattern as 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
- Sew the ears to the head.
- Embroider eyes with black yarn, and a beak with mustard yarn.
- Sew the wings on the sides of the body.
- Use blue yarn to embroider knots on the body with French knots or ticks with a simple embroidery stitch.
