Crochet Toy Pattern

Owl
 General pattern notes
This pattern contains:
– written step-by-step instructions for crocheting a toy
– detailed photos of the process
– additional videos on tricky moments

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The finished toy size from the materials recommended

is about 7 inches (18 cm).

Difficulty level – beginner to medium.

The toy is made in one piece. It is crocheted top-down.
Head, body and feet are all one piece. The tail is attached
in the course of crocheting and the wings are attached with
thread jointing.
You must have basic crocheting and amigurumi skills to
be able to follow this pattern..

I wish you lots of ideas and happy crocheting!!

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 Contents
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Headline Page

Supplies 5

Abbreviations 6

1. Wings 7

2. Tail 9

3. Head 10

4. Body 11

5. Wings thread jointing 13

6. Decoration 14

7. Scarf 15

Finished toy 16

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 Supplies
For owl:
1) White yarn for body ~ 100-130 gr
YarnArt Dolce 741 (120m/100gr, 100% polyester))
2) Textured white yarn for wings and tail edging ~ 5gr
YarnArt Mink 345 (75m/50gr, 100% polyamide)
3) 3.5 mm crochet hook (choose a hook size according to your
crocheting tension and yarn pile)
4) Yellow glittery safety eyes, size 20mm
5) Black threads for the face and body decoration
6) Strong white thread for sculpting
7) Tapestry needle for sculpting, embroidery and thread jointing
8) Toys stuffing (I used ball-fiber polyester)

For scarf: 2.5 mm crochet hook

Dark red yarn ~ 5gr
Marigold yellow yarn ~ 5gr

Yarn Substitutes

Plush YarnArt Dolce Himalaya Dolphin Wolans Bunny

white 741 Baby 301 Baby 01
Textured YarnArt Mink Himalaya Koala Fable Fur 965 Wolans
white 345 75711 Fox 110-01
Dark red Color City
Letto 016 Any soft yarn corresponding to 2.5 mm hook size
2-stranded and of required colors will do
e.g., YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold
Yellow Color City
Letto 016
2-stranded

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 Abbreviations
sl st Slip stitch
ch Chain
sc Single crochet
hdc Half double crochet
dc Double crochet
inc Increase, work 2sc to one st
2 inc in a row – work 2sc to one st, work 2sc to the next
2inc
st
Decrease, work 2sc together

dec (regular)

Insert the hook into front loops

invisible dec

dc dec Decrease, work 2dc together

(dec, 1sc)×2 Repeat the sequence in brackets 2 times

4dc bobble stitch

Yarn over, insert your hook into the following stitch, yarn
over and pull the thread. 3 loops on the hook. Pull through
2 loops. 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over again, grab yarn
and pull through 2 loops. 4 loops on the hook. Repeat the
steps 2 more times. 5 loops on the hook. Pull through 4
loops first, and then work the remaining 2 stitches.
Displacement/shift stitch(es) is used to align the
beginning of a round. Work 1sc additionally at the end of
Displacement/shift
a round and move stitch marker 1 st along your work.
stitch
Shift stitches are not included in the total rounds
stitches count.

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 Wings
Always place stitch marker into the first row/round stitch.
Watch the rounds beginning line, it traces the top of the wing. In
case of notable rounds beginning shift, work shift stitches (see
Abbreviations).
My rounds beginning moved just a bit, so I didn’t use displacement
stitches.
Decreases line traces the bottom of the wing.
Decreases in the pattern: you are free to choose between regular
or invisible decreases (see Abbreviations).

Crochet wings spirally, make 2.

Leave the pieces hollow.

1) 2ch, to the 2nd st from hook work 8sc (8)

2) 8inc (16)
3) inc, 6sc, 2inc, 6sc, inc (20)
4-6) 20sc – 3 rnds straight (20)
7) 8sc, 2dec, 8sc (18)
8) 18sc (18)
9) 7sc, 2dec, 7sc (16)
10) 6sc, 2dec, 6sc (14)
11) 5sc, 2dec, 5sc (12)
12) 4sc, 2dec, 4sc (10)
13) 3sc, 2dec, 3sc (8)
14) 2sc, 2dec, 2sc (6)
15) 1sc, 2dec, 1sc (4)
16) dec (3) - cut yarn, draw up the hole, weave in the yarn tail.

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 Wings
Crochet across the bottom of the wing with textured yarn along
the decreases line:

Sl st, (5ch, 1sc)*4, 3ch, 1sl st – cut yarn and weave in the tails.

You can add some other edging – at your discretion.

Embroider short black stitches over the wings to imitate feathers.

It is easier to work over both wing sides pricking the wing through.
This way the wing will keep flat shape as well.

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 Tail
Crochet the tail in white spirally, do not stuff.

1) Chain 16, join the chain into a ring with 1sl st,
work 16sc across the chain (16)
2) 4sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 3sc (18)
3) inc, 7sc, 2inc, 7sc, inc (22)
4) 2sc, 2hdc, 3dc, 2hdc, 4sc, 2hdc, 3dc, 2hdc, 2sc (22)
5) Fold the tail in half, check the symmetry. Correct the rounds
beginning with 1sc shift stitch if necessary.
single crochet 11 through both edges to join them.
Cut yarn, fasten off and weave in.

Rnd 1 Rnd 4 Rnd 5

Crochet across the last row with textured yarn:

1sl st at a side, 5ch, (1sc, 6ch)*2, (1sc, 7ch)*6, (1sc, 6ch)*2, 1sc,
5ch, 1sl st at a side. Cut yarn, fasten off and weave in.

You can decorate the tail in any other way you like.

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 Head
Watch the rounds beginning line, it should
trace the middle of the back. In case of
notable rounds beginning shift, work shift
stitches.

Crochet the head spirally in white:

1) 2ch, to the 2nd st from hook work 8sc (8)
2) 8inc (16)
3) (1sc, inc)*8 (24)
4) (1sc, inc, 1sc)*8 (32)
5) (3sc, inc)*8 (40)
6) (3sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 3sc)*2 (46)
7) (7sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 7sc, inc)*2 (52)
8) 12sc, inc, 26sc, inc, 12sc (54)
9-14) 54sc – 6 rnds straight (54) – to make the eyes installing
easier, you can leave gaps for them in round 12:
20sc, 1ch (skip 1 st), 12sc,
1ch (skip 1 st), 20sc (54)

15) 19sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 19sc (58)
16) 58sc (58)
17) 19sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 19sc (54)

Install safety eyes (20 mm) in round.

If you didn’t leave gaps in round 12,
Install the eyes between rounds 12 and
13. The eyes should be 12 stitches apart.
Since the eyes posts are quite thick,
you need to be careful and expand the
attachment points prior to inserting
the eyes very carefully.

18) (1sc, dec)*18 (36)

19) (2sc, dec, 3sc, dec)*4 (28)

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 Body
Continue crocheting the body:
20) (1sc, inc)*6, 4inc, (1sc, inc)*6 (44)
21) (5sc, inc, 5sc)*4 (48)
22) 48sc (48) – stuff the head. When
stuffing, pay attention to the shape of the
head, it is round with a clear transition
to the neck.

23) 48sc (48)

24) 2sc, inc, 42sc, inc, 2sc (50)
25) 5sc, inc, 38sc, inc, 5sc (52)
26) 2sc, inc, 46sc, inc, 2sc (54)
27) 54sc (54)
28) 4sc, inc, 44sc, inc, 4sc (56)
29-30) 56sc – 2 rnds straight (56)
31) 2sc, inc, 50sc, inc, 2sc (58)

In rounds 32-33 crochet in the tail, insert you hook first into both
loops on the tail and then into the foundation stitch. Check the
symmetry and correct the rounds beginning if necessary.

32) 23sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 19sc, 4sc together with the tail (56)
33) 4sc together with the tail , inc, 18sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 18sc, inc, 4sc (56)

Rnd 32 – crochet in the tail Rnd 32 – Rnd 33 - 4sc together

4sc together with with the tail
the tail

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 Body
34) 2sc, inc, 19sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 19sc,
inc, 2sc (56)
35) In the following round crochet the feet.
Check the symmetry and work 1sc to move the
rounds beginning if necessary.
Work as follows:
4dec, 11sc, Foot (4dc bobble, 1sc,
4dc bobble, 1sc, 4dc bobble c),
8sc, Foot, 11sc, 4dec (48)

Video: foot crocheting

4dc bobble

36) (dec, 1sc)*8, (1sc, dec)*8 (32) Stuff the body. Please note –
37) (2sc, dec)*8 (24) the toy’s bottom should turn
38) (1sc, dec)*8 (16) out flat, for the toy to be
39) 8dec (8) able to sit.
40) 2dec – cut yarn, draw up the hole,
and weave in.

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 Wings thread jointing
Use strong non-slip white thread for thread jointing. You can
thread a needle with 4 strands at once.

Mark the wings attachment points: 2 points in round 23 at the

sides, 24sts apart across the chest.
- Insert your needle at the back of the neck in the middle and
extract it at one wing attachment point. Go through the wing at
the level of round 3, grabbing 1-2 stitches. Now insert your
needle into the same side point and go through the body coming
out at the opposite side – point 2.
- Sew through the second wing and go through the body again.
Repeat 2-3 rounds like that, pulling on the thread slightly to
draw wings closer to the body.

PLEASE NOTE: you should insert and extract the needle right in
and out of the wings attachment points. It is a key thing for the
wings to be movable. To finish send your needle to the initial
inserting point at the back of the neck, snip off yarn, pull on the
thread ends, tie them and weave in.

Video: thread jointing tutorial (shown on other toy)

The thread jointing on the owl is done in the same way.

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 Decoration
Do the eyes needle sculpting using strong thread matching the
body color.
- Insert your needle at the back of the neck in the middle. Do eyes
needle sculpting along the eyes inner corners – 2 rounds.
- Send your needle to the initial inserting point, pull on
thread ends carefully to deepen the eyes. Fasten off
and weave in.
Video: eye sculpting
Optionally you can additionally highlight the cheeks: sculpt
separately going through each cheek from an eye towards below the
head.

Embroider eyelids: 2-3 stitches with white plush yarn and 1 line
in black for lashes. Embroider a beak in black.

As for location, refer to your own taste, or my photos. You can use
anu textured yarn for eyelids.
Embroider short black stitches over the head and back to imitate
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 Scarf
Crochet the scarf in the round, alternating colors each 2 rounds.
Begin working in red.

1) Chain 11, join in the round with a sl st. chain 3 for turning and
work 10dc across the chain, finish the round with 1sl st to the
3rd chain st you worked at the beginning (11) – 3 turning chains
are counted as the 1st stitch in a round.
2) 3ch, 10dc, 1sl st (11) Yarn color change

3) Switch to yellow
yarn:
3ch, 10dc, 1sl st (11)

Continue crocheting in the same way until you reach the required
scarf length. I worked 30 rounds.
Finish crocheting the scarf with a round in red. Make a loop at the
end of the scarf - 7ch, join its end to the beginning of the round.
Cut yarn and fasten off.

You can use any other yarn for the scarf. You can make it wider or
narrower, chaining more or fewer number of stitches initially.

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 Finished toy
Congratulations) your owl is finished!)

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