Small Amigurumi Owls

Crochet pattern by Kristi Tullus, http://sidrun.spire.ee

Size
About 6,5 cm (2.6), with worsted weight yarn and a 2,25 mm crochet hook (US size 1/B).

Skills required
Pattern is written in English, using standard US crochet terminology.
Single crochet stitch, double crochet stitch, triple crochet stitch, chain stitch, slip stitch,
increasing and decreasing.

Materials & Tools

Yarn. I used worsted weight cotton, 92m/50g (100yds/50g) / 10 ply / 9 wpi / 4: medium.

You will need about 17g or 31m (34yds) of yarn 12g for the body and 5g for details.
Crochet hook, 2,25 2,75 mm (US size 1/B 2/C) or according to the yarn.
Stuffing polyester fiberfill, wool, wadding etc.
9 mm (1/3) safety toy eyes or buttons, beads, felt etc.
Embroidery floss.
Yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker.

Tip! You can use the same pattern to make larger or smaller toys by using finer or bulkier
yarn. Pick a crochet hook at least a size smaller than suggested on the yarn label.

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Abbreviations

1: = number of the round.

mr, n = magic ring crochet n single crochet stitches in to the adjustable loop.
sc = single crochet stitch.
sc n = make n single crochet stitches, one in each stitch.
inc = increase make two single crochet stitches from the same stitch.
inc3 = double increase make three single crochet stitches from the same stitch.
dec = decrease crochet two stitches together using the invisible decrease method.
(sc 4, inc) x 6 = repeat the sc 4, inc pattern six times.
[hdc, dc, dc] = crochet all these stitches in to one stitch.
(sc 4, inc) x 6 [1/3] (36) = number of stitches in a round after finishing said round.

Notes
Do not join at the end of each round, work in a continuous spiral (except eye patches).
Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round.
All stitches are worked in to both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.

Body
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:

mr, 6
(sc, inc3 x 2) x 2
sc 3, inc3 x 2, sc 5, inc3 x 2, sc 2
sc 4, inc x 3, sc 8, inc x 3, sc 4
sc 6, inc x 2, sc 12, inc x 2, sc 6

Eye patch safety eyes

Note! Join all rounds with a slip stitch (sl st) to get
perfectly round eye patches.

(6)
(14)
(22)
(28)
(32)

1: ch 5, join with a sl st to form a ring

2: ch 1, sc 7, join round with sl st
(7)

Place a stitch marker (or a piece of yarn) in to the 19

stitch on round 11. This marks the center of the face.

th

6-12: sc in each stitch

13: sc 10, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 4
14: sc 14, dec, sc 4, dec, sc 8
15: sc 6, dec, sc 18, dec
16: sc 2, dec, sc 11, dec, sc 9
17: sc, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 3, dec, sc 6
18: sc, dec, sc 4, fasten off

(32)
(30)
(28)
(26)
(24)
(21)
(20)

Make a slip stitch in to the next stitch. Cut the yarn,

leaving a long tail and draw the end through the stitch.
Attach safety eyes and then stuff the body. Leave the
top seam open for now.

Eye patch embroidered eyes

Note! Join all rounds with a slip stitch (sl st) to get
perfectly round eye patches.

1: mr, 7, join round with a sl st

2: ch 1, inc, around

(7)
(14)

Fasten off cleanly (see page 3) and weave in the

yarn tails on the wrong side.
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Make sure your safety toy eyes will fit through

the center snugly. You may need to increase or
decrease the number of chain stitches in the
first round.

3: ch 1, inc around

(14)

Fasten off cleanly (see page 3) and weave in the

yarn tails on the wrong side.

Left Wing
1: mr, 6
2: inc x 2, [sc, hdc], [hdc, dc],
[dc, tc, tc]

(6)
(11)

Cut the yarn and weave in the yarn tail. Finish the
edge by crocheting around it with single crochet
stitches (see page 4-5).

Right Wing
1: mr, 6
2: [sl st, ch 3, tc, dc], [dc, hdc],
[hdc, sc], inc x 2

(6)
(11)

Cut the yarn and weave in the yarn tail. Finish the
edge by crocheting around it.
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Eye patches
a) For safety eyes, start with a chain and form a ring. For embroidered eyes, start with a magic ring.

1. Chain 5, join with a slip stitch

through the first chain to form
a ring.

2. Start the second round with

a chain stitch. Crochet 7 single
crochet stitches in to the ring.

3. Make sure the back bar of

your safety eye will fit through
the center snugly.

b) Use this method for a clean finish eye patches, wings.

1. Finish the last sc. Cut the yarn and

pull the yarn tail through the loop.

2. Thread the yarn tail onto a

needle. Inset it through the next
stitch from back to front.

3. Insert the needle in to the

previous stitch from the top,
between the loops and behind
the stitch (the vertical bar).

4. Grab the yarn and pull until

the top loop is the same size
as other stitches.

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Face
b) Attach safety eyes, sew on the eye patches and embroider the beak and eye(s).

1. Place a stitch marker in to the

19th stitch on round 11. This marks
the center of the face.

2. Attach the eyes to either

side of the stitch marker.

3. Make sure you are satisfied

with the placement before
pushing the washer in to place.

4. Leave the top seam open.

This way you can fasten yarn
ends securely on the wrong side.

5. Sew the eye patches to the

body.

6. Embroider the eye(s) and

beak.

Wings
a) Finish the edge by crocheting around it with single crochet stitches. Sew the wings to the body.

1. Finish the last stitch, cut the

yarn and draw the end through
the loop. Weave it in on the
wrong side.

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2. Insert the hook through the

first stitch, draw up a loop, yarn
over, draw through the loop.
Continue crocheting with sc-s.

3. Increase after every two

stitches. Make four single
crochet stitches in to the stitch
at the tip of the wing.

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4. Finish off cleanly and weave

in the yarn tails.

5. Sew the wings to the body

with matching yarn. Make a few
stitches through the center and
sew over the top edge.

NB! If you are left handed and

crochet from left to right, you
will have to switch the wings.

Finishing touches
a) Close up the seam. Fasten the yarn tail with a knot and hide it inside the body. Add ear tufts
to the corners of the body.

1. Add a bit more stuffing and

close up the top seam, using the
long yarn tail left on the body.

2. Bring the yarn to the side of

the body. Fasten with a knot and
hide the yarn tail inside the body.

8. Cut a few pieces of yarn, split

them and draw through the
corner. Push the knot close to
the body. Cut off long ends.

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Basic Amigurumi Techniques.

1. Magic Ring Starting a piece with an adjustable loop:
A magic ring is a way to begin crocheting in the round by crocheting over an adjustable loop
and then pulling the loop tight. Alternatively you can chain 2, crochet n single crochet stitches
in to the 2nd chain from hook.

1. Make a loop an inch from the

yarn end. Grab the join with
your thumb and forefinger.

2. Insert the hook through the

loop from front to back, grab the
yarn and draw up a loop.

3. Yarn over and draw through

the loop.

4. Pull the yarn tight. This does

not count as the first single
crochet stitch.

5. Start the first sc. Insert the

hook through the starting loop
from front to back.

6. Draw up a loop. Yarn over

and draw through the loop.

7. Continue crocheting over the

loop and the yarn tail until you
have the required number of sc
for the first round, usually six.

8. Grab hold of the yarn tail and

pull until the center is tightly
closed.

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2. Finishing an open piece that will be attached to another piece:

This is a way to finish an open piece that will later be sewn to another closed or open piece. If
you need to leave a yarn tail for sewing, stop after step 2.

1. Make a slip stitch in the next

stitch. Cut the yarn and pull the
yarn tail through the loop. Insert
the hook through the next stitch.

2. Grab the yarn and draw the

yarn tail through the stitch from
back to front.

3. Insert the hook through the

next stitch and draw the yarn
tail through the stitch from
front to back.

3. Stuffing the pieces:

Stuffing is what gives your finished amigurumi the shape, so take your time and make sure all
pieces are stuffed firmly and evenly. Loosen the stuffing between your hands and add a little
bit at a time. Keep adding until your piece is firm and holds shape. If you start getting lumps,
pull out all the stuffing, loosen it and start over. If you can see the stuffing through the fabric,
you have overstuffed. Then it is best to start over and stuff more lightly.

4. Sewing an open piece to a closed piece:

This is a method for sewing an open piece to a closed piece. When pieces are different colors,
use the yarn you used for the open piece to sew it to the closed piece.

1. Bring the needle up through the

fabric under a stitch of the open
piece. Go down through both loops
of the stitch and in to the same hole.

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2. Bring the needle back up

directly under the next stitch.
Pull the yarn tight. This makes
the stitch almost invisibly small.

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5. Fastening with a knot and hiding the yarn tail:

This tutorial will show how to knot the yarn tail and hide it inside a piece. This method can be
used when the yarn tail and the main piece are the same color.

1. Bring the yarn up through the

fabric after you have finished
sewing.

2. Insert the needle under one

loop of a stitch right next to the
hole.

3. Pull until you have a small

loop.

4. Make a double knot. Do not

push the first knot close to the
fabric.

5. Cut off the loop end.

6. Insert the needle in to the

same hole, going up and
through the piece.

7. Pull lightly until the knot

disappears in to the fabric.

8. Pull lightly on the yarn tail and

cut it off close to the fabric.

9. Yarn tail will completely

disappear in to the fabric

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