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Hurrah, two dozen owls completed for the hospital pediatrics lab......
on to the next project, until time for more owls!

Here is the pattern for the owls; I have test driven it several times, I trust there are no errors....

Crocheted Amigurumi Owl

 

copyright 2017

For use as donation only.

 
Owl is approx. 5-1/4” circ. and 3” tall

·         DK or sport wt. yarns—2 colors for body,

yellow or orange for beak

·         Size E crochet hook

·         Safety eyes, 10.5mm—black pupil, yellow rim

·         Crochet cotton,  (doily thread) size 5, white

·         Size B (or steel 6) crochet hook (for white around eyes)

 

This is not worked in spiral fashion because the eyes would not be even.  Each row is finished by sl st to first sc of row.

 
For body, starting at bottom, work magic loop or ch 3 and join as ring.  Always work first sc of next row in same slip stitch you stitched into to join previous row.
 
Row 1: ch 1, work 6 sc in ring; sl st into first sc.
 
Row 2: ch 1, work 2 sc in each crochet around; sl st into first sc. (12 sc)
 
Row 3: ch 1, *sc in next st; 2 sc in next st….work from * around. Sl st into first sc. (18 sc)
 
Row 4: ch 1, *sc in next 2 sc; 2 sc in next st---work from * around. Sl st into first sc. (24 sc)
 
Row 5: ch 1, sc around, working 3 increases evenly. (27 sc)
 
Rows 6-12: ch 1, sc in each st around. (27 sc)
 
Row 13: change color; sc around, working 3 dec evenly around row. (24 sc)
 
Rows 14-19: ch 1, sc in each st around. (24 sc)    Leaving a long tail,  finish off.  Do not stuff; set aside.
 
Eye whites --with size 5 cotton, make magic loop or ch 3 and join as ring.  Ch 2; work 14 dc in ring.

Sl st to first dc to join.  Finish off, leaving tail.  Weave in both ends.
 
Beak:  With beak color; ch 5. Sc in 2^nd ch;

hdc in next ch; dc in each of next 2 ch.  End off.

Turn this sideways and you will have a triangle beak. (I’ve since changed mine and do 3 ch, sc in second st from hook, dc in last ch.  This makes a smaller beak and I like it better.)

 
Construction:  You can just stuff beginning “tail” and “tails” from color change inside. 

Place safety eye inside eye white; place this now through a hole between sts in the second row up of the second color.  Secure tightly with safety backing.  Work other eye same way and place 3-4 sc apart from first eye.

Stuff the owl, firmly but not too.  Sew up top seam of head, horizontally.  Work in tail of yarn.

Place beak between eyes, at the row where the color change was made.  Using each end (yarn tails), secure to owl and double knot ends.  Weave these ends into owl body, pull, and cut off excess.

 

I get my safety eyes at Lisa and Ed’s Eyes (www.lisaandedseyes.com).  They are very helpful.  Give them a call for questions.