Charming Crocheted Owl A Whimsical Amigurumi Creation

This crochet pattern, designed by Irina Chernyavskaya, guides you in creating a charming handmade owl using colored and white yarn.

Stitch Key:

Ch - Chain
Am - Amigurumi ring
Sc - Single crochet
Dec - Decrease (crochet two stitches together)
Inc - Increase (two stitches in one)
Tch - Turning chain

Owl's Head (Colored Yarn):

Start with Am or 2 ch, then 6 sc in them,
6 Inc = 12 stitches,
1 sc, 1 Inc repeat 6 times = 18 stitches,
2 sc, 1 Inc repeat 6 times = 24 stitches,
3 sc, 1 Inc repeat 6 times = 30 stitches,
6-12. 30 sc in the round,
3 sc, Dec repeat 6 times = 24 stitches,
2 sc, Dec repeat 6 times = 18 stitches,
1 sc, Dec repeat 6 times = 12 stitches,
Dec 6 times = 6 stitches,
Continue decreasing to the fastener, leaving a long yarn end.

Owl's Body (White Yarn):

Start with Am (or 2 ch), crochet 6 sc,
6 Inc = 12 stitches,
1 sc, Inc repeat 6 times = 18 stitches,
5 sc, Inc repeat 3 times = 21 stitches,
5-6. 21 sc in the round,
5 sc, Dec repeat 3 times = 18 stitches,
18 sc in the round,
1 sc, Dec repeat 6 times = 12 stitches, stuff the body firmly,
Dec 6 times = 6 stitches, close the hole, hide the yarn inside the body.

Wings (Colored Yarn):

Start with Am or 2 ch, then 6 sc,
6 Inc = 12 stitches,
1 sc, 1 Inc repeat 6 times = 18 stitches,
2 sc, 1 Inc repeat 6 times = 24 stitches, fold the round part in half, sew with white yarn.

Owl's Tail:

Crochet in turning rows.

4 ch,
In the 3rd stitch, 1 sc, in the last stitch 1 sc = 2 stitches, tch,
2 sc, tch,
Inc twice = 4 stitches, tch,
Inc, 2 sc, Inc = 6 stitches, tch,
Crochet 6 sc through the front loop (this will be the fold line at the bottom of the tail),
3 sc, Dec = 4 stitches,
1 sc, Dec = 2 stitches, tch,
2 sc, leave a yarn end, insert a wire inside the tail, fold in half, sew, twist the remaining wire ends, trim the excess, leaving about 1-1.5 cm, insert into the hole (pierce with an awl) in the place where the tail should be located, sew around the wire.