YOU WILL NEED FOLLOWING
MATERIALS & SUPPLIES:
1.Yarn Art Jeans №07 beige (50% cotton/50% acrylic) 50 g/160 m (1,75
oz/176 yd) – 1 skein, №05 light beige – some leftovers
Alize Cotton Gold №493 brown – 1/2 skein
- Hook size 2mm (metal US,UK 1);
- Fiber filling;
- Two black plastic beads diameter 4-5 mm for eyes;
- Any red and yellow yarn that you have for accessories;
- Tapestry needle for sewing, scissors;
- Piece of fabric 8х50 cm for skirt.
ABBREVIATION:
MR – magic ring
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Tr – treble crochet
Dtr – double treble crochet
St – stitch
Inc – increase (2 sc or 2 dc in one st)
Dec – invisible decrease (crochet next 2 st together)
[n] Inc/Dec – increase/decrease [n] times in a row
Sl st – slip stitch
R – row/round
() x… – repeat instructions in brackets … times
Number in () at the end of the Row indicates number of st in that Row
HEAD:
Crochet with main color yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
R8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
R9: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
R10-19 (10 rounds): 54 sc
R20: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
R21: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
R22: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
R23: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
R24: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
R25: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
Stuff tight. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail
for assembly
EYES:
Work with Milky color yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R4: (1 sc, inc) х 9 (27)
Don’t cut the yarn, continue to crochet: ch 3, then crochet
on that chain 2 sc. Slip stitch into 1st and 2nd st of R4 and
then again ch 3, and 2 sc on that chain. And again sl st into
3rd and 4th st of R4.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.
WINGS:
Crochet 2 details with main color yarn
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
R3: 9 sc
R4: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
R5: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R6: 18 sc
R7: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
R8: 24 sc
R9: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
R10: BLO 30 sc
R11: 30 sc
R12: BLO 30 sc
R13: 30 sc
R14: BLO 30 sc
R15: 30 sc
R16: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
R17: 24 sc
R18: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
R19: 18 sc
R20: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
Fasten off, close the hole. We don’t stuff the
wings.
Next you’ll need to crochet feathers using
remaining front loops in R10, R12 and R14.
Attach yarn and crochet as follows:
1 sc, skip 1 st, 5 sc in next st, skip 1 st, 1 sc,
skip st, 5 sc in next st…continue this order till
the end of the round.
Crochet all three rounds like this.
EARS:
Work with main color yarn.
Crochet 2 details.
Don’t stuff.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
R3: 9 sc
Cut the yarn leaving long tail for sewing.
LEGS+BODY:
Crochet with main color yarn.
Crochet first leg:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
R3-5: 9 sc
R6: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
R7-11: 12 sc
Cut the yarn. Stuff with fiber.
Crochet second leg the same way
only don’t cut the yarn.
Make a chain of 12 and start to join
legs together.
R12: 1 sc and place a marker, then crochet
11 sc on the first leg, then 12 sc on the
chain, 12 sc on the second leg, and 12 sc on
the chain.
Totally you should end up with 48 sc
R13-32 (20 rounds): 48 sc
R33: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
R34: 42 sc
R35: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
R36: 36 sc
R37: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
R38: 30 sc
R39: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
R40: 24 sc
R41: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
For girl owl change yarn color to Brown in
R31 and crochet this round BLO.
For boy owl change yarn color to Brown in
R7 and crochet with brown yarn till R26.
Change yarn color to main in R27 and
crochet that round BLO
Assembly:
Finish top of the boy’s pants: in R27 of the body (crocheted BLO), crochet 1 round
sc using remaining front loops.
Now we’ll make suspenders: attach yarn in the front of the pants, ch 30 and
fasten yarn on the back. Make suspenders crosswise.
Crochet bottom of the dress for girl: In R32 of the body (crocheted BLO), crochet 2
rows sc using remaining front loops.
Then we’ll make skirt for the girl owl.
Take a piece of fabric 8х50 cm/3×19 in. Bend and stitch bottom of the fabric. Make small
stitches on the top of the skirt. Pull the thread to the length of the bottom of crochet
shirt on the body. Sew edges together. Then pin our skirt around the body under the
bottom of the shirt and sew it with small stitches using sewing thread in the tone of the
shirt.
Sew head to the body previously securing it with pins. When there is a small hole left,
stuff the area between head and body with fiber tight, so our head don’t hang out.
And then sew it to the end. Fix the yarn and hide yarn tail inside the details.
Sew wings on the sides of the body. I ironed them before sewing so that the
feathers lay flat and not stick out.
Place eyes’ circles symmetrically on the owl’s head. Pin them around and sew to the head.
Embroider sleepy eyes or sew beads for the eyes in the center of the circles.
Embroider beak with brown sewing thread folded twice.Sew ears to the head.
Crochet beret:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
R6-8: 30 sc
R9: 15 dec
Cut the yarn leaving long tail for sewing.
Make a chain of 10 for the loop. Tie it in a knot and sew to the beret.
Sew ready beret to owl’s head.
Crochet collar:
Make a chain of 28, 4 dc into the 4th st from the hook, skip one st, sl st into next st, skip st, 5 dc into next st, skip st, sl st, skip st, 5 dc into next st…continue in this sequence till the end of the row. Crochet 4 dc into the last st of the row, ch 3 and crochet sl st in that st.
Cut the yarn. Sew ready collar to the owl’s neck. Decorate with button in the
center.DESIGNER – D.PATSKUN
