If you love crafting amigurumi, this free pattern will guide you through making an adorable owl! Perfect for gifts or home décor, this owl is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face.
Materials
- Beige yarn for the head and body
- Light pink yarn for the body and collar
- Purple yarn for the hands and slippers
- White yarn for the muzzle
- Dark brown yarn for the nose
- Stuffing (polyfill or cotton)
- Black beads or safety eyes
- Light pink thread for decorations
- Small buttons for slippers
- Crafting needle for assembly
Abbreviations
- KA = amigurumi ring
- sbn = single crochet stitch
- pa = increase (2 loops in 1 stitch)
- decrease = decrease (2 loops together)
- (…) * n = repeat n times in brackets
- (12) = the number of loops at the end of the row
Head
Start with beige yarn and crochet from top to bottom:
- Row 1: 6 sbn in the amigurumi ring (6)
- Row 2: Increase in each stitch, 6 times (12)
- Row 3: (1 sbn, increase) x 6 times (18)
- Row 4: (2 sbn, increase) x 6 times (24)
- Row 5: (3 sbn, increase) x 6 times (30)
- Row 6: (4 sbn, increase) x 6 times (36)
- Row 7: (5 sbn, increase) x 6 times (42)
- Row 8: (6 sbn, increase) x 6 times (48)
- Row 9: (7 sbn, increase) x 6 times (54)
- Rows 10–20: 11 rows of sbn in each stitch (54)
- Between rows 15 and 16, fix the eyes with secure mounts, inserting one eye, then inserting the second eye 10 stitches from the first. Secure with washers inside.
- Row 21: (7 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (48)
- Row 22: (6 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (42)
- Row 23: (5 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (36)
- Stuff the head halfway, then continue stuffing as you crochet.
- Row 24: (4 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (30)
- Row 25: (3 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (24)
- Row 26: (2 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (18)
- Fasten the thread and hide the end. Finish stuffing the head tightly.
Ears (Make 2)
Start with beige yarn:
- Row 1: 6 sbn in the amigurumi ring (6)
- Row 2: Increase in each stitch, 6 times (12)
- Row 3: (1 sbn, increase) x 6 times (18)
- Row 4: (5 sbn, increase) x 3 times (21)
- Rows 5–7: 3 rows of sbn in each stitch (21)
- Row 8: (5 sbn, decrease) x 3 times (18)
- Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing. Sew the ears to the head, backing off 6 rows from the crown on each side.
Muzzle
Start with white yarn:
- Row 1: 6 sbn in the amigurumi ring (6)
- Row 2: Increase in each stitch, 6 times (12)
- Row 3: (1 sbn, increase) x 6 times (18)
- Row 4: (2 sbn, increase) x 6 times (24)
- Row 5: (3 sbn, increase) x 6 times (30)
- Row 6: sbn in each loop (30)
- Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing. Sew the muzzle to the head, starting from the second row from the bottom of the head. Add a little filler as you sew.
Embroider the nose with dark brown cotton thread. Embroider the eyelids with beige thread underneath each eye. Optionally, add extra stitches around the eyes to emphasize the eyelids.
Body and Legs
Start with light pink yarn. The body and legs are connected in one piece, beginning with the slippers and finishing on the neck.
- Row 1: Chain 5, from the second loop from the hook: increase, 2 sbn on one side of the chain, 4 sbn into the outer loop, turn and knit 2 sbn on the other side of the chain, increase. Join with a slip stitch (12)
- Row 2: Chain 1, 2 increases, 2 sbn, 4 increases, 2 sbn, 2 increases. Join with a slip stitch (20)
- Row 3: Chain 1, 2 increases, 7 sbn, 3 increases, 7 sbn, 1 increase. Join with a slip stitch (26)
- Row 4: Chain 1, 26 concave sbn (26)
- Row 5: Chain 1, 7 sbn, 12 PSSN, 7 sbn (26)
- Row 6: Chain 1, 7 sbn, 6 decreases from PSSN, 7 sbn (20)
Change to beige yarn:
- Row 7: Work in back half-loops: 6 sbn, 5 decreases, 4 sbn (15)
- Row 8: (3 sbn, decrease) x 3 times (12)
- Rows 9–11: 3 rows of sbn (12)
Change to purple yarn:
- Row 12: (3 sbn, increase) x 3 times (15)
- Rows 13–15: 3 rows of sbn (15)
- Row 16: 7 sbn (all other loops remain untied)
- Fasten the thread and cut, leaving a 30 cm yarn tail for joining legs.
Repeat rows 1–15 for the second leg. Do not cut the thread after finishing the second leg.
Connect the legs: Row 17: Continue from the second leg, sbn into each loop (15 loops), chain 5 vp, then knit along the first leg starting where the first leg stopped in row 16: 15 sbn, chain 5 vp and connect to the second leg. You should have 40 loops (15 sbn + 5 vp + 15 sbn + 5 vp).
Row 18: Sbn in each loop (15 sbn in the leg, 5 sbn in the chain of vp), repeat 2 times (40).
Rows 19–28: 10 rows of sbn in each loop (40).
Row 29: (6 sbn, decrease) x 5 times (35)
Rows 30–31: 2 rows of sbn in each loop (35)
Fill the legs and half the body with filler, then continue filling the body as you crochet.
Row 32: (5 sbn, decrease) x 5 times (30)
Rows 33–34: 2 rows of sbn in each loop (30)
Row 35: (3 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (24)
Sew the gap between the legs with the yarn tail from the first leg.
Rows 36–37: 2 rows of sbn in each loop (24)
Row 38: (2 sbn, decrease) x 6 times (18)
Change to beige yarn:
Row 39: Work in back half-loops: 18 sbn (18)
Fasten the thread and leave a long tail for sewing the body to the head.
Collar
We crochet the collar with light pink yarn for the remaining front half-loops of row 38:
- Chain 2, lift (1 CCH, increase from CCH) x 3 times.
- Chain 2, connecting column, chain 2, lifting 1 CCH, increase from CCH) x 5 times, connecting column in the first loop. Fasten and cut the thread, leaving a long tail to secure the collar later.
Clasp
Chain 15 with light pink yarn: From the second loop from the hook, increase, 12 sbn, 4 sbn into the last loop. Turn and knit on the other side: 12 sbn, increase in the first loop of the circle. Connecting column (32).
Fasten and cut the thread, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Lift the collar and sew the strip at the center right under it with decorative stitching using dark pink yarn. Sew the head to the body and align the face properly.
Hands (Make 2)
Start with beige yarn:
- Row 1: 6 sbn in the amigurumi ring (6)
- Row 2: Increase in each stitch, 6 times (12)
- Row 3: (3 sbn, increase) x 3 times (15)
- Rows 4–6: 3 rows of sbn (15)
- Row 7: (decrease, 3 sbn) x 3 times (12)
Change to purple yarn:
- Rows 8–11: 4 rows of sbn (12)
- Row 12: (4 sbn, decrease) x 2 times (10)
- Rows 13–15: 3 rows of sbn (10)
Row 16: (3 sbn, decrease) x 2 times (8)
Rows 17–18: 2 rows of sbn (8)
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing the hands to the body.
Sew the hands to the body under the collar, securing them with a few stitches.
Final Touches
Sew small buttons to the pajama and embroider a pocket with dark pink thread. Add a fringing to the slippers and tie a bow with dark pink yarn.
Your cute amigurumi owl is complete!
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