TOY Owl

Crochet pattern
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 Crochet pattern by Tanya Makarova (Translation by
Victoriya Shevchuk)
Size of ready toy is 23-25 cm.

Size of the toys depended from yarn thickness, hook thickness or solidity of
crocheting.

Materials
 Yarn:
 Yarn Alize Diva (microfiber) 100g/350 m – #383 (milky beige);
 Yarn Alize Diva (microfiber) 100g/350 m – #369 (caramel);
 Yarn Gazzal Baby Cotton (60% cotton/40% acrylic) 50 g/225 m – #3413 (light-yellow);
 Yarn Alize Diva (microfiber) 100g/350 m – orange
 Tread for embroidering – black and white
 Crotchet 1,6 mm (crochet 1,25 mm additionally)
 Fiberfill
 Needle

Abbreviations and stitches used

Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Sl.st. – sleep stitch
Dec – decrease (sc 2 stitches Decether)
Inc – increase (2sc in 1 ch)
Hdc – half-double crochet
Dc – double crochet
Tc – Treble crochet
( )xn – repeat n-time
Rnd – round
How to do invisible decrease:

Tip: use marker for beginning of new round.

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 Body and head
Knit with milky-beige yarn
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc)x6 (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc)x6 (30 sc)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc)x6 (36 sc)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc)x6 (42 sc)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc)x6 (48 sc)
Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc)x6 (54 sc)
Rnd 10: (8 sc, 1 inc)x6 (60 sc)
Rnd 11: (9 sc, 1 inc)x6 (66 sc)
Rnd 12: (10 sc, 1 inc)x6 (72 sc)
Rnd 13: (11 sc, 1 inc)x6 (78 sc)
Rnd 14: (12 sc, 1 inc)x6 (84 sc)
Rnd 15: (13 sc, 1 inc)x6 (90 sc)
Rnd 16: (14sc, 1 inc)x6 (96 sc)
Rnd 17: (15 sc, 1 inc)x6 (102 sc)
Rnd 18-35: 102 sc (18 rounds)
Rnd 36: (15 sc, 1 dec)x6 (96)
Rnd 37: (14 sc, 1 dec)x6 (90)
Rnd 38: (13 sc, 1 dec)x6 (84)
Rnd 39: (12 sc, 1 dec)x6 (78)
Rnd 40: (11 sc, 1 dec)x6 (72)
Rnd 41: (10 sc, 1 dec)x6 (66)
Change yarn. Knit with caramel yarn
Rnd 42: 66 sc at front loops of
previous round.
Rnd 43: (10 sc, 1 inc)x6 (72 sc)
Rnd 44: (11 sc, 1 inc)x6 (78 sc)
Rnd 45: (12 sc, 1 inc)x6 (84 sc)
Rnd 46-59: 84 sc (14 rounds)
Fill low part of detail with fiberfill.
Rnd 60: (12 sc, 1 dec)x6 (78)
Rnd 61: (11 sc, 1 dec)x6 (72)
Rnd 62: 72 sc
Rnd 63: (10 sc, 1 dec)x6 (66)
Rnd 64: (9 sc, 1 dec)x6 (60)
Rnd 65: (8 sc, 1 dec)x6 (54)
Rnd 66: (7 sc, 1 dec)x6 (48)
Rnd 67: (6 sc, 1 dec)x6 (42)
Rnd 68: (5 sc, 1 dec)x6 (36)
Rnd 69: (4 sc, 1 dec)x6 (30)
Fill detail with fiberfill.
Rnd 70: (3 sc, 1 dec)x6 (24)
Rnd 71: (2 sc, 1 dec)x6 (18)
Rnd 72: (1 sc, 1 dec)x6 (12)
Rnd 73: 6 dec
Pull up the hole. Fix and cat yarn. Hide tail inside detail.

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Now we pull up line of neck a little.
Stretch thread through neck with needle. Input and take of needle skipping 2 simple crochet (look at
photo 1). Then drag thread (look photo 2), tie knot and hide inside detail.

Feathers
You need about 70 milky beige feathers and about 140 caramel ones.
Tips: don`t knit all feathers at first. Knit few detail, sew one row of them, than knit feathers for next row.

How make feather

9 ch, from 2 ch 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tc, 4 tc at one 8th chain; at other side – 2 tc, 2 dc, 2 hdc. Leave little tail
nd

(about 2 cm) and cut yarn

Tip: Beginning thread (tail) lay along chain (look at photo). If you do this you hide tail inside feather.
When you finish detail you can cut beginning thread.

Scheme of knitting

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 Sew up feathers

1st (lower) row sew up between 19th and 20th rounds of

body. One half of row (front) – milky-beige feathers, other
half (back) – caramel ones.
At fist fix feathers with pins.
Feather must be closely to each other.

Sew up details to body (use same colors yarn as feathers)

After sewing row hide tails inside body.

Next rows of feathers sew to body after 3-4 rounds.

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Sew feathers only to line of neck (only body, not head)

Eyes (2 details)
Yellow rounds
Knit with light-yellow yarn
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc)x6 (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc)x6 (30 sc)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc)x6 (36 sc)
Rnd 7: 36 sc
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sew

Pupils
Knit with black thread for embroider (fold down 4 time), use
crochet 1,25 mm
Also you can use black yarn as for main knitting and crochet
1,6 mm, but knit only 4 rounds
Rnd 1: 6 ch, from 2nd ch 4 sc on 4 ch, 3sc in 1 ch, at other side
– 3 sc in 3 ch, 1 inc (total 12)
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24 sc)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, 1 inc)x6 (30 sc)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, 1 inc)x6 (36 sc)
Knit sl.st., leave long tail to sew

Sew black pupil to yellow round, sew closer to edge (look at

photo), but don`t touch last round of yellow detail.

Eyelids
Knit with light-milky yarn
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc)x6 (18 sc)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24 sc)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc)x6 (30 sc)

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Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc)x6 (36 sc)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc)x6 (42 sc)
Don`t cut yarn

Bisect detail and put to upper part of yellow round (look at photo). Mark 20 sc at yellow round with
pins. Knit at all 3 parts 20 sc.
You must input crochet into yellow side of detail!!!

Reapeat all action for other eye.

Mark place for eyes at 5th round from neck with pins.

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Sew eyes to head around, but leave 2 cm to fill eyes
Fill details with fiberfill
Sew up eyes finally. Thread hide inside detail

Sew 3-4 loops of eyes together at nose bridge.

Now we`ll lower the corner of eyelid.

For this stitch few times the corner, pull yarn down
and sew it bellow (look at photos).

Pin up caramel feathers to head (around eyes) as

at photo and sew up them.

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 Strip for eyes` framing
Knit wit caramel yarn.
80 ch (the quantity of chain can be other, it’s depend from yarn and knitting density), 1 sc on 2nd loop;
78 sc, but input crochet under chain (look at photos); 1 sc at last loop.
Leave long tail to sew.

Put strip around eyes, pin it.

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Sew up strip. Input needle into front half-loop.

Beak
Knit with orange yarn
Upper part
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)x2 (8)
Rnd 4: 8 sc
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sew. Don`t fill detail with fiberfill.

Lower part
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)x2 (8)
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sew. Don`t fill detail with fiberfill.

Join upper and lower parts

of beak as at photos.

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Sew beak to head.

Now sew up pupils of 2 eyes over beak. Use black yarn. Fix thread and hide tail.

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 Embroider glares with white thread

Ears (2 details)

Knit with caramel yarn.

Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc)x3 (9 sc)
Rnd 3: 9 sc
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)x3 (12 sc)
Rnd 5: 12 sc
Rnd 6: (3 sc, 1 inc)x3 (15 sc)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, 1 inc)x3 (18 sc)
Rnd 8: (5 sc, 1 inc)x3 (21 sc)
Rnd 9: (6 sc, 1 inc)x3 (24 sc)
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sewing.
Don’t fill detail with fiberfill
Bisect detail

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Pin ears to head as at photos and sew them

Now sew featheres to head. Pin every rounds as at photos.

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 All tails hide inside head

Wings (2 details)
Knit details with caramel yarn.
Wing consist from 5 little feathers (as for body) and 3 big ones.

Big feathers

Knit 15 ch, from 2nd ch 1hdc, 1 dc, 11 tc, 4 tc at last loop;

at other side – 11 tc, 1 dc, 1 hdc.
Cut yarn.

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 Assambly of wing

Knit at 3 big feathers.

Rnd 1: 8 sc
Knit such way: 2 sc at 1st feather, then knit sc as decrease
(take 1st loop at 1st feather and 2nd loop at 2nd feather), 2 sc
at 2nd feather, decrease at 2nd and 3rd feather simultaneously,
2 sc at 3rd feather.

Then knit detail with direct and reverse rounds

Rnd 2-3: 1 ch, 8 sc, turn detail
Rnd 4: 1 ch, 6 sc, 1 dec, turn detail
Rnd 5: 1 ch, 5 sc, 1 dec, turn detail
Rnd 6: 1 ch, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec
Leave long tail to sewing

Pin wings and sew up part that mark with red line

Sew 3 little feathers on big ones. Two feathers on 3 feathers.

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 Paws (2 details)
Knit details with light-yellow yarn.

Knit 3 fingers for every paws.

Middle (2nd) finger

Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
All next rounds knit at front half-loops.
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)x4 (16)
Rnd 4: 16 sc
Rnd 5: (2 sc, 1 dec)x4 (12)
Rnd 6-7: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Knit sl.st, cut yarn.

1st and 3rd fingers

Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
All next rounds knit at front half-loops.
Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)x4 (16)
Rnd 4: 16 sc
Rnd 5: (2 sc, 1 dec)x4 (12)
Rnd 6: 12 sc
Knit sl.st, cut yarn at 1st finger, don`t cut yarn for other finger.

It`s time to conect fingers.

All round knit at front half-loop.
Fill detail with fiberfill during knittig (not closely).
Rnd 1: knit 6 sc at 1st finder, 6 sc at 2nd detail, 12 sc at 3rd finger, 6 sc at 2nd detail, 6 sc at 1st finger (36)
Rnd 2: (4sc, 1 dec)x6 (30)
Rnd 3: 30 sc
Rnd 4: (3 sc, 1 dec)x6 (24)
Rnd 5: (2 sc, 1 dec)x6 (18)
Rnd 6: (1 sc, 1 dec)x6 (12)
Rnd 7: 6 dec (6)

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Rnd 8: 6 sc (6)
Pull hole with thread.

Claws (knit details with thread for emroider (fold down four time),
crochet 1,25 mm), 6 detail
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc)x3 (9)
Rnd 3: 9 sc.
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sewing.
Sew up claws to fingers.

Sew up paws to body (look at photo)

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 Tail
Knit detail with milky beige yarn.
Knit 3 details.

Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (total 6 sc)

Rnd 2: 6 inc (total 12 sc)
Rnd 3: 12 sc
Rnd 4: (5 sc, 1 inc)x2 (14)
Rnd 5: 14 sc
Rnd 6: (6 sc, 1 inc)x2 (16)
Rnd 7: (7 sc, 1 inc)x2 (18)
Rnd 8: 18 sc
Rnd 9: (2 sc, 1 inc)x6 (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc
Knit sl.st. Leave long tail to sewing.

Knit details at 14th rounds frpm beginning of body

I mark points of sewing witn color lines.

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Sew up 2 details.
Sew them together with stitch.

Sew up 3rd details

Then sew this detail to 1st and 2nd with few stitches
(as at photos).

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Tassels on the ears

Cut 3 caramel thread 10-12 cm for every

ears (total 6)

Stretch treads trough ear (look at photos, tie a knot, cut

excess threads.

Your Owl is ready!

Good knitting!

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Victoria

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