I know, not another no-sew pattern...
But honestly, who's truly complaining? Gotta love crochet projects that are fast, easy, and don't require you to pick up a yarn needle! If you're looking for just that, you might want to give my newest amigurumi design, the Pocket Owl, a try!
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The Pocket Owl is a no-sew baby owlet that works up quickly and easily. This forest bird features realistic color changes on the head, feathery details on the wings and body, and crochet methods to make the beak and 3-toed feet.
About the Pattern
- No-sew
- Works up quickly
- Suitable to make into a keychain
- About 3 inches in height with the recommended materials
- The perfect gift for woodland animal enthusiasts and owl lovers
- Great for selling at craft fairs
- Styles: whimsical, realistic, waldorf, woodland, forest
Uses
There are many ways to make use of this pattern, such as:
- Keychain: add a keyring
- Valentine's day gift: there are too many owl Vday puns out there, so take advantage of them to gift an "Owl be your Valentine" or "Owl always love you" card to your loved one along with this cute amigurumi!
- Party favor: great as a goodie bag surprise for birthday parties
- Gift: for family and friends as a birthday gift, Christmas holiday gift, or anytime gift!
- "Pocket pal" or fidget: suitable as a portable therapy aid or security toy for kids
- Craft fair product: sell it at markets; it's the perfect market prep pattern to work up because it's a relatively fast pattern to work up.
- Random Act of Kindness: want to crochet this for charity or as a random act of crochet kindness? It'll be so fun to hide these beautiful owls around the community. Imagine the delight that people will experience when they discover your sweet owl.
Yarn
You can crochet the Pocket Owl with different yarn weights and fibers to create different looks. Want a jumbo owl? Use blanket yarn or super bulky chenille velvet yarn with a large hook! Want a petite, little owl? Use thin yarn with a small hook!
If you're wanting to crochet a palm-sized owl like mine, using medium weight / worsted weight acrylic or cotton yarns would be great choices. They provide crisp stitch definition and would make a durable keychain-sized amigurumi!
My worsted weight yarn recommendations are:
- Lion Brand Heartland (100% acrylic with beautiful, heathered yarn)
- Lion Brand's 24/7 Cotton Yarn (100% cotton and will produce crisp stitch definition)
- Brava Worsted or Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, sturdy, and pretty good bang for your buck!)
Want more?
The Pocket Owl is best buds with the Pocket Penguin! Check out the Pocket Penguin's free pattern to crochet your very own. It is also a no-sew pattern that is quite fast to work up.
PDF Pattern
The PDF pattern is printable, ad-free, easy to read, includes photo references, and helps support Sweet Softies! (If you enjoy my free patterns, you can consider it as a donation to me when you buy one of my pattern PDFs! It allows me to maintain my blog and continue sharing more free patterns.)
POCKET OWL
Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
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Crochet Pattern Information
Size:
Height: 3 inches (9.5 cm)
Level of Difficulty:
★★★☆☆ Intermediate. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), changing colors, attaching yarn, & crocheting pieces together.
Stitches/Terms Used:
- FO = fasten off
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)
- dc = double crochet
- BLO = back loops only
- FLO = front loops only
Materials:
- Medium weight 4 yarn in desired colors (recommendations include: Heartland, 24/7 Cotton, Brava Worsted, and Caron Simply Soft)
- 2.75mm crochet hook (these are my fav)
- 7mm plastic safety eyes (these are my fav)
- Stuffing
- Scissors
Crochet Instructions
Notes (read before beginning):
- The free version of the pattern (below) does not come with photo references. For photo references, please purchase the ad-free and printable PDF pattern.
- The wings are crocheted first. The owl’s body is then worked from bottom-up to attach the wings before working on the head. Lastly, the feet are crocheted to the body using no-sew crochet methods.
Color Guide:
C1: dark brown
C2: light brown
C3: white
C4: orange
WINGS (x2)
Note: A video tutorial for the wings is available here.
Use C1 yarn.
Ch 6.
R1: Dc in 4th from hook. Dc 2.
R2: Ch 6. Sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sc 4. Sl st into the same dc. (Note: We will work along the dc sts created in R1.)
R3: Turn. Skip the sl st. Sc 4 in BLO, leaving the last st unworked.
R4: Turn. Skip the first st. Sc 3 in BLO. Sl st into the next dc from R1.
R5: Turn. Skip the sl st. Sc 2 in BLO, leaving the last st unworked.
R6: Turn. Skip the first st. Sc in BLO. Sl st into the last dc from R1.
FO with a tail for weaving in.
BODY
Start with C2 yarn. (Switch only to C3 yarn to create the feather details on the owl’s chest.)
R1: Insert 8 sc in a MR. Tighten the ring. (8)
R2: Inc around. (16)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 8. (24)
R4-R5: Sc around. (24)R6: Sc 8. Alternate with C3 yarn for every other st for the next 8 sts. Sc 8. (24)
R7: Sc around. (24)
R8: Sc 9. Alternate with C3 yarn for every other st for the next 8 sts. Sc 7. (24)
R9: (Sc 6, dec) x 3. (21)
R10: Sc 5, dec. Sc 2. Switch to C3 yarn and sc. Sc. Switch to C3 yarn and sc. Dec. Switch to C3 yarn and sc. Sc 4, dec. (18)
R11: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12) R12 [Joining Wings Round]: Sc 3. Pick up one wing, and attach it to the body with 3 sc (inserting hook into both the wing and body at the same time). Sc 3. Attach the second wing with 3 sc. (12)
Video tutorial for attaching limbs without sewing: https://youtu.be/dDmUiJww5zI
Stuff the body well. Without FO, continue with the ‘Head’ instructions.
HEAD
R13: Work in FLO for this round. Switch to C1 yarn and sc, inc, sc. Switch to C3 yarn and inc. (Sc, inc) x 4. (18)
R14: Switch to C1 yarn and sc 2, inc, sc 2. Switch to C3 yarn and inc, (sc 2, inc) x 3. Sc 3. Switch to C1 yarn and insert one sc in the same st as the previous, turning it into an inc. (24)
R15: In C1 yarn, sc 7. In C3 yarn, sc 16. In C1 yarn, sc. (24)
R16: In C1 yarn, sc 8. In C3 yarn, sc 7. In C4 yarn, sc (this creates the beak). In C3 yarn, sc 7. In C1 yarn, sc. (24)
R17: In C1 yarn, sc 9. In C3 yarn, sc 6. In C1 yarn, sc 2. In C3 yarn, sc 6. In C1 yarn, sc. (24)
R18: In C1 yarn, sc 10. In C3 yarn, sc 5. In C1 yarn, sc 3. In C3 yarn, sc 5. In C1 yarn, sc. (24)
R19: In C1 yarn, sc 11. In C3 yarn, sc 4. In C1 yarn, sc 4. In C3 yarn, sc 4. In C1 yarn, sc. (24)
- EYES: Attach 7mm eyes between R16-R17, 2 sts away from the C3 color change.
- STUFF: Stuff the head, and continue stuffing as you work along.
FO the C3 yarn with a tail. Use only C1 yarn from here on out.
R20: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18)
R21: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12) R22: Ch, turn. Fold R21 flat and sl st across with 6 sts, going through the front and back sides. Make sure the head is stuffed well before you close it up. Finish with a ch and sl st back into the same st.
FEET
Note: Each foot has 3 toes. A foot will take up 1 st of space on the body, between R3-R4.
- Use C4 yarn.
- Attach yarn to a st between R3-R4. (Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st back into the same st in the body) x 3.
- FO with a tail and pull both the starting and ending yarn tails inside the body.
- Repeat steps #1-2 for the second foot.
Supporting Video Tutorials
The wings for this owl pattern are available as a video tutorial. (The rest of the pattern is written - with photo references - only.)
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