Free Crochet Pattern for Felted Funky Owl Toy

Free Crochet Pattern for Felted Funky Owl Toy

Step 1: the idea.

My sons’ birthday is fast approaching and owls make him happy so I sat down and made him a little owl today. It took about 5 hrs total but wasn’t any harder than making a hat.

I used worsted weight wool and a sz J crochet hook. The colors are up to you but I have used a light brown, a dark brown, turquoise, black, and a tiny bit of yellow. If you doubled the yarn and used a bigger hook you could make this a pillow or a cute novelty purse. My finished owl is about 7.5″ tall.

Start at the base of the owl and work up in one body piece then do the eyes and nose separately then sew them on after felting. The buttons in the eyes are not recommended for small kids obviously.

Owl Body

With your dark brown color Ch 4 and sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 And do 13 dc stitches in the ring and around your yarn tail. Sl st to connect and you should have a little circle. Pull the yarn tail tight to avoid a hole.

Rnd 2: Ch 3. Make 2dc st in each st around, connect with a sl st to where you started.

Rnd 3: Ch 3. 1dc in first st (2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st) continue in this pattern to starting point and connect with sl st.

Rnd 4: Ch 3. 1 dc in next stitch (1 dc in next 2 st and 2 dc in the next st) repeat around circle and connect with sl st.

Rnd 5: Ch 3. Sc in each st around. Join with sl st to connect. You should have about 48 stitches now.

Rnd 6: Ch 3. dc in next 17 st. Join light brown and dc next 12 st. Carry dark brown over very loosely and dc in last 18 st. Do not join you will now be working in rows.

Row 7: Ch 3. Turn and dc in next 17 st. Change to light brown, 2dc in next st. 1 dc in each st to last light brown st 2 dc in last light brown st. Change to dark brown and dc in next 18 st.

Row 8-10: Repeat row 7.

Row 11 and 12: Repeat, but decrease instead of increase with dc 2 tog. technique.

Row 13: Ch 3. (Dc in next 4 st then dc 5th and 6th st tog.) Repeat to end.

Round 14: Ch 3. (Dc in next 3 st then dc 4th and 5th st tog.) Repeat to end. Join with sl st to work in rounds again for the head.

Round 15: Ch 3. 1 dc in next 2 st (2dc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 st) repeat around cir and join with sl st.

Round 16: Ch 3. 1 dc in next 3 st (2dc in next st, 1 dc in next 4 st) repeat around cir and join with sl st.

Round 17: Ch 3. 1 dc in next 4 st (2dc in next st, 1 dc in next 5 st) repeat around cir and join with sl st.

Round 18-20: Ch 3. 1 dc in ea. st around. Join with sl st.

Round 21: Ch 3. 1 dc in next 2 st. Decrease every 4th st by dc 2 tog. around and join w sl st. You should have about 40 st total.

Rnd 22: Ch 1. Sc in next 5 st. (Hdc in 7th st. Dc in 8th st. Htc in 9th st. Trc in 10th st. Htc, dc, hdc), sc until the 17th st and repeat pattern. Then sc to end and join with sl st. The bumps are the owls ears and they should be over the 10th and 30th st. Let me know if this is confusing.

Turn inside out and sew or sl st the top of head seam.

Eyes (make 2)

Repeat round one and two of owl body but sc instead of double crochet. Round 3, sc in ea st around with dark brown. Weave in loose ends.

Nose

Ch 6+3 for turning ch. Dc 6 st together. Sew side to form a triangle shape.

Finishing

Put all 4 pieces in a lingerie bag then do your laundry in hot water with detergent. When the buzzer goes off shape all the pieces and assemble. After the eyes and nose are on stuff the owl with poly-fill and then sew the back seam closed.

I can’t wait for my son to unwrap this on his birthday!