Otto the Owl – Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Materials
- Yarn/wool: I have used Catania yarn from Schachenmayr in brown (0383 < 50g), dark brown (0157 < 50g), light brown (0179 < 50g), white (0106 < 50g) and green (0212 < 50g) color.
- Crochet hook: 3.0 mm
- Tapestry needle
- Filling
- Scissors
- Two 6 mm black safety eyes
Abbreviations
- St(s) – stitch(es)
- Ch – chain
- Sc – single crochet
- Hdc – half double crochet
- Dc – double crochet
- Tr – treble (triple) crochet
- Slst – slip stitch
- Inc – increase (2 sc in next st)
- Dec – decrease (2 sc worked off together)
- (nr) – indicates the total number of stitches in the current row/round
- FO – fasten off
Important Notes
- All rounds are worked in a continuous spiral (except eyelids, wings and tail). Do not join or turn, unless instructed otherwise
- You may find it useful to use a stitchmarker for counting your rounds
- Take your time to create your amigurumi’s face, it is a very important part of the final result
- While stuffing take care to give each part a nice shape
Size of finished figure
Otto will be approximately 10 cm tall.
Realization
Head and body
With brown yarn:
Round 1. ch 11 (11)
Round 2. sc in second ch from hook, 8 sc, 3 sc in last ch. Continue on the
other side of beginning ch: 8 sc, 2 sc into the last ch (you made
the first sc into this ch) (22)
Round 3. inc, 8 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc, 2 inc (28)
Round 4. (sc, inc), 8 sc, (sc, inc) 3-times, 8 sc, (sc, inc) 2-times (34)
Round 5. – Round 17. sc* (34)
Round 18. (2 sc, dec), 3 sc, (5 sc, dec) 2-times, 3 sc, (5 sc, dec), 3 sc (30)
Round 19. (sc, dec), 3 sc, (4 sc, dec) 2-times, 3 sc, (4 sc, dec), 3 sc (26)
Round 20. dec, 3 sc, (3 sc, dec) 2-times, 3 sc, (3 sc, dec), 3 sc (22)
Stuff the body. Keep on stuffing as you go on.
Round 21. (sc, dec), 2 sc, (sc, dec) 3-times, 2 sc, (sc, dec) 2-times (16)
Round 22. dec, 2 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc, 2 dec (10)
Close the hole by leading the thread through the 6 stitches of last round, pull it tight and hide the yarn tail in the body.
Eyes
Eyeballs with white yarn (make 2):
Round 1. 6 sc in double adjustable ring (6)
Round 2. inc* (12)
Round 3. sc* (12)
Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the head.
Eyelids with brown yarn (make 2):
Eyelids are crocheted in rows.
Row 1. ch 7 (7)
Row 2. Starting at second ch from hook 3 dec, DO NOT TURN! (3)
slst around. FO. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing it to the head.
Insert the 6mm black safety eyes into the eyeballs (see pictures above). With invisible stitches sew the eyes to the head. For the exact places see the pictures below. Stuff the eyes softly with a small amount of filling while sewing. Sew the eyelids onto the eyeballs.
Beak
With dark brown yarn:
Round 1. 3 sc in double adjustable ring (3)
Round 2. sc* (3)
Leave a long yarn tail and sew the beak with invisible stitches to the head. For the exact place see the picture above.
Belly
With light brown yarn:
Round 1. 6 sc in double adjustable ring (6)
Round 2. inc* (12)
Round 3. (sc, inc)* (18)
Round 4. (2 sc, inc)* (24)
Round 5. (3 sc, inc)* (30)
Round 6. (4 sc, inc)* (36)
Leave a long yarn tail and sew it with invisible stitches to the body. For exact place see pictures above.
Wings and tail
With dark brown yarn (make 3)
Wings are crocheted in rows. Please follow exactly the following instructions!
Round 1. ch 6 (6)
Round 2. Starting from the 2nd stitch from hook: slst, sc, hdc, dc, 6 tr in
last stitch. Continue on the other side of beginning ch: dc, hdc, sc, slst (10)
Leave a long yarn tail and with invisible stitches sew them to the body. See the exact place and position on the pictures above.
Ears
Cut 10 cm long strands from the dark brown yarn (I’ve used 3 pieces per ear). Select the place on the head where you want to position the ear and pull one end of the strands through the stitches. Take the yarn strand on the hook and pull one end of it through the holes. Make a knot as close to the head as it is possible.
Cut the ears to the proper length.
Talons
Feet with dark brown yarn (make 2).
Talons (make 2):
Round 1. 3 sc in double adjustable ring (3)
Round 2. – Round 3. sc* (3)
Repeat 2 times until you have 2 talons. Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends on the first talon. Do not fasten off on the second talon, but continue working on it:
Round 4. 3 sc into the next 3 stitches of the first talon, 3 sc into the next 3
stitches of the second talon (6)
Round 5. sc* (6)
Round 6. dec* (3)
Round 7. sc* (3)
FO; close the hole by leading the thread through the front loops of the last 3 stitches, pull it tight and hide the yarn tail in the talon.
With invisible stitches sew the feet to the body. See pictures below for exact place and position.
Hat
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- Otto the Owl – Amigurumi Pattern
With green yarn:
Round 1. 3 sc in double adjustable ring (3)
Round 2. sc* (3)
Round 3. 2 sc, inc (4)
Round 4. 3 sc, inc (5)
Round 5. sc* (5)
Round 6. 4 sc, inc (6)
Round 7. sc* (6)
Round 8. 5 sc, inc (7)
Round 9. sc* (7)
Round 10. 6 sc, inc (8)
Round 11. 7 sc, inc (9)
Round 12. (2 sc, inc)* (12)
Round 13. – Round 15. sc* (12)
Round 16. (3 sc, inc)* (15)
Round 17. sc* (15)
Round 18. (4 sc, inc)* (18)
Round 19. sc* (18)
Round 20. (2 sc, inc)* (24)
In next round the holes for the ears will be created.
Round 21. ch2, skip 2, sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) 2-times, ch2, skip 2, sc, inc,
(3 sc, inc) 2-times (30)
Round 22. (4 sc, inc)* (36)
Round 23. – Round 25. sc* (36)
Cut the yarn and weave the yarn tail into the hat. Place the hat on the head and pull the ears through the holes created in Round 21.
