the P A T T E R N :

MAT E R IALS : Small amounts of worsted wight yarn [I used Loops & Threads Impeccable] White felt cut into circles for eyes 8mm safety eyes [1 pair] Fiberfill stuffing Sewing supplies (scissors, pins, needles, thread) Craft glue Orange embroidery floss G/7 4.5MM crochet hook A B B R E V I A T I O N S: MC magic circle (magic loop/magic ring) sc single crochet(s) dc double crochet tc triple crochet hdc half-double crochet sl st slip stitch inc increase dec decrease ch chain *actions in asterisks should be repeated until round completion or to the indicated stopping point in the round* (number in parentheses indicates total number of stitches after round/row completion) FO fasten off RND Round [I suggest reading through the pattern before you begin.]

W I N G S (x2) ch 6 starting in the second ch from hook work as follows: sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tc, ch 2, sc in final stitch (youve already done a tc in this stich, but go ahead and sc in it again). FO.

Making the wings

M A I N B O D Y (x1) [Worked in a spiral. I recommend staggering increases and decreases.] MC 6 RND 1) *inc* (12) RND 2) *sc, inc* (18) RND 3) *2sc, inc* (24) RND 4) *3sc, inc* (30) RND 5) *4sc, inc* (36) RNDs 6-12) *sc* RND 13) *4sc, dec* (30) RND 14) *3sc, dec* (24) RND 15) *2sc, dec* (18) PAUSE Dont fasten off just yet. Were now going to attach the eyes, embroider the beak, and sew on the wings. Take your first circular piece of felt, cut a very small slit, then the insert a safety eye through slit. Repeat for second eye. (I suggest marking off the position of the eyes on each piece of felt before you cut, in order to make sure theyre even.) Position the felt/safety eye combo on the head. Be careful here: make sure you properly center the eyes by keeping your yarn tail on the right as shown in the photos below. Embroider the beak. Secure eyes with plastic washers and a bit of craft glue. Attach wings. See photos for suggested positioning. Stuff the body now, too.

Position eyes, embroider face, (secure eyes), attach wings, and stuff We are now ready to finish up our owl! All thats left to do is pinch the top of the fabric together and then crochet closed. I used a pin to make sure my owl was all nice and even before I began. I then removed it when I got far enough along.

Crochet the top closed Heres another angle showing this step. Basically, instead of making a regular single crochet in just one stitch, slide your hook through two stitches: one in front and one directly behind it. Then complete the sc stitch like normal.

Crocheting the top closed detail

Once you get the the end break the yarn and finish off. Done! I have already started making a small army of these little fellas. They are great to randomly spread around the house and see who notices.