Purple andGreen Owlets
By Teresa Alvarez (March 2013) About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies! This file describes how to crochet two owlets. As always, when it is possible, I attach items as I crochet.
ABOUT YARN:
I have used Pierrot Yarns Zakka Acrylic Namibuto 25gr = 70 m. Colors: purple, green a bit of orange, lilac, light green and white
ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.
ABOUT HOOK:
3.5mmhook Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.
YOU WILL NEED: GREEN OWLET
Yarn for the green owlet: green (1.2 skeins), some orange, some white and two strands in two different shades of green. Twosafetyeyes. Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
PURPLE OWLET
Yarn for the purple owlet: purple (0.9 skein), some orange, some white and one strand in lilac. ·Two safety eyes. · Stuffing. Tapestry needle.
ABOUT CROCHETTERMS:
I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1) NOTE: I've made all the decreases as invisible decreases NOTE2: there are some triple increases: 3sc in the specified stitch.
PATTERN: PURPLE OWLET
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. Wings (make 2) Using purple. Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next st, repeat 6 times (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, sc in next 3st] repeat 3 times (15 sts) Round 4-7: sc in each st across (15st) Round 8: [sc2tog in next st, sc in next 3st] repeat 3 times (12 sts) Round 9: sc in each st across (12st) Round 10: [sc2tog in next st, sc in next 2st] repeat 3 times (9 sts) Round 11: sc in each st across (9st) Fastenoff Wings are not stuffed
Eyes (make 2)
Using white. Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2"d ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st. (12st) Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew the eye to the head.
Body
Using purple (Stuff body as you go and attach eyes and feathers. Mouth can also be embroidered. See pictures) Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st. (12st) Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 4: [1sc in next st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 5: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 6: [1sc in next 2st., 2sc in next st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 7: [2sc in next st, sc in next 5st] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 8-10: sc in eachst across (42 st) Round 11: [attach wing working through both thicknesses: sc in next 4st (one wing attached), sc in next 17st] repeat 2 times (42 st) Round 12-17: sc in eachst across (42 st)
Round 18: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 5st], repeat 6 times (36 sts) Round 19: [sc in next st, sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (30 sts) (Attach eyes: white and black. Stuff body as you go) Round 20: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 21: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 2st], repeat 6 times (18 sts) Round 22: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next st], repeat 6 times (12 sts) Round 23: [sc2tog using invisible decrease], repeat 6 times (6 sts) Fasten off using tail to close hole.
Finishing touches
If you haven't sewn the feathers or wings ... this is the time!!!! Also the ears and the breast feathers have to be attached. They are a simple fringe, I've used only one strand per feather. For the ears, I've attached one strand three times, but if you prefer, you can put the three strands at the same time. In http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-add-fringe-to-crochet.html there is a very good tutorial on fringes! Breast feathers: three rows: 5, 3 and 1. Trim them!
PATTERN: GREEN OWLET
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. Wings (make 2) Using purple. Round 1: magic ring, 4sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: sc in each st across (4 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 2 times (6 sts) Round 4: 2sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4st (8 sts) Round 5: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 5st (10 sts) Round 6: sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 6st (12 sts) Round 7-8: sc in each st across (12st) Round 9: [sc2tog in next st, sc in next 4st] repeat 2 times (10 sts) Round 10: [sc2tog in next st, sc in next 3st] repeat 2 times (8 sts) Round 11: sc in each st across (8st) Fastenoff Wings are not stuffed
Eyes (make 2)
Using white. Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st. (12st) Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew the eye to the head.
Body
Usinggreen (Stuff body as you go and attach eyes and feathers. Mouth can also be embroidered. See pictures) Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: [4sc in next 6 st, sc in next 3st]repeat 2 times. (12st) Round 3: [2sc in next 3st, 1sc in next 3st] repeat 2 times (18 sts) Round 4: sc in next 3st, 2sc in next 3st, sc in next 6 st, 2sc in next 3st, sc in next 3st (24st) Round 5: sc in next 4st, 2sc in next 4st, sc in next 8 st, 2sc in next 4st, sc in next 4st (32 st) Round 6: sc in next 6st, 2sc in next 4st, sc in next 12 st, 2sc in next 4st, sc in next 6st (40 st) Round 7: working in BLO, sc in each st across (40 st) Round 8: decrease two stitches at the sides, sc in each st across (38 sts)
Round 9-10: sc in each st across (38 st) Round 11-13: repeat rows 8-10 (36 sts) Round 14-16: repeat rows 8-10 (34 sts) Round 17: decrease 4 stitches evenly spaced (30 sts)
Round 18: sc in each st across (30 st) Round 19: decrease two stitches at the sides, sc in each st across (28 sts) Round 20: attach wings at the sides working through both thicknesses and sc in each st across (28 st) Round 21: decrease two stitches at the sides, sc in each st across (26 sts) Round 22-24: sc in eachst across (26 st) Round 25: decrease two stitches at the sides, sc in each st across (24 sts) Round 26: sc in each st across (24 st) Round 27: sc in each st until one side is reached. (Attach eyes: white and black. Stuff body. Embroider nose and feathers can be attached. See finishing details of purple owl) Breast feathers: 3 rows: 6, 5, 4 using two different shades of green Round 28: sl st across the upper side to close the owl. Ears: as in purple owl
