Hello my lovelies, how are we all? We have definitely been enjoying this sunny weather. It makes such a difference to how you feel, doesn’t it. We’ve just had a full weekend of hockey madness, but it was definitely better spectating in the sun. But then a week of poorliness in the house. Definitely a lot of germs going around. Whatever it is, seems to have wiped out a third of little man’s class. Crazy. Oh the joys. Think I will have to be an antibacterial warrior again!! It’s definitely not been the best of weeks & I don’t seem to have been able to have done hardly any crocheting. Hmm… need to change that.

So I would like to introduce you to little Hoot. I wanted to make the lovely Lisa from For the Love of Yarn a little owl out of my For the Love of Yarn yarn stash. Thought it would be nice to make one out of all her wool over the years. So there’s wool from her yarn clubs, advent calendars and skeins of individual wool. Couldn’t resist mixing it with one ball of fluff from a few years ago, to make little Hoot super soft. So Hoot is made from 4ply yarn and fluff held together. I used a 4mm hook. You don’t have to use the fluff, just make it with DK yarn, whichever you prefer.

Right let’s get down to business. Hope you like the pattern.

Level 

Easy (This pattern is written with UK Crochet terminology.)

Yarn

50g of 4ply yarn and 20g of fluff or 100g DK yarn in the main owl colour. Then 10g of white yarn for the eyes. You will also need a small amount of orange DK yarn for the beak and a small amount black yarn for the eyebrows and eyes, if you aren’t using the safety eyes.

Hook – 4mm crochet hook

Finished Size – 20cm tall

Notions 

Scissors, darning needle for ends, toy stuffing, a pair of 10mm safety eyes. (If using them.)

Abbreviations  

Slip Stitch (ss) – This is where there is no height to the stitch. It’s usually used to join rounds. So insert the hook into the front of the stitch you are joining to. This is usually the first stitch you made in that round/row. So yarn over hook and pull through that first stitch then also through the loop on your hook.

Chain stitch (ch) – To make a chain, place the yarn over the hook then pull it through the loop on your hook.

Magic Ring – Fold over the yarn to make the loop. Insert your hook through the loop and grab the working yarn (long piece) and pull through the loop. Hold the tail and the working yarn and pull so that the knot tightens, but you still have a loop. This has created a magic ring.

Double Crochet (dc) – Insert the hook through the stitch, front to back, then yarn over hook and pull back through stitch. You will have two loops on your hook. Then yarn over your hook and pull through both loops.

Double Crochet Decrease (2dctog) – This is where you crochet two stitches together to decrease the amount of stitches in the round. So insert the hook through the front of the first stitch only (the front V) and then insert again through the front of the second stitch (the front V). Now yarn over your hook and pull it back through both stitches, so you will then have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over your hook again and pull through both loops. And there is your 2dctog. (Basically 2 double crochet stitches crocheted together.)

Back Loop Double Crochet (bldc) – Work each double crochet stitch in the back loop only.

Fasten off – Slip Stitch into the next stitch, pull the yarn through the stitch, then cut. Leave long tails, so that you can use them to attach the different parts of the body together. 

Yrh – Yarn Round Hook

st – Stitch

Right it’s pattern time…

Pattern 

Head – make 1 using main owl colour.

Rnd 1: Make a mr, 1ch (does not count as a st throughout) then 6dc into the ring. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [2dc into next st.] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3: [1dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [2dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5: [3dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 6: [4dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 7: [5dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 8: [6dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 9: [7dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (54) 

Rnd 10: [8dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (60) 

Rnds 11 – 13: 1dc in each st. (60)

Rnd 14: [8dc, dc2tog.] 6 times. (54) 

Rnd 15: [7dc, dc2tog.] 6 times. (48) 

Rnd 16: [6dc, dc2tog.] 6 times. (42) 

Rnd 17: [5dc, 2dctog] 6 times (36)

Rnd 18: [4dc, 2dctog] 6 times (30)

Rnd 19: [3dc, 2dctog] 6 times (24)

Rnd 20: [2dc, 2dctog] 6 times  (18)

Rnd 21: [2dctog] 9 times (9) 

Stuff the head at this point.

Rnd 22: [1dc, 2dctog] 3 times (6) 

Seal up & fasten off, leaving a tail for it to be sewn on to the body.  

Ears – make 2 using main owl colour.

Rnd 1: Make a mr, 1ch then 4dc into the ring. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. (4)

Rnd 2: [2dc into next st.] 4 times. (8)

Rnd 3 & 4: 1dc in each stitch. (8) 

Rnd 5: [2dc, dc2tog.] twice. (6)

Rnd 6: 1dc in each stitch and fasten off. (6)

Body – make 1 using main owl colour

Rnd 1: Make a mr, 1ch then 6dc into the ring. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [2dc into next st.] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3: [1dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: 1dc in each stitch. (18)

Rnd 5: [2dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 6: [3dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 7: [4dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 8: [5dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 9: [6dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 10: [7dc, 2dc into next st] 6 times. (54) 

Rnds 11– 12: 1dc in each st. (54)

Rnd 13: [7dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (48)

Rnds 14 – 15: 1dc in each st. (48)

Rnd 16 [6dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 17: 1dc in each st. (42) 

Rnd 18: [5dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 19: 1dc in each st. (36)

Rnd 20: [4dc, 2dctog] 6 times (30)

Rnd 21: 1dc in each st. (30)

Rnd 22: [3dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (24)

Rnds 23 – 24: 1dc in each st.  (24)

Rnd 25: [2dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 26: 1dc in each st. (18)

Rnd 27: [1dc, 2dctog] 6 times. (12) 

Rnd 28: 1dc in each st. (12)

Rnd 29: [2dctog] 6 times. (6)

Ss, then fasten off and sew up the hole.

Eye Patch – make 2 using white yarn.

Rnd 1: Make a mr, 1ch (does not count as a st throughout) then 6dc into the ring. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [2dc into next st.] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3: [1dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [2dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times and fasten off. (24)

Place your safety eyes in the middle of each of the eye patches. Make sure you are happy with the position of the eye patch before you add the backs to the eyes. As once they are on… they’re on. Alternatively, create your eyes using some black thread and a darning needle like the picture below.

Wings – make 2 using your main colour.

Rnd 1: Make a mr, 1ch then 6dc into the ring. Pull the tail tight to close the ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [2dc into next st.] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 3: [1dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4 & 5: 1dc in each stitch. (18)

Rnd 6: [2dc, 2dc into next st.] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5: 1dc in each stitch.  (24) 

Rnd 6: [2dc, 2dctog] 6 times (18) 

Rnd 7: [1dc, 2dctog] 6 times (12) 

Rnd 8: 1dc in each stitch. (12) 

Rnd 9: [2dc, 2dctog] 3 times. (9)

Rnds 10 – 11: 1dc in each stitch. (9) 

Rnds 12: [1dc, 2dctog] 3 times (6) 

Rnd 13: [1dc, 2dctog] 2 times (4)

Ss then, fasten off and leave a tail to sew the wings on to the body.

And there you have all your body parts. It’s time now to sew each body parts together using your darning needle. If you need help with how to sew your body parts on, then please use this link to my techniques page.

How to sew up your creations

I start with the head first, then the wings. Followed by the eyes and the ears.

Once you have sewn the eyes on, you need to create the beak. Here’s a simple picture tutorial on how to do this. Insert a long piece of orange/pink thread, knotted at the end. Don’t forget, you always insert it at the back of the head, so the yarn is more secure. (The knot will sit in the stuffing and not be near the front of the head.) Then work in a triangle formation to create the beak & then sew your end through to the back of the head and knot it off, pushing the knot back into the head so it’s secure.

For the eyebrows, use a piece of black thread and as before with a knot at the end work from the back of the head through to where you want the eyebrows to be at the front, then work your way to the back again to secure.

And there you have it. One little Hoot. Don’t forget you can use a variety of different coloured yarns for this pattern. You could even do some stripes around the tummy. Like the one above.

As many of you know, I do not sell my patterns, but ask for a donation, however small, to support one of our incredible charities. For this pattern, I will be supporting the wonderful charity CLDF – Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. This is a charity that is close to the heart of Lisa from For the Love of Yarn and her family and I feel truly honoured that I can help and support the charity in anyway I can. Here is the link to my Just Giving page to support CLDF. A donation, however small, will be very much appreciated by the charity. 

Children’s Liver DiseaseFoundation – Just Giving Page

Care
When washing, ensure you follow the instructions on the label of the yarn you are using & be as gentle as you can.
Reshape where applicable. 

All you need to do now, is give it to a loved one to snuggle up with. Don’t forget to share any pics with us on the good old fashioned net. 

Well I really hope you have enjoyed this pattern. As usual, any questions or queries just give me a shout. 

Happy hooking!

🌈Xx 

(Don’t forget that this pattern is brought to you from PipsRainbow, it has not been tech edited, but all attempts have been made to ensure it is correct and easy to follow. It is only to be used for personnel use only and not to be shared or used to create items for profit. Thank you.)