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Fun Crochet Bob The Owl Pattern With The Smiling Gesture

Mar 23, 2024 · Leave a Comment

If you love cute things and enjoy making them, you'll be happy to find out we have a step-by-step guide to making a baby owl with crochet. This little owl is charming with its grey and white body, bright blue wings, and head. It has big white eyes with a little black spot in the middle, just like a real owl. Our guide is easy to follow, so even if you're new to crocheting, you can create this adorable owl to cuddle or give as a gift.

Crochet Bob The Owl

Free Crochet Bob The Owl Pattern

Abbreviations

  • r-row
  • st - stitch
  • ch - chain
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • hdc - half double crochet
  • inc - increase
  • [...]x... - repeat instructions in the brackets
  • x-times (...) - the number of stitches at the end of the row

Materials

  • 3 colours of sport weight yarn (50g = 160m) + some scrap yarn in a contrasting colour for the beak. 3.00 mm crochet hook
  • tapestry needle
  • stuffing
  • scissors

Bob is crocheted mainly in a spiral.

HEAD

  • r 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second chain from the hook. (6) = magic circle
  • r 2: [inc]x6. (12)
  • r 3: [1 sc, inc]x6. (18)
  • r 4: [2 sc, inc]x6. (24)
  • r 5: [3 sc, inc]x6. (30)
  • r 6: [4 sc, inc]x6. (36)
  • r 7: [5 sc, inc]x6. (42)
  • r 8-12: 42 sc. (42)
  • r 13: [5 sc, dec]x6. (36)
  • r 14 (fl): [skip 1 st, 5 hdc in next st, skip 1 st, sl st in next st]x9. (9 hdc groups)

Cut off the yarn and fasten the ends.

BODY

  • r 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second chain from the hook. (6) = magic circle
  • r 2: [inc]x6. (12)
  • r 3: [1 sc, inc]x6. (18)
  • r 4: [2 sc, inc]x6. (24)
  • r 5: [3 sc, inc]x6. (30)
  • r 6: [4 sc, inc]x6. (36)
  • r 7: [5 sc, inc]x6. (42)

Change colour in between every row to make the body striped.

  • r 8-17: 42 sc. (42)
  • r 18: [5 sc, dec]x6. (36)

Cut off the yarn but save approx. 30 cm so that you have something to attach the head to the body with.

Fasten off the other yarn end.

The wings are crocheted back and forth.

WINGS x2

  • r 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in the second chain from the hook. Ch, turn. (4)
  • r 2: [inc]x4. Ch, turn. (8)
  • r 3: [1 sc, inc]x4. Ch, turn. (12)
  • r 4: [2 sc, inc]x4. Ch, turn. (16)
  • r 5: [3 sc, inc]x4. Ch. (20)

Crochet 11 sc along the straight edge of the wing.

Cut off the yarn and fasten the yarn ends.

EYES x2

The eyes are not crocheted in a spiral but with a seam.

End each row with a sl st in the first stitch of the row and a ch. These stitches are not counted at the end of the row.

The new row always starts in the same stitch as the sl st.

  • r 1: 2 ch, 8 sc in the second ch from the hook. sl st, ch. (8) = magic circle
  • r 2: [inc]x8. (16)

End the row with an invisible join.

Cut off the yarn, but save approx. 20 cm so that you have something to attach the eyes to the head with.

Fasten the other yarn end.

Embroider or Sl st crochet a black U on each eye.

Assembling

  • Attach the head (back loops) and the wings to the body, and stuff Bob as you go. Start at the back and sew together 2 stitches.
  • Sew together 11 stitches and, at the same time, the wing. Sew together 10 stitches. Sew together 11 stitches and, at the same time
  • the second wing. Sew together the last 2 stitches.
  • Stitch down the scalloped edge.
  • Attach the eyes to the head with 3 sc in between them.
  • Embroider a beak between the eyes on row 11.

Free pattern by @garnknuten

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