# Free crochet owl pattern (amigurumi plush)

> A grey owl in one continuous piece, crown first. The ears are chain-built: chain 3, then work back down it. A ridge of back-loop stitches marks where the wings attach. Two colours: grey body, white face patches.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Owl |
| Designer | Crochet 3D |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 1 piece · 18 rounds · 495 stitches · 2 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #A9B0B5, #F3F1EA |
| Updated | 2026-09-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/owl |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### Owl

- **Round 1:** 8 sc in ring → 8
- **Round 2:** inc x8 → 16
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x8 → 24
- **Round 4:** 6 sc, ch 3 back (sc, (sc, sl) in one st), 12 sc, ch 3 back (sc, (sc, sl) in one st), 6 sc → 24
- **Round 5:** (2 sc, inc) x8 → 32
- **Round 6:** 11 sc, 4 sc, 2 sc, 4 sc, 11 sc → 32
- **Round 7-8:** 10 sc, 12 sc, 10 sc → 32
- **Round 9:** 11 sc, 10 sc, 11 sc → 32
- **Round 10:** 32 sc → 32
- **Round 11:** 6 sc, blo 3 sc, 14 sc, blo 3 sc, 6 sc → 32
- **Round 12:** (3 sc, inc) x8 → 40
- **Round 13-14:** 40 sc → 40
- **Round 15:** (2 sc, dec) x4, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x4 → 30
- **Round 16:** (sc, dec) x10 → 20
- **Round 17:** (2 sc, dec) x5 → 15
- **Round 18:** dec x7, sc → 8
- **Finishing:** fasten off

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sl | sl st | Slip stitch | ss |  |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free
- `ch 3 back (…)` — chain 3, then work the listed stitches back down that chain

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/owl](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/owl) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** Crochet 3D. Written for this site.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/owl