Free snowy owl crochet pattern — one sphere, six pieces, 33 rounds
A free snowy owl crochet pattern for an amigurumi about 5 cm across and 8 cm tall, worked on a 3.5 mm hook in three colours over about five hours. The owl is one sphere and nothing else — five rounds out to thirty, eight straight rounds that make it a barrel rather than a ball, four rounds back in — and the five pieces left are all flat: two slate wings, two amber eye discs and a beak. All 33 rounds are written out below across six pieces, each one carrying the count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 33 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium for the counting rather than the stitches: rounds 6 to 13 are eight identical rounds of 30 sc, and dropping two of them turns the barrel back into a ball.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — three colours, all weight 3
1 skeinDK cotton
scrapsDK cotton
scrapsDK cotton
Tools
3 you probably own, 2 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing
8 mm safety eyes ×2
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that the stuffing cannot show between the stitches. The body is the only piece holding any, and white shows every gap that slate or amber would hide.
Finished size
~5 cm across, ~8 cm tall
Any DK cotton or a light worsted works here. Keep the wings dark enough to read against the body — on a white bird every piece of the shaping depends on that one contrast.
How to make the snowy owl, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in magic ringUK6 dc in magic ringWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The body
Seventeen rounds and the whole owl. Out to thirty stitches over five…17 RNDS
starts in snow· magic ring· Piece 1 of 6
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
The base, out to thirty
RND 1–51[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
Eight straight rounds — the barrel
RND 6–136[30]
7[30]
8[30]
9[30]
10[30]
11[30]
12[30]
13[30]
Closing the crown
RND 14–1714[24]
15[18]
16[12]
17[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneStuff it through rounds 14 to 17 as the top closes, keeping the sides straight rather than letting it round out, then draw the last six stitches shut. There is no head to add — this piece is the bird.
2
02The wings
Two slate ovals, five rounds each: six stitches out to twelve, two…5 RNDS
starts in slate· magic ring· Piece 2 of 6
First five rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is doneLeave them empty and press each one flat. Sew them high on the body and close in to the centre, so they read as folded rather than spread.
3
03Right wing
— the same 5 rounds again, worked from piece 025 RNDS
starts in slate· magic ring· Piece 3 of 6· mirrors the wings
First five rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[6]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
4
04The eye discs
Two amber discs, two rounds each: six stitches in a ring opened…2 RNDS
starts in amber· magic ring· Piece 4 of 6
First two rounds[6] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is donePush a safety eye through the centre of each disc and fix its washer behind it now, then sew the two discs to the front of the body, level with each other and about a disc's width apart.
5
05Right eye disc
— the same 2 rounds again, worked from piece 042 RNDS
starts in amber· magic ring· Piece 5 of 6· mirrors the eye discs
First two rounds[6] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
6
06The beak
Four stitches in a ring, worked round twice. Eight amber stitches in…2 RNDS
starts in amber· magic ring· Piece 6 of 6
First two rounds[4] [4]
1[4]
2[4]
US termsscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasemrmagic ring
When this piece is donePinch it into a triangle and sew it below the two eye discs and between them. Four stitches across leaves no room for stuffing and it needs none.
You are here
Six pieces from four lists. Two lists — the wings and the eye discs — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.33 ROUNDS IN ALL
Three notes on the snowy owl
Read themClose
01Set the safety eyes through the amber discs before sewing them on.
02Sew the wings high and close, so they read as folded.
03An original Crochet Genie design.
Four questions this pattern answers
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