Shaded Owls

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Final Result

Materials

• 1 x 50g ball ‘Moda Vera’ PURE WOOL 8PLY – MC (#3059) for head & ears
• 3 x 50g balls ‘Moda Vera’ PURE WOOL 8PLY – 3 shades for body C1, C2, C3
• 5.00mm crochet hook
• Small quantity of cream wool for eyes
• Black safety eyes
• Hobby fill
• Scissors, yarn needle

Step 1

BODY
Rnd 1: Using C1, work 6dc into a magic circle, sl st into 1st dc.
Rnd 2: 2dc in each dc around (12 dc).
Rnd 3: [2dc in next dc, 1dc in next dc] 6 times (18 dc).
Rnd 4: [2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of next 2 dc] 6 times (24 dc).
Rnd 5: [2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of next 3 dc] 6 times (30 dc).
Rnd 6: [2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of next 4 dc] 6 times (36 dc).
Rnd 7: [2dc in next dc, 1dc in each of next 5 dc] 6 times (42 dc).
Rnds 8-10:1htr in each dc around.
Rnds 11-14: Change to C2, 1htr in each htr around.
Rnds 15-19: Change to C3, 1htr in each htr around.
Rnd 20: (dec, 1htr in each of next 3 sts) 6 times.
Rnd 21: (dec, 1htr in each of next 2 sts) 6 times.
Fasten off.

Step 2

HEAD
Note – head piece should be a square please adjust length if it is not.
Foundation row: Using MC make 26ch.
Row 1: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each of next 24 ch, turn.
Row 2: 1ch, 1htr in each dc to end, turn.
Rows 3-13: 1ch, 1htr in each htr to end, turn.
Row 14: 1ch, 1dc in each htr to end. Fasten off.

Step 3

EYES (make 2)
Rnd 1: Using cream wool, work 6dc in a magic circle, sl st into 1st dc.
Rnd 2: 3ch, 2tr in same st as sl st, 3tr in each of the next 5 dc, sl st into 3rd ch of st-ch. Fasten off.

Step 4

To make up
Sew starting end of yarn into place, press safety eyes into middle of cream circles, then press into front of
body leaving enough room between for the head to form a beak, then add filling until firm, using the finishing
tail as a running st around the top to close the hole a little.
Turn head piece on an angle, and attach 1 corner at the front to form the beak between the eyes. Sew a few
rows along head, then work straight across the top, leaving the left hand side of square free to form ear,
then sew the v onto the back then up the body to create the right side ear, before finishing off the nose.
Using the cream tail of the eyes sew them in place, with a whip stitch.

Step 5

*The two smaller owls are made in the same manner except –
With the mother owl, work to row 6 (36 dc) then 3 rows of htr, change colours and work only three rows of
each colour before decreasing for the top of the head,
The head piece is worked with 21 ch and adjust accordingly.

Step 6

With the baby owl, work to row 5 (30 dc) then 2 rows of htr, change colours and work only two rows of each
colour before decreasing for the top of the head
The head piece is work with 16 ch and adjust accordingly.

Abbreviation

Abbreviations
MC = main colour; C1 = colour 1; C2 = colour 2; C3 = colour 3;
ch = chain; dc = double crochet; dec = decrease over next 2 sts; htr = half treble;
lp = loop; Rnd = Round; sl st = slip stitch; st/s = stitch/es; st-ch = starting chain;
tr = treble;

Abbreviation

Magic Circle (used when you want a tight circle with no hole in the middle) = wrap
yarn twice around your finger & work a sl st into the lp, slip the lp off your finger and
work the first round into the ring (over the two strands), pull the yarn tail to tighten the
loop to create an invisible centre.
{ie: sl st into lp, work 6dc into lp, sl st into 1st dc, then pull tail to close centre.}

Note

Owl is worked in a continuous spiral; each round is worked into the next without
a break. It is advisable to use a stitch marker to help you remember where each
round begins and ends.