Owl Amigurumi ⋆ AMIGURUMI DAILY

What does amigurumi means?
The word Amigurumi comes from Japanese. The Japanese call handicrafts knitted with crochet and needle as Ami. The Japanese call the toys that are filled with objects such as fibers or cotton as Nuigurumi. The word Amigurumi is derived as a combination of these two words.

Amigurumi knitting techniques are very easy. You can find many handcrafts prepared with these techniques on my site. What is Amigurumi for beginners in Amigurumi handwork? How to knit amigurumi? In this blog, where you can find the answers to the questions with pictures, you will be able to learn about Amigurumi in all details.

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Materials

Acrylic yarn in purple, cyan, and white
Crochet thread in black 2 x 4mm pink brads
Yellow felt seal

Tools

3mm hook
Darning needle
Polyester fiberfill

Instructions

Mr. Murasaki is an introvert through and through. He finds it exhausting to be around people. His favorite pastime includes napping in the hollows of newly-discovered trees – just to “test them out”, he says.

Abbreviations

Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
Inc: increment stitch / 2sc in a stitch
Inv dec: invisible decrease

Body

With purple yarn:

Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7-18: Sc around {36}.
Round 19: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 20: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.

Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Stuff body.
Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 23: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Eyes

Make 2 with white yarn:

Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.

Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Cut a strand of black crochet thread and sew a diagonal eyelid across each eye. Knot off ends at the back.

Wings

Make 2 with cyan yarn:

Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears

Make 2 with purple yarn:

Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring {3}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Sew eyes onto the body.
Fold each wing through the center to make them look like semi-circles. Sew them onto the sides of the body, near the bottom corner of each eye.
Cut a strand of cyan yarn and sew a series of upside-down Vs on the body, below the eyes. There should be 3 on the first row, 2 on the second, and 1 at the bottom.
Sew ears onto the top of the head.
Cut out a small egg-shaped beak from the yellow felt seal. Cut it in half through the center. Glue it onto the point where both eyes meet.
Glue pink brads to the bottom corners of each eye. Tada!