Crochet Wise Old Owl with Graduation Cap

When I got my hands on the new Caron Simply Soft Tweeds yarn I knew exactly what I wanted to crochet… an owl! You may remember the tweeds yarn is also perfect for my crochet owl hats pattern as well. And with graduation right around the corner I thought a Wise Old Owl with a Graduation Cap would be the perfect little gift for the grads in your life! My middle child is graduating from Kindergarten and I am just so darn proud of the progress he has made this year so this owl is for him!

Finished size: Approx. 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide.

Materials:
– Caron Simply Soft Tweeds in Taupe and Off White. GET IT HERE at Yarnspirations.com
– Caron Simply Soft in Gold and Black
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Polyfil Fiber Stuffing
– 12mm black safety eyes
– Tapestry Needle

Head:
With taupe
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 5-13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 14: SC decrease, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1 (25 SC)
Round 15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (25 SC)
Round 16: SC decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join (20 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail

Eyes (make 2):
With off white
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, (20 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail.

Sew eyes onto owl head and add safety eyes.
Stitch on a little triangle nose with gold yarn.
Stuff head with poly-fil and sew top of head closed. The “ears” should automatically appear when you sew the top shut.

Body:
With off white
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1 (25 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1 (35 SC)
Round 7: 2 SC in first, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 8-15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 16: SC decrease, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain1
Round 17: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (35 SC)
Round 18: SC decrease, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 19: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 20: SC decrease, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 21: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (25 SC)
Round 22: SC decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 23: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 24: SC decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join,
Fasten off leaving long tail.

Wings (make 2):
With taupe
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Row 4: SC in next stitch (essentially you are skipping the first stitch in each row), SC in next 5, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC in next stitch, SC in last 3, chain 1, turn
Row 6: SC in next stitch, SC in last 2, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC in next stitch, SC in last, chain 1, turn
Row 8: SC in next stitch and continue to SC the edges of the entire wing. When you get back to the tip of the wing, chain 2 and SC in second chain from hook (this creates a nice point at the top of your wing), join, fasten off leaving long tail.

Sew wings onto sides of body.
Stuff body with poly-fil.
Don’t sew shut. Sew head to top of body.

Cap Square:
with black
Magic Ring, chain 3, 2 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, 3 DC, chain 2, join to top of chain 3, chain 3
Round 2: DC in next two, 2 DC + Chain 2 + DC in the corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, DC in next 3, 2 DC + Chain 2 + 2 DC in corner, join to top of chain 3, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around making a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner, join, fasten off and weave in ends.

Cap Base:
with black
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 3: In back loops only, SC in each stitch around, join chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 4: now working in both loops, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, fasten off

Make tassel with gold yarn.
Sew tassel onto to top of square.
Stitch base of cap onto bottom of square.
Then you can either stitch it onto the ear of the owl or just let it rest there so it can be removed.

Whoooo wouldn’t want to receive this adorable handmade gift on graduation day?!
Hope you love the new Caron Simply Soft Tweed Yarn!
Shop all 3 tweed colors HERE at Yarnspirations.com.