Valentine Heart Crochet Owl

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you know I can’t get enough of owl projects! Scroll through my blog, you will see plenty of owl crafts and owl crochet patterns… even fun owl cupcakes! This sweet crochet owl is perfect for Valentine’s Day because he has a little heart on his tummy. I used the soft and squishy Bernat Blanket yarn which makes this little guy extra plush and quick to work up.

Materials:
– Bernat Blanket Baby yarn in Seafoam and Pink. Plus a bit of white/neutral for the eyes. Shop all colors at Yarnspirations.com.
– Size J Crochet Hook
– Triangle button for nose (purchase at JOANNs) or a bit of orange yarn to stitch on the beak.
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– 9mm Safety Eyes
– Tapestry Needle

Feel free to follow heart graph or just follow the written pattern below (color changes are written out)

NOTE: I used the knit-look (waistcoat stitch) just in the heart area. Short video below:

Another Note: Wouldn’t this make a cute little crochet heart bowl instead of an owl if stopped after round 14?!

Body Pattern:
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 5: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 6: SC in first 19 in blue, SC in next stitch in pink (this is the bottom point of the heart), switch back to blue and crochet in the last 20 stitches, chain 1, turn (40 SC) NOTE: be sure to carry the pink yarn along as you crochet. You don’t want to fasten off and re-attached every time.
Round 7: SC in first 18 in blue, SC in next 3 in pink, SC in last 19 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 8: SC in first 17 in blue, SC in next 5 in pink, SC in last 18 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 9: SC in first 16 in blue, SC in next 7 in pink, SC in last 17 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 10: SC in first 15 in blue, SC in next 9 in pink, SC in last 16 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 11: SC in first 15 in blue, SC in next 4 in pink, SC in next in blue, SC in next 4 in pink, SC in last 16 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 12: SC in first 16 in blue, SC in next 2 in pink, SC in next 3 in blue, SC in next 2 in pink, SC in last 17 in blue, join, chain 1
Round 13-18:( Working with blue only – you can drop the pink at this point!) SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1.
Fasten off leaving long tail.

Wings: (make 2)
Starting with pink
Chain 6, SC in 2nd chain from hook, HDC in next, DC in next two, make 6 DC in last chain.
Now working on the other side of the chain, DC in next two, HDC in next, SC in last, join.
Round 2: join in blue yarn, 2 SC in first 3, 2 HDC in next, 2 DC in next 6, 2 HDC in next, 2 SC in last 4.

Eyes: (make 2)
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off and weave in ends leaving long tail.

Add safety eyes to crocheted eyes.

Sew eyes and wings onto body.
Stitch on nose or add button.
Stuff with poly-fil and sew up top of owl with tapestry needle

Ear Fringe:
Cut 4 strands of yarn about 12 inches long and fold over and pull halfway through each end of top of the owl. Pull steads through loop to create a knot and then trim. See picture below.

Happy February!

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