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Finished Hedwig amigurumi: a white owl with large yellow-rimmed eyes, an embroidered black beak and black markings on the wings.

Free amigurumi pattern

Hedwig

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MR
Magic ring
sc
Single crochet
inc
Increase
dec
Decrease
hdc
Half double crochet
dc
Double crochet
incdc
Double crochet increase
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Head + body

RoundStitchesTotal
1MR 8sc8
28inc16
3(sc, inc)x824
4(2sc, inc)x832
5(3sc, inc)x840
6–1440sc40

Place the safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 7 stitches apart.

RoundStitchesTotal
15(3sc, dec)x832
16(2sc, dec)x824
17(sc, dec)x816
1816sc16
19(sc, inc)x824
20 and 2124sc24
22(2sc, inc)x832
23 and 2432sc32
25(3sc, inc)x840
26–2940sc40
30(3sc, dec)x832
31(2sc, dec)x824
32(2sc, dec)x618
33(sc, dec)x612
346dec6

Stuff, fasten off and weave in the end.

Head and body finished as one piece, with safety eyes in place and an embroidered beak.

Wings x2

Chain 8 and start in the third chain from the hook:

RoundStitchesTotal
1incdc, 2dc, hdc, sc, 3sc in one stitch, sc, hdc, 2dc, incdc15
2inc, 6sc, (hdc, dc, hdc) in one stitch, 6sc, inc19

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the wings to either side of the body between rounds 11 and 16. Embroider some black markings on the wings.

Finished wing with embroidered black markings.

Feet x2

RoundStitchesTotal
1MR 6sc6
26inc12
312sc12
43sc, 3dec, 3sc9

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the feet between rounds 29 and 31 of the body. Embroider 3 black lines on each foot.

Foot sewn to the body, with three embroidered black lines.

Finishing touches

To finish Hedwig, embroider a beak between rounds 11 and 12 of the head, between the eyes.

Embroider yellow lines beside the safety eyes.

Use a little paint to add color to the cheeks.

Your Hedwig is ready!