Amigurumi – Minimee Crochet Baby Snow Owl “Dana”

Crocheting the Baby Snowy Owl is quite simple when you follow this free crochet pattern. The crocheted Baby Snowy Owl is still very small and spends most of its time sleeping in a warm nest. You can crochet the Baby Snowy Owl as a decoration or pendant or go ahead and crochet an entire family of owls.

Introduction: Amigurumi – Minimee Crochet Baby Snow Owl “Dana”

To crochet an Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl, a little preparation is needed. Therefore, you will find all information about the required prerequisites, materials, and size here. You can find help through the corresponding additional links.

Attention! Amigurumis are very cute and, therefore, not only popular among adults. Children often see them as toys, so you should be especially careful. Amigurumis that are not intended for play should be kept out of the reach of children. If an Amigurumi is meant to be played with by children, you should strictly adhere to the guidelines for toys. If you plan to give away or sell Amigurumis (license for sellers), you must strictly adhere to the legal requirements for toys and display the required CE marking.

Prerequisites

Before you start implementing the crochet pattern for the Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl, it is important that you are already familiar with the following crochet techniques. You will find a detailed tutorial for each technique here so that you can quickly learn them yourself.

• Chain Stitches
• Circle Rounds
• Decreases
• Double Crochet Stitches (UK!)
• Half Treble Crochet Stitches (UK!)
• Increases
• Loops of a Stitch
• Magic Ring
• Slip Stitches
• Spiral Rounds
• Turning Chain Stitches

Note! By offsetting regular increases and decreases, they become almost invisible. You can recognize regular increases by the phrase “double every … stitch,” and regular decreases by the phrase “crochet together every … and … stitch”. The stitch chart for spheres and circles might also be helpful for you.

Note! Using a special technique for invisible decreases makes them nearly invisible. Although this technique requires a bit of practice, it’s worth giving it a try.

Supplies

The Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl was crocheted with the following materials. If you want to crochet the Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl with a different yarn, you must use a matching crochet hook. If you expect an identical result, you should try to use exactly the shown materials. In addition to the materials, you will find in the following list all the necessary tools and supplies.

Note! The specified yarn was used for the example shown here. In principle, you can use any yarn and an appropriate needle size. However, the quality of the material also affects the quality of the result, so you should avoid cutting corners in the wrong place. Also, the thickness of the yarn and the needle will influence the size of the outcome, which you can, of course, intentionally take advantage of.

Size

Here are the size specifications for the crocheted Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl. The height was measured standing without ears. Please note that the actual size depends on the yarn used, the size of the crochet hook, and individual crochet tension.

Needle Size	Yardage	Size
Crochet Hook 12	137 yds / 1.75 oz	2 2/5 inch
Crochet Hook 11	120 yds / 1.75 oz	3 inches
Crochet Hook 9 or 10	93 yds / 1.75 oz	?

Note! If you want to change the size, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn with a suitable needle size. Simply doubling the rounds, rows, and stitches, on the other hand, will only result in an uneven outcome.

crochet pattern: Amigurumi – Minimee Crochet Baby Snow Owl “Dana”

To crochet the Baby Snowy Owl, we first crochet the head and body in one go. Then follows the eye mask, wings, legs, and beak. Finally, all parts are assembled into a crocheted Baby Snowy Owl, and then it is already finished.

Crochet Head for Snowy Owl (1x)

We start by crocheting the head for our Baby Snowy Owl, working from top to bottom in spiral rounds with exclusively single crochet stitches. When you finish the head, do not cut the thread, but continue immediately with the body.

Note! If you want to achieve a particularly beautiful result, you can hide regular increases and decreases by offsetting them a little. You can recognize regular increases by the phrase “double every … stitch,” and regular decreases by the phrase “crochet together every … and … stitch”. The stitch chart for spheres and circles might also be helpful for you. Additionally, you can apply a special crochet technique here for invisible decreases.

• white:
• 1st round:
  • magic ring
  • into the magic ring:
    • 6 double crochet stitches (UK!)
  • = 6 stitches
• 2nd round:
  • double every stitch
  • = 12 stitches
• 3rd round:
  • double every 2nd stitch
  • = 18 stitches
• 4th round:
  • double every 3rd stitch
  • = 24 stitches
• 5th – 9th round:
  • (= 5 rounds)
  • every stitch one stitch
  • = 24 stitches
• 10th round:
  • into the back loop only:
    • every stitch one stitch
  • = 24 stitches
• 11th round:
  • crochet together every 3rd and 4th stitch
  • = 18 stitches
• 12th round:
  • crochet together every 2nd and 3rd stitch
  • = 12 stitches
• fill and stuff completely
• do NOT cut yarn, continue with:
  • body

Crochet Body for Snowy Owl (1x)

As described earlier, we now crochet the body directly onto the head. If you accidentally cut the thread, you can simply continue as if you were starting with a new color.

Note! If you want to achieve a particularly beautiful result, you can hide regular increases and decreases by offsetting them a little. You can recognize regular increases by the phrase “double every … stitch,” and regular decreases by the phrase “crochet together every … and … stitch”. The stitch chart for spheres and circles might also be helpful for you. Additionally, you can apply a special crochet technique here for invisible decreases.

• white:
• 13th round:
  • double every 4th stitch
  • = 15 stitches
• 14th round:
  • double every 5th stitch
  • = 18 stitches
• 15th – 17th round:
  • (= 3 rounds)
  • every stitch one stitch
  • = 18 stitches
• 18th round:
  • into the back loop only:
    • crochet together every 2nd and 3rd stitch
  • = 12 stitches
• 19th round:
  • crochet together every 1st and 2nd stitch
  • = 6 stitches
• cut yarn generously, pull through loop, close the remaining opening, secure and weave in the yarn end

Crochet Masks for Snowy Owl (2x)

To crochet the Baby Snowy Owl, we now crochet the masks on which the eyes sit. Only one quick round is needed for this, crocheted in circular rounds.

Note! If you want to create several nearly identical parts, it’s advisable to work on them consecutively on the same day. For larger parts, it’s even recommended to work on them simultaneously in stages. Our tension and tightness can vary from day to day, leading to visible differences.

• white:
• 1st round:
  • magic ring
  • into the magic ring:
    • 2 turning chain stitches
    • 8 half treble crochet stitches (UK!)
  • close with 1 slip stitch to form a round
  • = 9 stitches
• cut the thread generously, pull the loop, tuck the thread end to the center on the back

Crochet Wings for Snowy Owl (2x)

We crochet the two wings of the Baby Snowy Owl in only two rows, once back and forth. It’s quite simple if you follow the instructions.

Note! If you want to create several nearly identical parts, it’s advisable to work on them consecutively on the same day. For larger parts, it’s even recommended to work on them simultaneously in stages. Our tension and tightness can vary from day to day, leading to visible differences.

• white:
• 1st row:
  • 4 chain stitches
  • 1 turning chain stitch
  • = 4 stitches
• 2nd row:
  • 1x one double crochet stitch (UK!) into one stitch
  • 3x one half treble crochet stitch (UK!) into one stitch
  • = 4 stitches
• cut yarn generously, pull through loop, do NOT cut the yarn end, it will be used later for sewing

Crochet Legs for Snowy Owl (2x)

Now your crocheted Baby Snowy Owl also needs two legs, which we crochet in two quick rows.

Note! If you want to create several nearly identical parts, it’s advisable to work on them consecutively on the same day. For larger parts, it’s even recommended to work on them simultaneously in stages. Our tension and tightness can vary from day to day, leading to visible differences.

• orange:
• 1st row:
  • 2 chain stitches
  • 1 turning chain stitch
  • = 2 stitches
• 2nd row:
  • into one stitch:
    • 2 double crochet stitches (UK!)
    • 1 turning chain stitch
    • 1 slip stitch
  • 1x one slip stitch into one stitch
  • = 4 stitches
• cut yarn generously, pull through loop, do NOT cut the yarn end, it will be used later for sewing

Crochet Beak for Snowy Owl (1x)

Finally, we crochet a cute beak for the Baby Snowy Owl. Here, we crochet from front to back in just a few spiral rounds with almost exclusively single crochet stitches.

• orange:
• 1st round:
  • magic ring
  • into the magic ring:
    • 4 double crochet stitches (UK!)
  • = 4 stitches
• 2nd round:
  • every stitch one stitch
  • = 4 stitches
• beyond the end of the round:
  • 1x one slip stitch into one stitch
• cut yarn generously, pull through loop, do NOT cut the yarn end, it will be used later for sewing

Complete Minimee Baby Snowy Owl

Now you’ve already crocheted all the parts and can first carefully fix them with pins. This way, you can admire your crocheted Baby Snowy Owl and check if everything is in the right place.

Sew Masks to Head

First, sew the two eye masks to the head with the thread end all around. They sit at the bottom on the stitch edge of the head and are only about one stitch apart. Be sure to have the round transition on the back of the head so that it doesn’t stand out later.

Attach Wings and Legs

Now we attach the wings and legs to the body. The wings are attached after the 13th round with a distance of 3 stitches, and the legs after the 17th round below the small stitch edge with only 2 stitches apart. Since the wings are so wide, you simply leave one stitch free between the two entry points when attaching.

It will help if you first find the center based on the eyes. Then you can attach wings and legs to the right and left of it. It is more important to maintain the same distance to the center than to hit the exact stitch distance. Perhaps the pattern for attaching small Amigurumi parts will be a good help.

Sew Beak to Head

Next, sew the beak to the head with the thread end all around. The beak sits exactly between the eyes on the small stitch edge.

Attach Ears

Now cut about 5cm long pieces of yarn, 3 in white and 3 in gray. Take 1 strand of white and 1 strand of gray together, knot them as a tuft on the right and left sides of the head and on the backside.

The ear tufts sit horizontally in a line parallel to the eyes around the 4th round, and the tail tuft is in the middle exactly above the stitch edge. Then cut the tufts short and pull the yarn with a needle to make them look fluffy.

Create Details

Finally, I embroidered two eye slits with black embroidery yarn and added a bit of glitter to the feather coat with textile paint.

Done!

Now your crocheted Amigurumi Baby Snowy Owl is already finished. By the way, you can find the pattern for the adult Amigurumi Snowy Owl here if you haven’t already tried it. Being a lonely Baby Snowy Owl can’t be a permanent state.

If you’re up for it, you might want to crochet the other amigurumis from the Minimee series; just take a look at the patterns.