Valentina Owl - FREE CROCHET PATTERN
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Valentina appears like a gentle breeze, her expressive eyes filled with mischief and wonder. With each flap of her fluffy wings, she spreads magic and shimmering dust in the sunlight. Her warm presence invites exploration, revealing enchantment in simple things. Valentina enjoys playing hide and seek among flowers, her laughter brightening whimsical adventures. Whether guiding a butterfly home or encouraging a shy flower to bloom, her spirit inspires the belief that magic is always nearby for those who seek it.
Pattern notes
- Please make sure to read through the pattern first before you start.
- Find yarn and felt accessories and more over at pinktomatocrochet.co.uk
- This pattern is worked in rounds if nothing else is said.
- This pattern is worked with yarn under sc – Insert your hook under the top two loops, yarn under, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops. This creates an “x” stitch.
- I use invisible decrease in my work - Insert your hook in the FLO of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over and pull through 2 of the 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.
Language: English (US)
Skill level: Intermediate
Size: 11 cm
Abbreviations
| US crochet terms | UK crochet terms |
| Mr - Magic ring | |
| Ch - Chain | |
| St - Stitch | |
| Sc - Single crochet | Dc - Double crochet |
| Hdc - Half double crochet | Htr - Half treble crochet |
| Dc - Double crochet | Tr - Treble crochet |
| Bob-5 - Bobble stitch with 5 double crochet | |
| Bob-3 - Bobble stitch with 3 double crochet | |
| FLO - Front loop only | |
| BLO - Back loop only | |
| Inc - Increase (work 2 in the same stitch) | |
| Dec - Decrease (I use invisible decrease, see pattern notes) | |
| Sl st - Slip stitch | |
| [...] - All stitches inside these brackets goes into the same stitch. | |
| (-...) - Repeat the instructions inside these brackets the given number of times. | |
| (...) - Total number of stitches on the end of the round. |
Materials
Yarn: #6 Wolans Bunny Baby in Light Pink (100-04), Pink (100-06), Pearl white (100-71), Orange
- Crochet Hook: Clover Amour 3.5mm (When choosing a hook size, remember that everyone's tension is unique. As a result, you may need to experiment with different hook sizes to find the one that works best for you.)
- Felt eyes: 1" eyelashes
- Darning needle
- Polyester filling
- A pair of scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
Head & Body
Working with light pink yarn.
Stuff as you go.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Rnd 2: (inc) x8 (16)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
Rnds 5-8: 30 sc (4 rnds) (30)
Rnd 9: [3 sc, dec] x6 (24)
Change to pink yarn.
Rnd 10: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
Rnd 11: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
Rnds 12-15: 36 sc (4 rnds) (36)
Rnd 16: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
Rnd 17: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Rnd 19: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Rnd 20: (dec) x6 (6)
Cut the yarn and fasten off the yarn tail.
Eyes (make 2)
Working with white yarn.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Rnd 2: (inc) x8 (16)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
- Sew on eyes over rnds 5-9.
Wings (make 2)
Working with light pink yarn yarn.
[...] = Worked into the same stitch.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Rnd 2: [2 sc], [2 hdc], [2 dc], ch 2, sl st in 2nd chain from your hook, [2 dc], [2 hdc], [2 sc] x3, sl st in first st (16, not counting ch 2, sl st x2)
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
- Place and sew the wings onto the side of the owl on round 11.
Ears
Working with light pink yarn.
Mark 2 stitches on Rnd 3 with 7 sts in between.
Pull up a loop on your hook, chain 2, 1 dc into the marked stitch, then chain 2 and slst into same st.
Cut the yarn, tie 2 yarn tails together and hide them inside the head.
- With orange yarn, embroider a beak between the eyes over rnd 10-11.
- With orange yarn, embroider feet over rnds 15-16.
- Glue on felt eyelashes on the white eye patches.
This pattern is an exclusive design by Josephine Laurin and is intended for personal use only!
Please refrain from redistributing, translating, selling, or altering this pattern!
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