Thursday 18 December 2014

Free Owl Coffee Cozy Crochet Pattern Tutorial


These cute little owl cozies make perfect gifts. They can be made in a variety of fun colours from bright and colourful, to earthy and natural.

Supplies: 

- Worsted weight (4) yarn. You'll only need part of a skein for the cozy and really small amounts for the eyes and beak. I like using a thicker worsted weight like Vanna's Choice for the cozy part. I have some random odds and ends of Bernat and Red Heart that I use for the eyes and beak (very small amounts required).
- size 6.5 mm (K10) crochet hook for cozy
- size 4 mm (G6) crochet hook for eyes
- blunt end darning needle
- scissors

Directions: 

Cozy:
Using the 6.5 mm hook, loosely chain 22, join with a slip stitch to first chain to form a circle, chain 1. You will not be turning your work, but working in a circle.

Round 1: SC in each chain around (21 SC), slip stitch in first SC, chain 1.

Rounds 2 and 3: Repeat row 1

Round 4: *SC in each of the next 6 stitches, 2 SC in the next stitch, repeat from * around (24 SC), join with a slip stitch to first stitch, chain 1.

Rounds 5 - 7: SC in each stitch around, (24 SC), join with a slip stitch to first stitch. Chain 1.

Round 8: *SC in each of the next 7 stitches, 2 SC in the next stitch, repeat from * around (27 SC), join with a slip stitch to first stitch, chain 1.

Rounds 9 and 10: SC in each stitch around (27 SC), join with a slip stitch to first stitch, chain 1.

Round 11: SC in each stitch around (27 SC), join with a slip stitch to first stitch. Finish off. Weave in ends.

Eyes:
I use three different colours for the eyes; a dark brown or black for the pupil, either a lighter brown or blue for the iris and then cream or white.

These will be worked in the round.

Size 4mm hook with dark brown - start with a magic circle, chain 1, 6 sc, join with a slip stitch to first stitch.
Attach next colour (light brown). Chain 1, 2 HDC in each stitch around (12 HDC), slip stitch to first HDC.
Attach next colour (cream). Chain 1. *SC in first stitch, 2 SC in next stitch. *Repeat around. (18 SC) Slip stitch to first SC. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to cozy. Weave in and secure all the other ends.

Position the eyes where you would like them on your cozy. I like them bumped up together, about halfway down the cozy. Use long pins to secure them while you're sewing them in place.

Beak:
I use my darning needle and a small amount of orange yarn to whip stitch a beak after I've secured the eyes in place.

Ear Tufts: 
Cut 6 (3 for each ear) strips of the cozy yarn in lengths of about 5.5
inches. Fold three in half and pull through SC on each side of the cozy. Tie into a knot. Trim to even lengths. That's it - you're done!

I'd love to see photos of your finished owls. Feel free to post them on my Facebook page! :)

13 comments:

  1. This is so adorable. I made one, but I didn't have and good, matching colors so it wasn't as cute as yours. I made it in close to 15mins , so easy too. Loved it, and I will probably make a lot more!!!

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  2. Thank You for sharing your pattern! Where do you get the insert? I'd love to have those for my gifts.

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  3. Thank You for sharing your pattern! Where do you get the insert? I'd love to have those for my gifts.

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    1. Hi Denyse,
      I just did a Google image search for a coffee cup and added my name and other info in Paint. I hope that helps!

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  4. Hi Leanne, Thank you very much for sharing the adorable patterns. I am beginning to crochet, and they are very clear and concise (yay)! Can't wait to make a couple of owl cozies for some friends at work. Happy Holidays! P.S. No pop-ups or advertisements - super yay! :)

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    2. Hi Maggie, I'm glad that you found the directions easy to follow! I haven't done any crocheting in a while and I miss it. It might be time to start hooking again, ha ha. ;)

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  5. This is so cute! May I make these to sell if I give credit to you for the pattern?

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    1. Absolutely! Where are you selling them? I'm not sure if many people follow this blog, but feel free to post a shout out with a link to where you're selling them, so that people can find you. :)

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  7. In your pattern, does the ch 1 count as a single crochet? I'm having a hard time getting the stitches to line up nicely.

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  8. I love these they are adorable.I am trying to make one and the instructions are very clear and easy to follow my only question would be your suggestion to change colour on what round? Thank you

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    1. Hi Amy,
      I think I changed at the end of the 5th round on this one. I haven't made one of these in a while, but I think I need to get out some yarn and get stitchin!

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