Free Crochet Googly-Eyed Owl Keychain Amigurumi for Autumn
Learn how to crochet a CUTE, little googly-eyed owl bag charm for your fall tote bag in any of 3 color-combos with this FREE pattern. You can either crochet the pink, purple or brown amigurumi and also choose from different sizes of the safety beads for the eyes. This crochet owl has a hanging crochet loop, so you can present it as an autumn bag charm.
We will crochet the googly eyes instead of using the craft eyes coupled with the black safety beads. You can crochet this owl amigurumi with little sewing needed in any color. We have lovely feather and the feet embroidery, too. Kids will definitely love this crochet amigurumi owl, this year!
About the designer: The designer behind this crochet cute owl keychain is @TodoaCrochet – she crochets unique and fun amigurumi from the from animals to crochet characters! Be sure to support her!
Crochet Oh-so Cute Owl Amigurumi for Beginners
This project is an adorable, little amigurumi owl designed to be used as a keychain or bag charm. The owl features a separate head and body that are sewn together, with cute attached wings, a V-stitch embroidered tummy, and a small beak.
One of the most unique features of this pattern is the crocheted, feathery eyebrows that give the owl its characteristic look! It’s a quick, stash-busting project that can be customized in endless color combinations.
Materials Needed
Yarn: Cotton or acrylic yarn in your main color (for the head, wings, and eyebrows), a contrasting lighter color (for the body/tummy), orange (for the beak and feet), and white (for the eyes).
Crochet Hook: A 2.5mm or 3.0mm hook
Safety Eyes/Pupils: Small black half-pearls or safety eyes to glue/attach to the center of the white crocheted eyes.
Fiberfill Stuffing
Yarn Needle (for sewing pieces and embroidery)
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun (optional, for attaching the eyes to the head if not sewing)
Keychain ring/hardware
Abbreviations
MR: Magic Ring
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase (2 single crochets in the same stitch)
dec: decrease (invisible decrease recommended)
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: treble crochet (double high stitch, yarn over twice)
sl st: slip stitch
picot: ch 3, sl st into the first ch
st(s): stitch(es)
Full Crochet Pattern
1. Head (Main Color)
Round 1: 6 sc in a Magic Ring. sl st to join. (6 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, [inc] in every st around. sl st to join. (12 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, [1 sc, inc] repeat 6 times. sl st to join. (18 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, [1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc] repeat around (ending with 1 sc). sl st to join. (24 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, [3 sc, inc] repeat 6 times. sl st to join. (30 sts)
Rounds 6 – 10: ch 1, 1 sc in each st around. sl st to join. (30 sts for 5 rounds)
Round 11: ch 1, [3 sc, dec] repeat 6 times. sl st to join. (24 sts)
Round 12: ch 1, [1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec] repeat around (ending with 1 sc). sl st to join. (18 sts)
Finish: Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the head firmly.
2. Body (Contrasting Color)
Round 1: 6 sc in a MR.
Round 2: [inc] in every st around. (12 sts)
Round 3: [1 sc, inc] repeat 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4: [2 sc, inc] repeat 6 times. (24 sts)
Rounds 5 – 9: 1 sc in each st around. (24 sts for 5 rounds)
Round 10: [2 sc, dec] repeat 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st around. (18 sts)
Finish: Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff the body firmly. Using the long tail left from the head, sew the head and body together.
3. Wings (Make 2 using Main Color)
Round 1: Make a MR. ch 3 (counts as first dc). Make 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc, ch 3. sl st into the MR.
Finish: Pull the MR tight. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing or tying. Attach one wing to each side of the body right below the seam where the head and body meet.
4. Eyes (Make 2 using White Yarn)
Note: Use a slightly thinner white yarn, or separate your main yarn plies to make it thinner for the eyes.
Round 1: 6 sc in a MR. sl st to join. (6 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, [inc] in every st around. sl st to join. (12 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, [1 sc, inc] repeat 6 times. sl st to join. (18 sts)
Finish: Fasten off and hide the tail (if gluing later) or leave a long tail if sewing.
5. Beak (Use Orange Yarn)
Note: Separate the yarn to make it thinner, just like the eyes.
Row 1: Make a MR. ch 1, 1 sc into the MR. Pull the ring closed.
Row 2: ch 1, turn. Make 3 sc into the single crochet stitch from Row 1.
Finish: Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
6. Embroidery Details
Tummy Feathers: Thread your yarn needle with the Main Color yarn (separated to be thinner). Embroider small ‘V’ shapes across the tummy. Make 3 ‘V’s on the bottom row, 2 ‘V’s on the row above that, and 1 ‘V’ near the top.
Feet: Thread orange yarn on your needle. Near the bottom center of the body, embroider a foot by making 3 vertical straight stitches radiating slightly outward from the same top hole. Skip two stitches over, and embroider the second foot identically.
7. Facial Assembly
Position the white eyes on the front of the head and glue (or sew) them securely.
Sew the small orange beak in the center of the face, slightly overlapping the bottom edges of the eyes.
Glue or insert your black safety eyes/pupils into the center of the white eye patches.
8. The Eyebrows (Main Color)
The eyebrows are crocheted directly onto the head, starting about 4 rows above the eye, working down diagonally toward the center bridge between the eyes.
Left Eyebrow:
Step 1: Attach yarn to the head and surface crochet 7 sc diagonally down toward the center. sl st, ch 1, turn.
Step 2: Crochet back up the eyebrow: 3 sc, 2 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc and 1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in the last st. ch 3, picot (sl st into the 3rd ch from hook). Fasten off and weave the end inside the head.
Right Eyebrow:
Step 1: Start at the center bridge (where the left eyebrow ended) and surface crochet 7 sc diagonally up and away from the center.
Step 2: ch 3, then ch 3 more for a picot (sl st into the 4th ch from the hook).
Step 3: Crochet back down the eyebrow: 1 dc in the first st, 2 dc in the next, 2 hdc in the next, 1 hdc, 3 sc. Fasten off and weave the end inside the head.
9. Keychain Loop
Attach a yarn tail to the top of the head.
ch 15. Skip the first 5 chains from the hook (this creates the loop for your hardware) and sc down the remaining chains.
Sew securely to the top of the owl’s head. Attach your keychain ring!
Video Tutorial to Learn
Learn the assembly with the following tutorial!
