How to make an owl using the amigurumi technique?

Amigurumi is a way of crocheting or knitting different animals, other objects. The technique originated initially in Japan. Amigurumi products are characterized by disproportionate parts. This gives the item a cute charm. The peculiarity of the toy is that its head is always larger than the torso. Amigurumi technique is very unique, it is the only one for knitting miniature animals. Amigurumi toys are great for home decoration, and children play with them with great pleasure. Small animals can serve as a keyring on keys or on a backpack. We will try to create a small owl using the amigurumi technique. This animal is gaining popularity among toys and stickers. You can also find a phone case with a cute little owl and key rings. The owl itself mates very quickly and easily.

1. Nice view. Yes, undoubtedly, knitted toys can be called very cute. Their appearance attracts the attention of not only young children, but also adults. Their funny shape, large eyes, color and unusual design touches even the most severe people. Toys connected in the style of amigurumi carry joy, love and happiness.
2. Knitting method. Crochet toys in a circle. We make every detail according to the scheme, and then we connect so that as a result they have no seams. Before stitching the toy, the parts are stuffed with a special filler.
3. A variety of wildlife. You can connect any animal, bird, or even a little man.

Not many materials are needed to knit a small owl. This attracts many needlewomen. What is needed first?

The body and head will require brown or black yarn. It all depends on what color you want to get an owl. Of course, if you want to stand out, you can knit a red, yellow or blue toy. She will look great in a child’s room.

However, color is not the most important thing here. More important is the thickness and type of yarn. One of the features of knitting in the amigurumi technique, which was not mentioned above, is the density of knitting. This is achieved by crocheting a smaller size than the thickness of the yarn. Beginners are better off using acrylic yarn, because it has a large selection of colors and costs quite a bit. You can also use cotton or wool yarn. Knitting a toy from it will be a little more difficult, but it will turn out to be more voluminous. Plush and thread yarn will look great. But if you still choose such material, be prepared for the fact that everyone wants to touch your owl, because it will be incredibly soft and beautiful.

The most important knitting tools. The art of amigurumi involves performing work with a crochet hook, which, as mentioned above, should be smaller than yarn. Hooks can be made of different materials: plastic, wood, metal and even bone. The choice is yours. Crochet sizes depend on their thickness. You can purchase a tool from 1 to 9 mm. Knitting needles can also be used when knitting an owl or clothing for her (for example, a dress). They usually knit small toys, because it is more convenient to pry work loops.

Used to stitch product parts together. The color of the thread should be the same as the yarn. Needles are also of different sizes - you should not take too large, so as not to stretch the yarn.

In addition to cutting threads and yarn, scissors can be used when knitting clothes for toys.

They are used to decorate the finished toy. It can be sequins, beads and rhinestones. Eyes for an owl also belong to this item - they can be purchased at a store with materials for needlework or buttons can be used.

Important material without which the toy will not be ready. You can use synthetic fillers (synthetic winterizer, holofaber), which consist of polyester fibers. They are hypoallergenic, do not absorb odors and quietly tolerate washing. Another option is natural fillers (six). Over time, it can lose its shape and volume. In order for the owl to be stable, it can be filled with cereals or sand. You decide!

Knitting using the amigurumi technique is practically the easiest. Even beginners can do the job. It is important to know that the rows fit tightly in a circle. If the toy is not connected as tightly as the description requires, the filler will come out - the owl will look messy.

The basis of an owl is an amigurumi ring. To create it, you need to wrap the thread around the finger twice, introduce a hook, which, having hooked the working thread, will pull it out. Knits 6 single crochet, and then tightens the air loop.

Further, according to the scheme, the next row is knitted. It consists of 12 loops, that is, in each loop it is necessary to knit 2 SC Then a row of 18 loops, 24, 36 and so on. As soon as we reach the widest possible place, we begin to reduce the number of loops. This is done with a decrease - one single crochet connects 2 loops at once. Knitting a decrease is the most difficult. We start as a single crochet - you need to grab the thread and stretch through the next loop. But then we grab the thread through the loop and pull immediately through three loops.

Consider a workshop on knitting owls in sneakers.Such a fun toy is sure to appeal to children.

We choose yarn thin, light brown. We knit the head, adding a white thread so that we get 2 small circles next to each other - these are the eyes of an owl. On them we sew black beads or special eyes for soft toys. If you are selling do-it-yourself toys, order an entire package of these peepholes in the online store.

We knit a collar of an owl from light gray yarn. Sneakers can be made in any color, but red will look best. Clothes can be made very different. If this is a teenage owl, you can tie a bright blouse and embroider a funny inscription on it. If our owl will be a doctor, then you must not forget the robe and hat. We knit a dressing gown with white thread, a hat too, but do not forget to make a red cross on it. In the hands of the owl, you can give an anatomy textbook or a stethoscope so that she can listen to patients. The owl doctor is very old and smart, so add her gray hair by knitting gray threads and glasses that can be made of wire. If the owl is a beautiful girl, you can dress her in a dress. In this case, it is better to take pink or red (or black if you like). You can tie the dress separately from the owl (then you can change her clothes), or you can make the body red, as if an owl in a fitted dress.

As soon as all the parts are ready, we stuff them with a synthetic winterizer, and then we sew the toy. You can add a little cereal to the body so that the toy is stable and does not fall from the light blow of the wind. Everything, our beautiful owl is ready!

When crocheting, it is important not to rush. If you decide to tie the toy in 10 minutes, then nothing will work. You will have to spend a lot of time to learn how to knit beautifully and neatly. We must try to knit out the loops and not skip a single column. If you make a mistake, slightly dissolve the product and correct.

Also buy enough yarn in advance. It will be very bad if it ends, and the store does not have the right color or type. In this case, the work will have to be postponed indefinitely.

To knit was smooth and beautiful, always knit in one way. In the amigurumi technique, a single crochet is used, which in the schemes is referred to as RLS, as well as a simple air loop - VP. The increase and decrease are indicated on the diagrams by the first letters - PR and UB. It is the most difficult to knit them, so first it is best to learn, and then to knit beautiful toys.

How to crochet an amigurumi owl, see the next video.