owl treasure organiser

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Owl Treasure Organiser

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Approximately 13” x 15.5” inches (33 x 39 cm).

An actual size of your finished owl organiser

may vary depending on yarn type and crochet

hook size.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS:

- 2 x 50 g cotton in brown

- 1 x 50 g cotton in cream

- Small amount of light pink, dark pink,

orange, blue, petrol, red, green, white

and black cotton

- Crochet hook size 5/0 (3.0 mm)

- Needle and buttons

TYPE OF YARN: Sport/ 5-ply

GAUGE: 25 sts and 20 rows in hdc 4” (10 cm)

Note: The pattern is written in American

English.

Crochet Terms:

British English American English

Slip stitch (sl st) Slip stitch (sl st)

Chain stitch (ch) Chain stitch (ch)

Double crochet (dc) Single crochet (sc)

Half treble crochet (htr)

Half double crochet (hdc)

Treble crochet (tr) Double crochet (dc)

Double treble crochet (dtr)

Treble crochet (tr)

Cast off Fasten off

Tension Gauge

STITCH GLOSSARY:

Ch – chain

Sc – single crochet

Dc – double crochet

Hdc – half double crochet

Tr – treble crochet

Sl st – slip stitch

St – stitch

Sts - stitches

Hdc2tog – half treble crochet 2 together

Sc2tog – single crochet 2 together

YO – yarn over

Rnd(s) – round(s)

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Special stitches:

Hdc2tog – YO, insert hook in next stitch, yo and pull up loop, YO, insert hook in next stitch and pull up loop, YO

and draw through all 5 loops on hook – 1 stitch decreased.

Sc2tog – Insert hook in next stitch, YO and pull up loop, insert hook in next stitch, YO and pull up loop, YO and

draw through all 3 loops on hook – 1 stitch decreased.

OWL BODY:

The owl body is crocheted bottom up back and forth in rows. To begin: work with dark brown colour yarn, Ch43;

Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 40 hdc, turn;

Row 2: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1

st st, work 39 hdc, work 2 hdc into

last st, turn; Row 3: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1














last st, turn; Row 10: Ch2, work 57 hdc, turn;

Rows from 11 to 40: Repeat Row 10;

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Row 41: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 53hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 42: Ch2, work 55 hdc, turn; Row 43: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 51hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 44: Ch2, work 53 hdc, turn; Row 45: Ch2, work 53 hdc, turn; Row 46: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1

st st, work 51 hdc, work 2

hdc into last st, turn; Row 47: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1




hdc into last st, turn; Row 49: Ch2, work 59 hdc, turn; Rows from 50 to 64: Repeat Row 49;

Row 65: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 55hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 66: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 53hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 67: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 51hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 68: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 49hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 69: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 47hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 70: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 45hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 71: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 43hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 72: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 41hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 73: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 39hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 74: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 37hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 75: Ch2, sc2tog, work 35hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 76: Ch2, sc2tog, work 33hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 77: Ch2, sc2tog, work 31hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 78: Ch2, sc2tog, work 29hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 79: Ch2, sc2tog, work 27hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 80: Ch2, sc2tog, work 25hdc, sc2tog, turn; Row 81: Ch2, sc2tog, work 23hdc, sc2tog, turn;

Fasten off.

Re-join yarn in the centre of the bottom edge of the owl body and crochet row of hdc around the

finished part as follows: Ch2, work 17 hdc, make 2 hdc in corner stitch, work 120 hdc, make 2 hdc in

corner stitch (top of the owl head), work 25 hdc, make 2 hdc in corner stitch, work 120 hdc, make 2

hdc in corner stitch, work 17 hdc, join with sl st to 1st st. Fasten off.

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Crochet owl ears as follows:

1. Re-join yarn on the owl head and make 1 sl st

2. Ch12 and make 1 sl st into the same st, make 1 sl st into next st, Ch20

3. Make 1 sl st into the same st, make 1 sl st into next st, Ch12, make 1 sl st into the same st and fasten off

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 on opposite side for the second ear

POCKET #1

To begin: work with light brown colour yarn, Ch39; Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 37 hdc , turn;

Row 2: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1st st, work 35 hdc, work 2









hdc into last st, turn; Row 7: Ch2, work 47 hdc, turn;

Rows from 8 to 19: Repeat Row 7;

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Crochet row of sc along the both side and bottom lines of the pocket as follows: Ch1, work 12 sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 6 sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 36 sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 6 sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 12 sc. Fasten off.

POCKET#2

To begin: work with light brown colour yarn, Ch49;

Row 1: Hdc into 3rd

ch from hook, work 47 hdc, turn;

Row 2: Ch2, work 47 hdc, turn;

Rows form 3 to 19: Repeat Row 2;

Crochet row of sc along the both side and bottom lines of the pocket as follows: Ch1, work 27 sc,

make 3 sc in corner stitch, work 45 sc, make 3 sc in corner stitch, work 27 sc, Fasten off.

OWL WINGS (make two):

To begin: work with dark brown colour yarn, Ch12; Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 10 hdc , turn;

Row 2: Ch2, work 2 hdc into 1st st, work 8 hdc, work 2 hdc into last st, turn;



Row 5: Ch2, work 16 hdc, turn; Rows from 6 to 9: Repeat Row 5; Row 10: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 12hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 11: Ch2, work 14 hdc, turn; Row 12: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 10hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 13: Ch2, work 12 hdc, turn; Row 14: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 8hdc, hdc2tt5og, turn; Row 15: Ch2, work 10 hdc, turn; Row 16: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 6hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 17: Ch2, work 8 hdc, turn; Row 18: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 4hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 19: Ch2, work 6 hdc, turn; Row 20: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 2hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 21: Ch2, work 4 hdc, turn; Row 22: Ch2, hdc2tog x 2 times, turn; Row 23: Ch2, work 2 hdc, turn; Row 22: Ch2, hdc2tog;

Crochet row of sc around the finished part as follows: Ch1, work 34sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 8 sc, make 2 sc in corner stitch, work 34 sc, make 3 sc in last stitch and join with sl st to 1

st st. Fasten off.

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OWL EYES (make two):

Type #1 (open eyes)

Work in rounds with white colour yarn as follows: To begin: Ch5, join ch with a sl st to form a ring (or start with Magic loop); Rnd 1: Ch1 (do not count as sc); work 12 sc into ring; join with sl st to beg st = 12 sts

Rnd 2: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), work 2 hdc in every st around; join with sl st to top of beg st = 24 sts Rnd 3: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 2 hdc , make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 32 sts Rnd 4: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 3 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 40 sts

Rnd 5: Work with yellow colour as follows: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 4 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 48 sts Rnd 6: Ch2, (work 5 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 56 sts

Rnd 7: Work with white colour as follows: Ch2, (work 6hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 64 sts Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 25 cm (10 inches).

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Type #2 (closed eyes) Work in rounds with white colour yarn as follows: To begin: Ch5, join ch with a sl st to form a ring (or start with Magic loop); Rnd 1: Ch1 (do not count as sc); work 12 sc into ring; join with sl st to beg st = 12 sts Rnd 2: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), work 2 hdc in every st around; join with sl st to top of beg st = 24 sts Rnd 3: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 2 hdc , make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times; join with sl st to top of beg st = 32 sts Rnd 4: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 3 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times; join with sl st to top of beg st = 40 sts Rnd 5: Ch2 (do not count as hdc), (work 4 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times; join with sl st to top of beg st = 48 sts Rnd 6: Ch2, (work 5 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st) x 8 times; join with sl st to top of beg st = 56 sts Rnd 7: Work with light brown colour as follows: Ch1, work 6 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 6 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st, (work 6 dc, make 2 dc in next st) x times, work 6 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st, work 6 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 16 sl sts, join with sl st to beg st; Rnd 8: Ch1, work 7 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 7 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st, work 7 dc, (make 2 dc in next st) x 2 times, work 7 dc, work 7 hdc, make 2 hdc in next st, work 7 sc, make 1 sl st in next st. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 25 cm (10 inches). With black yarn and needle embroider eyes as shown in the first picture.

OWL BEAK:

Work with orange colour yarn as follows: Row 1: Ch3, make 3 hdc in 1

st st, turn,

Row 2: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1st st, work 1 hdc, make 2 hdc

in last st, turn Row 3: Ch2, work 5 hdc, turn, Row 4: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1

st st, work 3 hdc, make 2 hdc

in last st, turn; Row 5: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1


in last st, turn; Row 6: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1


in next st;

Crochet row of sc along 2 side lines of the beak as follows: Ch1, work 9 sc, make 3 sc in corner stitch, work 9 sc. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 20 cm (8 inches).

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DECORATIONS: Heart

Work in rounds with dark pink colour yarn; To begin: Ch5, join ch with a sl st to form a ring (or start with Magic loop); Rnd 1: Ch1 (do not count as sc); work 6 sc into ring; join with sl st to beg st = 6 sts Rnd 2: Ch1 (do not count as hdc), work 2 sc in every st around; join with sl st to top of beg st = 12 sts Rnd 3: Ch1, (work 1 sc, make 2 sc in next st) x 6 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 18 sts Rnd 4: Ch1, (work 2 sc, make 2 sc in next st) x 6 times, join with sl st to top of beg st = 24sts

Turn work and continue back and forth in rows in opposite direction as follows: Row 5: Ch1, make 2 sc in next st, work 10 sc, turn;

Row 6: Ch1, work 11 sc, make 2 sc in next st, turn;

Row 7: Ch1, make 2 sc in next st, work 12 sc, turn;

Row 8: Ch1, work 14 sc, turn;

Row 9: Ch1, sc2tog, work 12 sc, turn;

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Row 10: Ch1, work 11 sc, sc2tog, turn;

Row 11: Ch1, sc2tog, work 10 sc, turn;

With light pink yarn, decorate the heart with a spiral row of slipped stitches starting from the centre of circle

Crochet row of sc along crocheted heart starting from the corner as follows: Ch1, work 11 sc, make 2 sc in next stitch, work 4 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 10 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 4 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 15 sc. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 25 cm (10 inches).

DECORATIONS: Apple

Work with red colour yarn as follows: To begin: Ch10; Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 2 hdc ,

work 2 sl st, work 3 hdc, turn;

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Row 2: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1

st st, work 6 hdc,

make 2 hdc in last st, turn; Row 3: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1

st st, work 8 hdc,

make 2 hdc in last st, turn; Row 4: Ch2, make 2 hdc in 1

st st, work 9 hdc,

hdc2tog, turn; Row 5: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 10 hdc, turn; Row 6: Ch2, work 11 hdc, turn;

Row 7: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 10 hdc, turn; Row 8: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 9 hdc, hdc2tog, turn; Row 9: Ch2, hdc2tog, work 3 hdc, work 2 sl sts, work 3 hdc, hdc2tog. Fasten off.

Re-join yarn in the centre of the bottom edge of the apple and crochet row of sc around the finished part as follows: Ch1, work 5 sc, make 2 sc into next st, work 10 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 11 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 13 sc, make 2 sc in next st, work 4 sc. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 20 cm (8 inches).

Leaf for Apple: Work with green colour yarn as follows: To begin: Ch10; Row 1: sc into 2 st from hook, work 1 hdc, work 1 dc, work 3 tr, work 1 dc, work 1 hdc, work 1 sl st. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 20 cm (8 inches).

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DECORATIONS: Patch Work with blue colour yarn as follows: To begin: Ch10; Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 8 hdc ,

turn; Row 2: Ch2, work 8 hdc, turn; Rows from 3 to 5: Repeat Row 2; Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving about 20 cm (8 inches).

DECORATIONS: Bow Work with light blue or pink colour yarn: To begin: Ch17; Row 1: Hdc into 3

rd ch from hook, work 6 hdc,

make 1 sc, work 7 hdc, turn; Row 2: Ch2, work 7 hdc, make 1 sc, work 7 hdc, turn; Rows from 3 to 4: Repeat Row 2; Fasten off.

CROCHET CORD:

Crochet cords in orange colour are used to make owl feet and cords in brown colour are used for ties.

So, crochet the required quantity of cords following the instructions below:

- 2 x 20 cm (8 inches) in orange colour for owl feet;

- 1 x 35 cm (14 inches) cord in brown colour if you intend to use owl as a wall organiser;

- 2 x 35 cm (14 inches) cords in brown colour if you intend to use owl as a baby cot organiser;

- 2 x 35 cm (14 inches) cords and 2 x 70 cm (27 inches) cords in brown colour if you intend to

use owl as a car organiser.

Note: For a car organiser you may use elastic instead of side cords. Please check and measure your

car seat for the required elastic length.

Crochet 2 cords in orange colour for owl feet and 2 (4) cords in brown colour for the ties as follows:

1. Ch3;

2. Work dc sc in 2nd

st from hook then turn work clockwise;

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3. Insert hook in unused back loop of the

same chain;

4. YO and pull up loop;

5. YO and draw through all 2 loops on hook

– 1 sc in unused back loop is made;

6. Turn work clockwise;

7. From now on work sc in both loops at side of cord then turn work clockwise;

7.1 Insert hook in two back loops and YO;

7.2 Draw yarn through 2 loops on hook;

7.3 YO;

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7.4 and pull up loop;

8. Repeat steps 7.1 to 7.4 until cord is

required length. Fasten off.

Following the above instructions make orange

cords for owl feet

Following the above instructions make brown cords for ties

FINISHING:

Attach buttons and patch to the pocket #2 and embroider couple of stitches with black thread around

the patch as shown in the picture below. Place the pocket on the owl body, fix it with couple of pins

and then attach this pocket along two sides and bottom line to the body by using cream yarn and

needle.

If you want to split this pocket into two smaller ones, then make a seam in the centre of the pocket as

shown in the next picture below:

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Decorate pocket #1 with buttons and with heart or apple applique and then attach it to the owl body

the same way as the pocket #2.

Attach owl eyes and beak.

Attach top side of the wings both sides of the owl body and make couple of stitches to fix them in the

centre from WS of the owl body (see the main photo for wings position).

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With needle and the matching yarn wrinkle the bow in the centre and attach it to the owl body as shown in the main pictures above.

Fold the orange cord to form the owl foot as shown in the picture and with needle and orange yarn fix it with couple of stitches and then attach it to the owl body WS. Repeat for the second foot.

Attach brown crocheted cord as follows: - 1 x 35 cm (14 inches) cord to the top of

the owl head for a wall organiser

- 2 x 35 cm (14 inches) cords to the top of the owl head for a baby cot organiser. To attach the cord make couple of stitches in the centre of the cord.

- 2 x 35 cm (14 inches) cords to the top of

the owl head and 2 x 70 cm (27 inches) cords or elastic to both sides of the owl body for a car organiser

Weave in all ends from WS.

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owl treasure organiser

Documents

repeat row

ch43 row

crochet terms

hdc2tog yo

sc2tog single crochet

yo yarn

tension gauge stitch

illustrations tatsiana