Snowy Owl Ornament crochet pattern

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

• Safety eyes with a printed glint 13 mm (on the body): in round 19, 8 st apart (count along round 19: about 4 st each side of the centre front line). Iris yellow #ffe03a.
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 23, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 22 and 23, 5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (between rounds 24 and 25, 8.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 24, 8.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (between rounds 22 and 23, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 22, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 21, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 6.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 25, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 24 and 25, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 10, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 3.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 14, 4.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 13 and 14, 4 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 9, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 13.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 12, 16.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 11 and 12, 16 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 7, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 6 and 7, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 20, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 2.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 26, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left) → (between rounds 25 and 26, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 6, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 5 and 6, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).
• Embroidery in dark grey thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (in round 16, 4.5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 5 st from the centre back line, toward the toy's right ).