Adorable Crochet Owl Pattern Free

This crochet project is sure to be a hoot! Let me introduce my Woodland Owl C2C crochet square pattern! This pattern makes a finished square that measures 22 by 22 inches. It’s one of four woodland animals I designed, all the same size. The other three animals are a bear, fox, and raccoon, and they are all adorable!

You can use these squares together to make a baby blanket or for many other crochet projects. Imagine creating pillows, wall hangings, or a cozy throw with these charming woodland friends. Let’s get started on this fun and creative project together! The free crochet pattern is below.

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Lovable Loops free Woodland Crochet Owl Pattern C2C Square

Free crochet owl pattern information

People love owls and think they are cute because of their big, round eyes and soft feathers. Owls are seen as wise and mysterious animals in stories. They can turn their heads almost all the way around, which makes them even more interesting.

Owls look fluffy and gentle, which makes them very lovable. In crafts, making owl-themed items adds a bit of magic and wisdom to our homes. This makes projects with owls feel extra special and fun.

Skill level

Advanced beginners. The owl square is made using the corner to corner C2C crochet method. It involves color changes.  

Crochet project materials needed

  •  Crochet Hook Size: G-6 4 mm
  • Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4 in white, black, orange, purple, and dark purple. My square weighs 335 grams/11.8 ounces.
  • Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
  • Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
  • Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches. 

Printable PDF version

View this pattern in my Etsy shop: Owl C2C Crochet Square Pattern

Finished size

22 inches by 22 inches

Gauge

8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches

Crochet terms

  • dc = double crochet
  • sc = single crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet
  • ch/chs = chain/chains
  • st/sts = stitch/stitches
  • sl st = slip stitch

C2C crochet technique

  • The square is made in the C2C technique. You make “squares” in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
  • Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
  • Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
  • You can follow the picture graph or the written instructions.
  • The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.

C2C video tutorial

Need C2C help? I have a step by step C2C tutorial for my mini heart square on my YouTube channel.

C2C crochet pattern notes

  • The pattern is written in US terms. 
  • ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
  • ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”. 

Crochet owl pattern information

Make the owl following the graph or the written instructions.

Graph

Download the crochet owl pattern graph.

Written instructions

↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 7, purple x 1, white x 6 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 6, purple x 1, white x 8 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 8, purple x 2, white x 6 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 6, purple x 2, white x 2, (dark purple) x 3, white x 4 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 2, orange x 1, (dark purple) x 6, purple x 3, white x 6 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 7, orange x 1, white x 2 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 2, orange x 1, (dark purple) x 8, purple x 3, white x 6 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, orange x 1, white x 2 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 4, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, white x 6 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 5, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 2, orange x 1, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 6, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, white x 6 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 7, (dark purple) x 3, orange x 1, white x 2 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 2, orange x 1, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 8, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 2, white x 7 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 7, purple x 2, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 9, (dark purple) x 3, orange x 1, white x 2 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 10, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 1, white x 8 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 9, purple x 1, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 11, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 4, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 12, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 1, white x 9 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 10, purple x 1, (dark purple) x 1, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 2, white x 4 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 4, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 2, white x 11 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 11, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 2, white x 5 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 5, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 5, white x 9 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 8, (dark purple) x 6, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 2, white x 6 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 6, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 13, (dark purple) x 7, white x 8 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 8, (dark purple) x 8, purple x 12, (dark purple) x 2, white x 7 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 8, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 11, (dark purple) x 9, white x 8 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 8, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3, (dark purple) x 6, purple x 8, (dark purple) x 3, white x 8 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 9, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 7, (dark purple) x 6, white x 4, (dark purple) x 3, white x 8 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 7, (dark purple) x 3, white x 5, (dark purple) x 5, purple x 7, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, white x 6 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 6, (dark purple) x 5, white x 3, black x 2, white x 1, (dark purple) x 3, white x 6 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 5, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3, black x 1, white x 2, orange x 3, (dark purple) x 2, purple x 6, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, white x 6 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 5, (dark purple) x 2, orange x 4, white x 1, black x 1, white x 4, (dark purple) x 3, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 3, (dark purple) x 4, white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, orange x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 4, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, white x 6 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 3, orange x 3, white x 7, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 2, (dark purple) x 4, white x 4, black x 1, white x 2, orange x 2, (dark purple) x 9, purple x 3, white x 6 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 6, purple x 3, (dark purple) x 8, orange x 2, white x 7, (dark purple) x 2, white x 4 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, white x 7, orange x 1, white x 1, (dark purple) x 7, purple x 3, white x 6 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 6, purple x 5, (dark purple) x 4, white x 9, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, white x 9, (dark purple) x 3, white x 1, purple x 4, white x 6 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 6, purple x 2, white x 3, (dark purple) x 2, white x 3, black x 2, white x 2, (dark purple) x 5, white x 3 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 3, (dark purple) x 5, white x 3, black x 1, white x 2, (dark purple) x 3, white x 10 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 10, (dark purple) x 2, white x 2, black x 1, white x 4, (dark purple) x 1, white x 1, (dark purple) x 2, white x 3 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 6, (dark purple) x 1, white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, (dark purple) x 3, white x 9 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 9, (dark purple) x 2, white x 7, (dark purple) x 1, white x 5 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 4, (dark purple) x 2, white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, (dark purple) x 2, white x 9 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 8, (dark purple) x 3, white x 5, (dark purple) x 2, white x 4 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, white x 4, (dark purple) x 3, white x 8 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 8, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 3, (dark purple) x 3, white x 2, (dark purple) x 3, white x 8 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 8, (dark purple) x 7, white x 3 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 3, (dark purple) x 6, white x 8 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 8, (dark purple) x 5, white x 3 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 4, (dark purple) x 3, white x 8 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 8, (dark purple) x 3, white x 3 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 3, (dark purple) x 2, white x 8 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 8, (dark purple) x 2, white x 2 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

Border

Make 2 hdc in each square along the sides and in each corner square make (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc).

Finishing

Fasten off and then weave in the ends.

Lovable Loops free Woodland Crochet Owl Pattern C2C Square

What are alpha crochet patterns?

Alpha patterns are pixel drawing designs used primarily in tapestry crochet and C2C (corner to corner) crochet techniques to create letters, numbers, or easy pixel art ideas.

These patterns allow crafters to spell out names, messages, or create detailed images and motifs using a pixel grid approach. Each square on the grid corresponds to a stitch in crochet. These patterns are also commonly referred to as “pixel crochet charts”, “grid crochet patterns”, or “crochet graph patterns”.

Exploring pixel art in crochet

When I design my corner to corner (C2C) crochet designs, I create pixel charts. These charts are super helpful and are also known as “graphs”, “alpha patterns”, and “grids”.

What’s cool is that you can use these pixel crochet pdf pattern free downloads not just for crochet but also for knitting, cross-stitch, needlepoint, weaving, tapestry, beadwork, and even pixel art.

They make creating beautiful crafts easier, especially if you’re using easy pixel art templates or looking for pixel drawing grid art ideas. Whether you want a big project or something smaller, my small pixel art grid easy and pix art pixel grid crochet pattern are perfect for all craft lovers!

Looking for more free crochet patterns?

You may also like my woodland animals blanket, woodland wall hanging, owl hat, and my smaller C2C owl patterns.

Let’s connect!

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