Celebrate the festive season with this Amigurumi Christmas Owl With Santa Hat crochet pattern! 🎄🦉✨ With its cozy feathers, bright eyes, and a cheerful Santa hat, this design brings holiday magic to life in yarn form. Whether you’re crafting for seasonal décor, a heartfelt gift, or simply love whimsical amigurumi, this pattern is a delightful addition to your collection.
Designed for intermediate crocheters, this pattern allows for customization in feather textures, hat details, and even tiny accessories like a miniature scarf or holly berries to enhance its festive personality. Choose classic reds and greens for a traditional holiday look or experiment with snowy whites and icy blues for a winter wonderland twist! Whether displayed as part of a Christmas setup or gifted to a fellow crochet enthusiast, this amigurumi Christmas owl is sure to spread seasonal joy. Grab your hook, select your favorite yarn, and let’s bring this charming holiday creation to life—one stitch at a time! 🧶✨
🦉 Amigurumi Christmas Owl with Santa Hat Crochet Pattern
This charming Christmas Owl brings a cozy woodland warmth to any holiday display. With its soft rounded shape, oversized eye patches, sweet pointed beak, plump little toes, and a gently slouching Santa hat trimmed in fluffy white yarn, it’s the perfect winter companion for shelves, mantels, or gift baskets. This pattern has been carefully crafted so every detail matches the owl in the photo.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves shaping, working oval components, simple sculpting, and assembling multiple small parts.
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 20–22 cm tall when made with DK or worsted yarn and a 2.75–3.5 mm hook.
🧶 Materials & Yarn Amounts
DK or worsted yarn:
• Light brown – 45–50 g (head, body, wings, ear tufts)
• Beige – 25–30 g (belly patch, eye patches)
• Orange – 10 g (feet, beak)
• Red – 20–25 g (hat)
• White fluffy or eyelash yarn – 8–10 g (hat brim & pom-pom)
Other supplies:
• 2.75–3.5 mm hook
• 10–12 mm safety eyes (black or dark brown)
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers
• Polyester stuffing
• Optional: thin craft wire to help shape the hat’s droop
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR = magic ring
sc = single crochet
inc = increase
dec = decrease
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
FO = fasten off
🦉 Head & Body (Light Brown, One Piece)
The owl’s silhouette is short, round, and continuous without a visible neck.
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc ×6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
R8–16: sc around (42)
R17: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
R18: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
Begin rounding out the lower body in a natural oval.
R19: sc around (30)
R20: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
R21: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
R22–28: sc around (42)
R29: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
R30: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
R31: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
R32: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
R33: (sc, dec) ×6 (12)
R34: dec ×6 (6)
FO and close. Stuff evenly so the body looks plump and rounded.
👀 Eye Patches (Make 2, Beige)
These eye patches are oval and large, almost touching in the center.
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc ×6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
R5: sc around (24)
R6: sc around (24)
FO with long tails.
Sew the two patches so they nearly touch, leaving only a thin vertical gap.
Place safety eyes slightly lower than the horizontal center to match the gentle expression in the photo.
🤍 Belly Patch (Beige)
The belly patch is tall and narrow.
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc ×6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
R5–9: sc around (24)
FO with long tail.
Sew vertically down the center front, covering most of the abdomen.
🧡 Beak (Orange)
The beak is long and pointed downward.
R1: MR, 4 sc
R2: (sc, inc) ×2 (6)
R3: (2 sc, inc) ×2 (8)
R4–6: sc around (8)
FO and stuff lightly.
Sew between the eye patches so the tip points downward.
👂 Ear Tufts (Make 2, Light Brown)
These small ear points sit on each side of the head top.
Ch 4
R1: sc 3
R2: dec, sc 1
R3: dec
FO, pinch slightly to form a point, and sew to the corners of the head.
🪽 Wings (Make 2, Light Brown)
The wings hang forward slightly.
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc ×6 (12)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
R5–8: sc around (24)
R9: (6 sc, dec) ×3 (21)
R10: (5 sc, dec) ×3 (18)
R11–12: sc around (18)
FO. Flatten before attaching.
Sew wings at a slight forward angle.
🐾 Feet (Make 2, Orange)
Foot Base
R1: MR, 6 sc
R2: inc ×6 (12)
R3–4: sc around (12)
FO and lightly stuff.
Toes (Make 3 per foot)
Each toe is a short tube, thick like the ones in the photo.
R1: MR, 4 sc
R2–4: sc around (4)
FO.
Sew three toes across the front of each foot. Attach feet to the lower body so the toes curve gently outward.
🎅 Santa Hat (Red)
The hat is narrow and short at the base, with a natural slouch.
R1: MR, 4 sc
R2: (sc, inc) ×2 (6)
R3: (2 sc, inc) ×2 (8)
R4: (3 sc, inc) ×2 (10)
R5: (4 sc, inc) ×2 (12)
Continue increasing gradually:
R6: sc around (12)
R7: (5 sc, inc) ×2 (14)
R8: sc around (14)
R9: (6 sc, inc) ×2 (16)
R10: sc around (16)
R11: (7 sc, inc) ×2 (18)
R12–18: sc around (18)
The hat should now be narrow enough to look like the one in the image.
FO.
Santa Hat Brim (White Eyelash Yarn)
Join white fluffy yarn at the bottom edge of the hat.
Work 1–2 rounds of sc for a thick, soft brim.
Pom-Pom
R1: MR, 6 sc using fluffy yarn
FO and sew to the hat’s tip.
Tilt the hat to the owl’s left side and sew securely.
If desired, insert a tiny piece of wire in the brim to shape the fold.
✂️ Assembly
• Sew eye patches close together. Insert eyes slightly lower than center.
• Attach beak between eye patches.
• Sew belly patch on the front of the body.
• Sew wing pieces angled slightly forward.
• Attach feet under the belly, letting toes extend forward.
• Sew ear tufts to the top corners of the head.
• Set the Santa hat low so the brim overlaps the tops of the eye patches.
• Adjust stuffing, shape gently, and trim any fluffy yarn as needed.
🎄 Your Christmas Owl Is Ready
Your festive owl is complete—round, cuddly, expressive, and ready to brighten your home throughout the holiday season. Whether placed on a shelf, perched on a mantle, or gifted to a loved one, this sweet woodland creature adds warmth and charm to any winter setting.
