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    Home » Crochet » Crochet Patterns » Home » Tissue Box Covers » Owl Tissue Box Cover – Free Crochet Pattern

    Owl Tissue Box Cover – Free Crochet Pattern

    May 27, 2017 by Nicole Riley

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    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    When looking around on Pinterest and Etsy, I find so many owl crochet patterns lately. Well, I need one too. As many of my follows seems to love my Elephant Tissue Box Cover pattern, I wanted to make another tissue box cover, but this time as an owl. I love it. Isn’t cute?

    Now, before I show you the materials and the actual free crochet pattern, please be sure to add this pattern to your Ravelry favorites by clicking the button below as that allows my pattern being shown to more people who might want to see it and also want to make it.

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    You will need (click on the item to figure out which ones I used):

    • Caron simply soft in the colors Robbins Egg, Royal Blue, White, and Persimmon
    • 5.0mm hook
    • scissors
    • tapestry needle
    • 2x12mm plastic eyes with closures
    • tissue box that has these dimensions: 5 x 4.5 x4.5 inches

    Gauge:

    4 sc x 5 rows = 1 square inch

    Stitches used (click on a stitch to see the tutorial):

    • single crochet
    • double crochet
    • half double crochet
    • treble crochet

    Instructions:

    As the tissue box is added from the bottom of the owl by having the tissues come out in front of the peak, the tissue box is lying on the side instead of upright, you will need to make 2 side panels, 1 top panel, and 1 front panel where the face is and 1 back panel.

     

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Side panels (make 2):

    Start with the color Robbins Egg

    Row 1: Crochet a chainless foundation chain for 20 single crochets (find a tutorial for it HERE) or crochet a chain of 21 and start from the 2nd chain and crochet 1 sc in each chain across (20 sts), turn

    Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, turn

    Row 3 – 10: repeat row 2,

    Change color to Royal Blue

    Row 11- 19: repeat row 2, fasten off

    Top panel:

    Start with the color Royal Blue

    Row 1: Crochet a chainless foundation chain for 20 single crochets (find a tutorial for it HERE) or crochet a chain of 21 and start from the 2nd chain and crochet 1 sc in each chain across (20 sts), turn

    Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, turn

    Row 3 – 19: repeat row 2, fasten off

    Back panel:

    Start with the color Robbins Egg

    Row 1: Crochet a chainless foundation chain for 17 single crochets (find a tutorial for it HERE) or crochet a chain of 18 and start from the 2nd chain and crochet 1 sc in each chain across (17 sts), turn

    Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, turn

    Row 3 – 10: repeat row 2,

    Change color to Royal Blue

    Row 11- 19: repeat row 2, fasten off

    Front panel:

    Row 1: Crochet a chainless foundation chain for 17 single crochets (find a tutorial for it HERE) or crochet a chain of 18 and start from the 2nd chain and crochet 1 sc in each chain across (17 sts), turn

    Row 2 – 5: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn

    You are now working on one side of the face first and then you repeat the same on the other side.

    Row 6: 1 sc in the next 6 sts, ch 1, turn

    Row 7 – 10: repeat row 4

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Now fasten off for this side, and add the yarn to the outside edge of the row 6 for the side that was not worked on, repeat rows 6-10 on that side as well.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    But after row 10 of the second side, change the color to Royal Blue as you’ll continue for 9 more rows.

    Row 11: Ch 1, 1 sc in the next 6 sts, ch 5 (which helps reattach to the other side) OR do 5 foundation single crochets (will be easier to crochet the next row later), 1 sc in the next 6 sts, ch 1, turn

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Row 12: 1 sc in the next 6 sts, 1 sc in each of the created chs from the previous row, 1 sc in the next 6 sts, ch 1, turn

    Row 13-19: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn

    Fasten off at the end of row 19.

     

    Beak (make 2 sides):

    The beak is made by making 2 sides and then sewing them together. So follow the instructions below twice. 

    Row 1: Crochet a chainless foundation chain for 9 single crochets (find a tutorial for it HERE) or crochet a chain of 10 and start from the 2nd chain and crochet 1 sc in each chain across (9 sts), ch 1, turn

    Row 2: 1 sc in the next 4 sts, 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 1 tr in the next st, ch 1, turn

    Row 3: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn

    Row 4: repeat row 2, fasten off

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Sew these two sides together having the smaller sides on one end and the larger sides on the other end. See picture for better clarification.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Eyes (make 2):

    Make a magic ring (find a tutorial for it HERE), ch 1, place 8 sc in the ring, pull tight to close the ring

    Round 1: 2 sc in each st, DO NOT SL ST (use a stitch marker and continue)

    Round 2: *2 sc in the same st, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around

    Round 3: *2 sc in the same st, 1 sc in the next 2 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st, fasten off

    Cut a longer piece of yarn after you fastened off as you will now sew the eyes onto the front panel. Sew the eyes right next to each other on the blue part above the hole as the picture shows.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Add the plastic eyes now.

    Sewing everything together:

    See the panels together like this:

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    First, sew the beak over the hole on the front panel having the small pointy side right between the eyes. See picture if that is not clear.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Now sew one side panel to the top panel having the Royal Blue parts touching. Repeat the same for the other side panel.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Next sew the back panel to the side and top panels, making sure to use the color yarn that was used for a certain area; meaning use Royal Blue when Royal Blue was used and Robbins Egg for Robbins Eggs.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Repeat the same procedure as you just did for the back panel for the front panel.

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern

    Last add the ears as yarn strings. Cut 4 Royal Blue and 4 Robbins Eggs yarn strings that are about 5 inches long. Bundle them and pull them thru on corner above one eye and tie a string of Robbins Eggs around it. Repeat that for the other side to have 2 ears as yarn strings.

    Finally, weave in all the yarn and place the tissue box inside the cover and pull the tissues thru the beaks opening. You are now done with the Owl Tissue Box Cover. Yay

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    Thanks!

    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
    Owl Tissue Box Cover - Free Crochet Pattern
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    1. Donna Mize

      March 25, 2018 at 5:58 am

      Dear Nicki Your are awsome. I love the tissue box patterns. We used to have to doll in my bath at home. I wanted to do something with the tissue box and just couldn’t find a good idea. Your patterns gave me allot of new projects. Thanks, Donna

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