Today I have been working on a simple little pattern for an owl. I have knitted him in organic Merino yarn and have needle felted on his eyes and beak. He is about 4 inches high to the top of his ear tufts. I have knitted him in the Magic Loop technique. Enjoy knitting him:) Hoot!
xo
Linda
Materials:
I used handspun merino
Fleece for stuffing
Wool needle
Black fleece for eyes and beak
White fleece for eyes
Felting needle
Pattern:
Cast on 9 stitches and join for knitting in the magic loop technique.
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Knit into the front and back of each stitch, 18 stitches
Round 3: Knit
Round 4: Knit into the front and back of each stitch, 36 stitches
Round 5- 12: Knit
Round 13: (Knit 1, knit 2 together until end) 24 stitches
Round 14-21: Knit
Round 22: (Knit 1 Knit 2 together until end) 16 stitches
Round 23: Knit
Round 24: (Knit 1 knit 2 together until end) 11 stitches
Round 25: Knit
Leave a long strand of yarn, attach a wool needle and thread the wool needle through the remaining stitches.
Fill your owl with fleece and pull tight with your needle and sew closed
Ears:
Cast on 5 stitches
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit 2 stitches together, knit to end.
Row 4: Knit 2 stitches together, knit to end
Row 5: Knit 2 stitches together, knit to end
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: Knit
Row 8: Knit
Row 9: Knit 2 together
Cast off
Needle felt on eyes and beak.
I have added him to Ravelry, my Ravelry name is Mamma4earth:)
Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.
WooHoot!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHe is beautiful! Is the pattern up on Rav? I shall add him to my queue :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. My youngest dd loves owls and now I have another owl pattern that I can put in my knitting project line.
ReplyDeleteI have just added him to Ravelry:)
ReplyDeletexo
*like* ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pattern! I plan on making a family of these! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteSweet! I love owls. Thanks for the pattern, Linda.
ReplyDeleteI knit little owl over the holdiay break but got stuck with his features. I love the needle felting you did. I will have to pull him out this weekend and finish him up. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new studio. I have been thinking of claiming a corner of our little used living room for my own. Right now I have all my craft things in the downstairs mud shower since it is winter. Perhaps by the spring I can have it all organized and free the mud shower up for good.
Blessings,
Tracy
Oh, is he cute!!
ReplyDeleteI would like to try the Magic Loop technique - this will the project ;)
Thank you so much for the pattern.
That is adorable! Adding to my queue!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Wabi, but I'm adding a letter:
ReplyDeleteWOOThoot! This little guy is a charmer. That plump little bird body is VERY satisfying. I can just feel him in my hand. And he's perfect for those rich, wooly fibers of yours, in natural colors. Here's another big kiss on your cheek for another joyful pattern in my Linda collection!
she is just soo cute!
ReplyDeleteI happen to have some handspun merino in my stash (different colour) I think I will gif her a go somewhere this week.
thank you for the patern
ok, call me grazey
ReplyDeletei just couldn't resist your great patern and made her. So now at half past eleven she is finished. I can hardly keep my eyes open now. In the morning I will give her eyes and put her in my blog, thank you again!
Woo Hoo...He is adorable!! I have to make some of these, owls are right up my alley :-) Thanks Linda xx
ReplyDeleteadorable linda. the day i really get serious about knitting is the day i spend hours on your site playing with all your gorgeous patterns! xx m.
ReplyDeleteadorable linda. the day i really get serious about knitting is the day i spend hours on your site playing with all your gorgeous patterns! xx m.
ReplyDeleteOh he is just adorable :) I can't wait to get a chance to try making him!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone:)
ReplyDeleteIf you knit him, I would love to see your owls, so leave a link somewhere.
xo
Linda
That's a lovely owl!!!
ReplyDeletehe is so beautiful , can i just ask , what is the magic loop technique ? x
ReplyDeleteToo, too sweet!
ReplyDeleteDear Cornish Mummy
ReplyDeleteI have added a link to a Magic Loop Tutorial, here it is:
http://www.knitpicks.com/tutorials/Magic_Loop__D119.html
Take care
Linda
I just got owl fabric for my kiddos, and this is going to be the perfect little surprise inside of one of those projects. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love this owl! I'm totally knitting it.
ReplyDeleteOh, what a cutie!
ReplyDeleteSo aHOOTable! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy FAF!
This little Guy is so cutie
ReplyDeleteOh, he is so darn adorable! I will surely be knitting one soon. :) Thanks for another wonderful pattern!!!
ReplyDeleteJess
It's amazing the range of color in this yarn. Your owl is adorable, thanks so much for sharing the pattern. Happy Fiber Arts Friday to you!
ReplyDeleteLOL! He makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful pattern. I just posted pictures of the two I made at http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2011/11/lazy-day-but-lots-of-crafting.html.
ReplyDeleteOh, i love that owl. Thank You so much for this pattern. I made few of those fo my boys for christmas last night. I wonder, is that OK if i translate this pattern to estonian and post abot it on my blog... of course linking to You?
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