Meet Mags the Owl.
She's a bit "frazzled" today.
:)
No morning coffee yet. Whoops. Morning mice.
She's going to be a Christmas present this year.
I'm currently working on her "friend" or "partner".
Photo coming soon.
So...here's the pattern I used http://oceanofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/02/owls-two-ways-free-pattern.html but I held two skeins of yarn together (Pumpkin and Coffee) and used an I hook. I had some safety eyes on hand and I crocheted up the white parts of the eye with Off White yarn. All three colors are from Red Heart worsted weight. I used a portion of a $1 bag of dragon's tears in the base of the owl and stuffed her with fiberfill after that.
Small T has fallen in love with Mags...so...I might have to hide her. LOL
Shelly i am trying to make this owl but it looks as if my circle is coming out smaller than should be. I am using the same yarn and hook but iit seems rather tight and the diameter if my circle is only about 5 inches. It may be right and just look wronf as i have just made an owl from another pattern and it is much bigger thai expected. I am hoping to make this as a kind of door stop with some large pebbles in the bottom beforethe stuffing. Did you just make up your pattern for the eyes?
ReplyDeleteI held two strands of yarn together while I was crocheting the owl. It is pretty small. I weighted the bottom down, but you could weight the whole owl and it would work as a door stop. If you want the owl bigger, just keep doing a few extra rows of increase for the bottom, before you start doing the rows of dc in each stitch around. Yes, I made up the pattern for the eyes. It's basically 6 sc in a magic ring, then the next row is 2 sc in each sc around. If you have any more questions, I am happy to help as best as I can. Have fun and good luck!
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