Inspired by things autumnal, 'Trio of Owls' is the latest toy pattern from Hand Knitted Things in seasonal muted colours. This cute little family is easy to make with knit and purl stitches in contrasting colours and textures, with the addition of large rustic buttons creating the whimsical character features.
The colourful body and wings are made with a recent addition to the Batik Elements yarn range called magnesium. This is combined with two solid shades, biscuit and gold.
Yarn
x2 50g ball Stylecraft Batik Elements Magnesuim
x1 50g ball Batik dk Biscuit
x1 50g ball Batik dk Gold
Needles
x1 pair 3mm (US3) knitting needles (small owl)
x1 pair 3.25mm (US3) knitting needles (medium and large owl)
x1 pair 5mm (US8) knitting needles (large owl)
Notions
x1 3.5mm (US3) crochet hook for making the feet only
x2 x 20mm diameter buttons (small owl)
x2 x 30mm diameter buttons (medium owl)
x2 40mm diameter buttons (large owl)
x6 decorative 10mm diameter buttons (these are optional added to the front of the larger buttons)
Sewing needle suitable for the buttons
Blunt tapestry needle for sewing and weaving yarn ends
x2 large hands full of toy filling
Finished sizes
small owl - 9cm x 10cm x 6cm (3.5 x 4 x 2.5 ins)
medium owl - 14cm x 14cm x 8cm (5.5 x 5.5 x 3 ins)
large owl - 16cm x 20cm x 4cm (5.5 x 8 x 4 ins)
knit
purl
cast on
cast off
make a chain of crochet
basic sewing on buttons and seams
Pattern is available on Ravelry called 'Trio of Owls'.
Buttons were sourced from a selection from The Textile Garden and some already in my collection.
Update: The giveaway is now closed, a winner has been chosen and notified by email.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
The Giveaway runs from
Tuesday 4th September to Monday 10th September 2018
and includes the following:
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Tuesday 4th September to Monday 10th September 2018
and includes the following:
