Sunday 23 October 2011

Year of project update- In which there is an owl

Anyone who visited last week might be expecting to see a freshly dyed pile of yarn this week. Unfortunately the dye I ordered didn't arrive in time, so I will be dyeing it up this week and hopefully sharing it next Sunday.

I wanted something to share, so I worked up one of my teeny tiny pattern choices, Oisin owl by Pauline Gallagher is a speedy little project that only uses a tiny bit of yarn. Cabling and Irish moss stitch make two panels that you sew together to give a little 3D owl, he is about 3 inches tall.


I think I need to embroider some eyes on to make it more obvious that he is an owl, rather than a swimming costume for a barbie which was suggested by someone.

7 comments:

  1. That's clever, it's quite obvious in my mind it isn't barbie swimsuit as it is not in barbie pink.


    I can see the eyes and ears and beak well enough, what a nice project.

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  2. I think something to bring out the eyes would help; it did take me a minute to work out that it was an owl. Embroidery? Buttons? Safety eyes? Glued felt eyes? Whatever you think! It's cute though!

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  3. Very cute! And yes I imagine the eyes will be the finishing touch! Mind you, I can clearly see the owl there. ;-)

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  4. What a cutie .. can you post another pic of him when you do his eyes please? I love quickie projects - I think we all have a need for instant gratification at times. Have a good week.

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  5. What are you going to do with your cute little owl? 3 inches....you could make it into an ornament for a Christmas Tree?

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  6. Amazing how that was created from yarn!

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  7. I think your owl will be really cute with embroidered eyes - or really spooky, depending on how you make the eyes look!

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