Cute Crochet Owls and a Couple of Musings

Do you ever find that your life is so hectic that when you finally get some time to do something for yourself, you don’t know what to do? Or is that just me? Either way, it’s something that is happening more and more to me, and it’s quite worrying. Because if I don’t know what I like to do anymore, who does?

So, last night I did have some time for myself. Just for myself. There literally was nothing else for me to do. Dinner had been made, my room was tidy and everyone was doing something for themselves. Well, except me. I was standing in the middle of the room, wringing my hands in desperation as I searched for something to do. Then I remembered a little wool project that I had tucked away months and months ago and had never touched again. So I dug it out, dusted it off and spent an hour with nothing but my wool and my hands. Wool craft is something I used to find incredibly therapeutic, as for me, it is only when my body is busy that my mind can relax, and I was pleased to find that crochet still has that same effect on me and that I hadn’t lost my skills in the 8 months since I had last touched my hooks.

A little over an hour and a half later, I had created both of these little critters and am thrilled with them both. I’m also really excited about the potential these little owls have. You could make them bigger and use them as coasters, put them on cards, make them into badges (as I have) – all sorts of things!

Bonus Question: Do you have anything that you used to do, and really enjoy, and then just stopped, for no apparent reason?

xxLissa

Crochet Owl Motif (inspired by Spotlight’s crochet owl pattern)

3.75mm crochet hook

8 ply wool in green, yellow, pink, blue, black, white and orange/yellow/red

Darning needle

Felt (optional)

Badge pin (optional)

Abbreviations

hdc – half double crochet

st – stitch

ch - chain

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

qle – quadruple stitch (not sure if this is an actual stitch but I used it away… How to: yarn over 3 times, hook through stitch, yarn over, pull through (draw up a loop), yarn over, pull through next 2 stitches, yarn over, pull through next 2 stitches, yarn over, pull through last two stitches on hook)

Body

Using green, make a magic ring and make 5 hdc (5 st)

2 hdc in each stitch (10 st)

sl st to next st and change to yellow (10 st)

ch 2, hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat 4 times

hdc in next st, sl st in next st and change to pink (15 st)

ch 2, hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat 7 times

sl st in next st and change to blue (23 st)

ch 2, hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat 11 times

sl st in next st (__ st)

ch 4, 2 qle in same st, dc in next st, hdc in next __ st, dc in next st, 2 qle in next st, ch 4, sl sl st into next st.

Eyes (make 2)

Using black, in a magic ring make 5 dc

sl st to next st and change to white (5 st)

ch 2, hdc in same st, 2 dc in next 4 st (10 st)

Making Up

Sew eyes onto body and using orange/red/yellow wool, sew a ‘v’ between the eyes for beak

For Badge

Cut out an owl shape from the felt and sew badge pin to felt

Place wrong side of owl against the wrong side of felt and sew together using blanket stich