This little barn owl is cute, cuddly, and highly customizable. Made in a size optimal for child cuddling, the colors can also be switched out to make other species of owl, but for a true barn owl use Wool of the Andes in ‘Almond’, ‘Chestnut’, ‘Cloud’, and bits of the colors ‘Coal’ and ‘Caution’.

This written pattern includes pictures and a checkbox next to every direction so you’ll never forget where you may have left off.

Required skills:

• wrapping and turning (abbreviated w&t)
• I-cord
• basic embroidery skills
• increasing and decreasing (kfb, pfb, k2tog, ssk, m1)
• working in the round on dpns
• duplicate stitch/ french knots
• mattress stitch

Although the list of required skills may be daunting, there are helpful online tutorials that will help you learn/refresh your skills. This pattern is for intermediate knitters, but end result is absolutely adorable! Enjoy!

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