Forest owl Harriet loves the fall! And most of all, she enjoys dancing together with the falling leaves in the last rays of sunshine.

But winter is coming and Harriet has to provide for the long cold days ahead. So, she grabbed her straw hat and huge harvesting basket and picked herself the biggest, most beautiful red apples she could find – as many as would fit into her basket.

And since she’s a very fashion-conscious and stylish little owl, while she was there she took the opportunity to decorate her hat and basket with some colorful autumn foliage. Doesn’t she look fabulous?

But now she needs your help: her basket is so heavy that she couldn’t possibly carry it by herself. And even if she could, she wouldn’t know where to go as she still hasn’t found a place to spend the winter.

Can you help her and give her a nice and cozy home?

Size: using the indicated yarn and crochet hook, Harriet will be about 10-11 cm tall and will have a wingspan of up to 13 cm.

Difficulty Level: medium, basic knowledge of crochet techniques required

Stitches/ techniques used:
Chain stitch, single crochet, slip stitch, reverse single crochet, (short description included), half double crochet, double crochet , picot (short description included), Magic Ring, increasing/ decreasing, changing color, work in spiral rounds and closed rounds

Material:

• Crochet hook size 3.5
• Cotton yarn in the colors dark red, orange, light green, beige, light brown, dark brown and a small amount of white (137 yds / 1.75 oz or 125 m / 50 g) – you may, of course, also use any other type of yarn and crochet hook in matching size
• 2 black beads (6 mm) for the eyes (if you are using any other weight of yarn than indicated, you might need slightly smaller or bigger beads here)
• Filling material (e.g. polyester fiberfill)

Please note:
This English pattern is written in US Terms, but I have attached a conversion Chart for US/UK at the end.

You have a question?
If you have any questions regarding this pattern, don’t hesitate to drop me a message at aramis-von-k@gmx.net

Copyright:
This pattern has been developed by Aramis-von-K. and is intended for private purposes only.
Hand-made items crocheted using this pattern may be sold in small quantities (no commercial production!).