Orrick the wizard owl stands 11 inches high to the tip of his hat.
He is suitable for the older child or adult due to the eyes, but these could be embroidered or made of felt as long as this is well sewn on, and the wand and staff left out, he would then be fine for a young one.

The pattern is clearly written and easy to follow and contains many photos to help you along the way.

Suitable for confident beginner.

MATERIALS NEEDED
DK/8ply/11 wpi yarn in the following colours
White - less than 50g
Purple - less than 50g
Dark grey or black – less than 25g
3mm and 4mm needles
Scrap of black felt
Pair of toy 16mm plastic eyes
Kebab stick for wand
Natural twig/wooden skewer for staff
Metallic yarn for winding around the wand and staff (optional)
Pair of cheap false eyelashes (optional)
Fiberfil
Clear multi-purpose glue

ABBREVIATIONS USED
k = knit
p = purl
k2tog/p2tog = knit/purl the next
two stitches together (decreases 1
st)
Ss = stockinet stitch (knit one row,
purl one row)
st/sts = stitch/stitches
inc1 = (increase) by knitting into
front and back of same stitch.
PLEASE NOTE: if you use any other
method of increasing, your stitch
count will not work out.
TURN = ignore any remaining unworked stitches after knitting the instructed amount of stitches, turn your work around and continue working on these stitches only.