Owl Post is a charming ornament perfect for the magic fan in your life!

This pattern is knitted in the round on double pointed needles. The body in knitted as a piece, and then stitches are picked up for the legs. The feet and wings are knitted separately and sewn on to the body. Full instructions are also given for the felt envelope and seal.

Finished size using 4ply yarn and 2.5mm needles is approximately10cm/4 inches from top of head to bottom of envelope.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but your knitting must be tight enough that stuffing won’t show between the stitches.

Please note - This pattern uses some advanced techniques (disappearing loop cast on, short rows, i-cord) and involves manipulating small parts, so it is best suited to experienced knitters.

The pattern gives instructions for knitting a Snowy Owl but other breeds could be made by using different colours and adapting the facial embroidery.

Full materials list:

• Yarn - 4ply (US: Fingering) yarn in white (a partial skein is fine)
• Needles - 2.5mm (US size 1) dpns
• Waste yarn or locking stitch marker to hold stitches
• Felt: yellow for eyes (OR use safety eyes), cream/parchment for the letter, red for letter seal, and black for beak and eyebrows
• Sewing thread or embroidery floss: yellow, white, and red
• Black embroidery floss for eyes and breast
• A length of black dk wool for the beak, around 30cm/12 inches long
• Two 4mm black beads for eyes (or pupils can be embroidered if preferred), OR if preferred, you can use 8mm yellow safety eyes
• Fabric glue (I use Gutermann HT2)
• Polyester toy stuffing
• stitch marker to mark beginning of round, if desired
• wool or darning needle
• fine, sharp sewing needle
• sharp scissors for cutting felt (e.g. embroidery scissors)
• freezer paper for cutting felt, if desired
• Air-erasable pen or tailor’s chalk
• Soldered jump ring (I used a 6mm ring). You can buy these on ebay.
• Gold/silver cord or ribbon for hanging