The inspiration for this design was a favourite childhood book – The Owl Service by Alan Garner, which is in part a retelling of the old Welsh legend of Blodeuwedd, a woman who was created out of flowers for her husband (who is under a magic curse that he cannot marry a mortal woman), but who betrays him and is turned into an owl as punishment.

I originally made the design as a cowl, but I had many requests to adapt it to a sweater that I decided to accept the challenge of turning a flat motif into a 3D yoke design.

The Owl sweater is knitted top down, in the round, with a stranded yoke.

Sizing - instructions are given for sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL - so you’re good if you fall within the following size ranges:
Chest 82 - 138 cm (32 - 54 inches)
Waist: 59 - 114 cm (23 - 44 inches)
Hips: 88 - 144 cm (34.5 - 57 inches)

Can be adjusted to be longer or shortened to make a more cropped top.

Sleeve length can be adjusted - full or 3/4.

Easy to adjust for a looser or a more tailored fit around the waist.

You will need around 500g of yarn around 400g in the main colour and 100g in the contrast colour.

Charts and full instructions included.