<3 <3 <3 the Eddington Ridge print yarn for the circle motifs!

Used techniques from my other blankets, especially assembling in “strips” to make it easier to add beaks and eyes and then to “zip” a seam all the way down. Left about 36” of a tail when finishing each motif and used it to piece together each strip. ‘Flat Zipper’ join. Instructions can be found here: http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/join-c…

Used my own half-hexagon motif to fill in near border which uses similar stitches as the center of the motifs, rather than the open work of the motifs from the pattern.
See my 1st blanket for diagram: https://ravel.me/Herself10/oo

Free-hand embroidered “Sleeping Eyes” using Sport Weight yarn. These were harder than embroidering eyeballs! Not gonna lie - the eyes are the most time consuming part of this project. I have written “Do eyes first” in several places on my pattern!
Used this technique to embroider eyes: http://www.craftimism.com/2013/06/embroidered-eye-tutoria…

Used this “Wave” border design for inspiration http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Saffiran/owl-obsession
Did 1 round of SC in BLO to give a nice even edge across all of the motifs, then 2 rounds of SC with “Rosy Cheeks” to give a colorful “frame”, then 2 rounds of SC in Ivory and then the wave border.

Finished size 33” x 33” with border.