CDPDELL THE DWL by Knitazoo
with his funnY face and big Swett tyes, lovely litle Cordell The Owl will makt You Smile tvery fimt You look at hin. A huggable Companion to hold tight, who wil aways bring You tondorntss and joY. Cordellis stiched on the round using double-pointed needles from bottom to head and is about 11 cm high. I used a bouclé yarn ("Ondina" from Mafil, made in Italy) but you can use whatever textured or bouclé or marled yarn that will give a ruffled-up look to Cordell. Don't worry about the gauge, the thicker the yarn, the bigger the owl! Keep the right proportion between the main colour (bulkier) and light yellow (thinner), and choose safety eyes accordingly. Always use a needle that is one size smaller than the one recommended for the yarn, so that the stuffing will not come Out.
MATERIAL:
One skein main colour (50 gr) is largely sufficient to knit Cordell. Plus you will need a little amount of light yellow for feet and beack and a little amount of white for eye-patches. Main colour, bouclé yarn, gray: Ondina (Mafil): 60% wool 40% polyacrylic, 50 gr 100m/109 yds @4 Light yellow: Woolissimo (Tropical Lane): 100% merinowool 50 gr 125 m/136 yds @2@
White: Morbidone (Rial): 100% merinowool superwash, 100 gr 180 m/196 yds @4 Safety eyes: 13-14 mm (better a little bigger than a little smaller!) - Stuffing - Wire glasses (optional) Double-pointed needles 4.5 (US 7) for main colour and white, 3.5 (US 4) for light yellow - Tapestry needle -Stitch marker ABBREVIATIONS: co:cast on BO:bind off k: knit kf&b: knit one st front and back k2tog: knit two sts together (a right-slanting decrease) ssk: slip, slip, knit (a left-slanting decrease) sskpo: slip two sts knitwise without knitting, knit one, pass over the two sts [] x times: means you have to repeat what is between parenthesis for given number of times (): the number in parenthesis is the number of stiches after completing the round. I-cord: work on two double-pointed needles. Put all your sts on one needle and work with a free needle. When you reach the end, do not turn but slide the sts back to the beginning of the needle. Pass the needle to the left hand, pull yarn tight and knit. You will obtain a cord.
NOTES:
Unless otherwise specified, you always use 3 double-pointed needles.
EYE-PATCH (make 2)
CO 4 sts with white yarn and join in a round R1: kf&b all (8) R2: kf&b all (16) R3: knit all R4: BO all leaving a 15-20 cm tail that you will use for sewing up.
BODY
CO 6 sts with main colour and join in a round. Place marker to indicate beg. of round R1: kf&b all (12) R2: knit all R3: kf&b all (24) R4-5: knit all R6: [k1 kf&b] all (36) R7-8: knit all R9: [k2 kf&b] all (48) R10-R11: knit all R12: [k3 kf&b] all (60) FATTO. R13-18: knit all R19: k1, ssk, k24, k2tog, k2, ssk, k24, k2tog, k1 (56) R20-22: knit all R23: k1, ssk, k22, k2tog, k2, ssk, k22, k2tog, k1 (52) R24-26: knit all R27: k1, ssk, k20, k2tog, k2, ssk, k20, k2tog, k1 (48) R28-29: knit all R30: k1, ssk, k18, k2tog, k2, ssk, k18, k2tog, k1 (44) R31: knit all R32: k1, ssk, k16, k2tog, k2, ssk, k16, k2tog, k1 (40) R33: knit all R34: k1, ssk, k14, k2tog, k2, ssk, k14, k2tog, k1 (36) R35: knit all R36: k1, ssk, k12, k2tog, k2, ssk, k12, k2tog, k1 (32) R37-40: knit all Stuff body and attach eye together with eye-patch (the eye is not centered but on one side). Sew eye-patches to the head. Cut yarn leaving a 30 cm tail. Divide sts on needle 2 between needles 3 and 1 to have 16 sts on each needle. Close with kitchener stitch, pull first st and last st up to make ears.
BEACK:
CO 13 sts with 3,5 needles and light yellow yarn leaving a 10 cm tail that you will use for sewing up, and join in a round. Put 2 sts on needle 1 and 3 and 9 sts on needle 2. R1: knit all R2: k5, sskpo, k5 R3: knit all R4: k4, sskpo, k4 R5: k3, sskpo, k3 R6: k2, sskpo, k2 Thread yarn through rem. sts and close. Lightly stuff and sew beack between the eyes, sew tip to the body.
FEET (make 2)
CO 12 sts with 3,5 needles and light yellow yarn leaving a 15-20 cm tail that you will use for sewing up, and join in a round R1-2: knit all Knit first 4 sts (blue sts) and continue in I-cord for 2 rounds, then k2tog twice, thread yarn through rem. sts and close Pick two sts in front and 2 sts back (red sts) and knit, continue in I-cord for 2 rounds, then k2tog twice, thread yarn through rem. sts and close. Knit remaining 4 sts (green sts) and continue in Icord for 2 rounds, then k2tog twice, thread yarn through rem. sts and close
Attach foot under the body, sew to close the gap between fingers and fix the fingers to the body as well so they do not dangle.
WINGS (make 2)
CO 12 sts with main colour leaving a 15-20 cm tail that you will use for sewing up, and join in a round R1-6: knit all R7: k2tog, k5, kf&b, k4 R8: k2tog, k5, kf&b, k4 R9: knit all R10: ssk, k8, k2tog (10) R11: knit all R12: ssk, k6, k2tog (8) R13: knit all Rearrange sts to have 4 sts on two needles. Close with kitchener st. Sew wings to body.
