Owl Pattern

This owl pattern is soo cute!! I made on for my brother for his birthday and he loves it! I made the head a little too small at first so I modified the pattern to hopefully make it a little bigger. If I were to make the owl again I would turn it inside out so the purl side is showing to make it look like there are feathers. That's what I did for the wings here and they look better this way I think. Sorry I don't have any picture :( It is as life like as I could make it!

Materials:

1.5 skeins of Lion Brand Jiffy Bulky
4 size 5 double pointed needles
A few yards of black worsted weight yarn

Instructions:

Body
CO 6 evenly
Rnd 1: inc in all sts
Rnd2: (k1, inc) around
Rnd 3: (k2, inc) around
Rnd 4: (k3, inc) around
Rnd 5: (k4, inc) around
Rnd 6: (k5, inc) around
Rnd 7: (k6, inc) around
Rnd 8: (k7, inc) around
Rnd 9: (k8, inc) around
Knit even for 4 rounds
K9, k2tog, k29, m1, k20 (this round will be called the % round)
Repeat % round 3 times
Adjust the sts so there is an even amount on each needle (it might not be perfect but get it as close as it can get)
Knit 4 rounds even
Repeat % round 4 times
Knit 4 rounds even
Repeat % round 4 times
Knit 5 rounds evens
K38, k2tog, k to end (this is the & round)
Knit 1 round even
Repeat & round
Knit 5 rounds even
Repeat & round 7 times
K2tog at the beginning of each needle
Adjust the sts so there is an even amount on each needle (it may not be perfect but close is good)
Knit 10 rounds even
Stuff owl
Work 5 rounds even
(k to last st on needle, k2tog) repeat ( ) for both other needles
K2tog at each end of each needle
Stuff head and draw yarn through loops to finish

Wings
(These are worked flat)
CO2
Row 1: inc in both sts
Row 2 and all even rows until further notice: Purl
Row 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11: inc at each end
Row 13 and 15: inc in first 2 sts and last 2 sts
Row 17: rep row 3
Row 19: rep row 13
Row 20-30: work even
Row 31: inc in first and last st
Row 33: rep row 31
Row 35: k1, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k1
Row 37: k16, k2tog, k16
Row 39: k2tog, k2tog, k11, k2tog, k11, k2tog, k2tog
Row 41: k2tog, k8, k2tog, k8, k2tog
Row 42: p2tog at each end
BO
Fold wig half and whip stitch the edges together. I kept the purl side out because I though it looked more like feathers and I didn't add any stuffing. Sew onto body using the photo for placement.

Legs
(These are worked in the round)
CO3 evenly
Rnd 1: inc in each st
Rnd 2: inc in each st
Rnd 3: inc in the first st on each needle
Rnd 4-11: work even
Rnd 12: inc in the first st on each needle
Rnd 13: work even
Rnd 14: inc in 3rd stitch on each needle
Rnd 15: inc in first st on each needle
BO all sts

Feet
CO3 on 1 dp needle
Work 3-stitch i-cord for 6 rows. Do not cast off; put the 3 sts on a separate needle. Make 2 more pieces in the same way. Put all 3 pieces on the same needle and make sure you have a piece of working yarn on the left side. Knit across all 9 sts. Work 2 more rows of the 9-st i-cord.
Next row: k2tog, k2tog, k2tog,k2tog, k1
Next row: k2tog, k2tog, k1
Work i-cord with remaining 3sts for 5 rows
BO
Tie a small piece of black yarn to each toe and hide on end inside the toe so it is not visible. These are the owl's talons.
Attach the feet to the bottoms of the legs. Stuff the legs and sew them to the bottom of the body.

Embroider a face on the owl. You can embroider the beak if you don't know how to crochet but if you do this is the beak pattern:

Ch4, turn
In second st from the hook work a slip st, in the next chain work a sc, in the next chain st work a hdc st. Finish off and use the tails to tie the beak to the face.


And now you have a big fluffy owl friend!! If you have any questions about the pattern or find any mistakes please ask/tell me in the comments and I will get back to you ASAP!