LANGUAGE: English

SKILL LEVEL: Experienced

FINISHED SIZE:

Approx. 17 cm/6.7 inches long (without the tail) using the materials stated in the pattern.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

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SKILLS REQUIRED:

Knitting (clothes)
Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Working with fluffy yarn
Tinting
Working with modeling clay (paws, tail, nose)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

✓ Main yarn – I used approximately 50 g of grey “Khlopok Travka” by Kamteks (65% cotton, 35% polyamide) that has approximately 220 m in a 100 g skein).
Tip: You can use any moderately fluffy yarn (wool, acrylic, etc). The thicker the yarn, the bigger your toy will be. See the gauge section. If you need exactly the same yarn visit this shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleOwlsHutRUSSIAN
✓ Additional yarn for the ears and tail – I used beige mohair yarn that has 175 m in a 50 g skein. See the gauge section to check if you chose the correct yarn weight.
✓ Matching crochet hook. I used 3 mm crochet hook for the main yarn and 2 mm crochet hook for the additional yarn.
✓ Strong black thread to needle sculpt the mouth.
✓ Strong thread of matching colors for needle sculpting.
✓ White thread to make the spot of light on the eyes.
✓ A pair of ready-made eyes – I used 7 mm black beads.
✓ Tapestry needle
✓ Stuffing
✓ Beige polymer clay and varnish to make the nose and paws.
✓ Brush or Velcro to brush up the toy.
✓ Scissors.
✓ Any material for tinting (optional) – oil pastels, oil paints, pencils, etc.
✓ Single core copper PVC electrical wire – I used wire approximately 40 cm / 15.7 inches long 1 mm in diameter.
✓ Transparent glue.
✓ Fabric tape approximately 1 cm wide to work up the wire ends (optional).
✓ White fishing line to make whiskers.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN

Pattern written using USA terminology

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (24 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)