Boobook Owl by Dulcie Tanner

Boobook Owl

Knitting
January 1996
DK (11 wpi) ?
stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
2.75 mm (C)
109 - 131 yards (100 - 120 m)
Height: 14cm.
English

Although it is a common bird, the nocturnal boobook is rarely seen in the daytime. It roosts in thick undergrowth and remains perfectly still and camouflaged so as not to be noticed. Its two-note call sounds a little like ‘mopoke’, hence one of its common names.

Materials:

  • One 50g brown or beige 8ply wool
  • Small amounts of 8ply yarn in white, yellow
  • Small amounts of 12ply yarn in brown or grey