Messenger Owls by Jessica L'Heureux

Messenger Owls

Knitting
November 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette in the Round
US 2 - 2.75 mm
2.75 mm (C)
350 - 400 yards (320 - 366 m)
The directions are given for a woman’s sock S [L]. Foot and leg lengths are adjustable. Leg and foot circumferences (stretched): Small: 8 (11) inches / Large: 9 (12) inches
English
This pattern is available for $4.00 USD buy it now

Tawny, screech, barn, brown and snowy owls available for sale, along with cages, treats, and related merchandise. You could send your order to us by Owl, if you had one. Eeylops Owl Emporium – suppliers with flighty ambitions.

Pattern is both charted and written.

Sizes/Measurements:
The directions are given for a woman’s sock S L.
Foot and leg lengths are adjustable.
Leg and foot circumferences (stretched):
Small: 8 (11) inches / Large: 9 (12) inches

Yarn Requirements:
Necessary yardage will vary with foot and leg length.
Approximately 280 - 300 yards were required for small size with 10” foot and 4.5” leg lengths.

Shown in Plymouth Yarn Company Inc. Dye For Me Happy Feet
(480 yards/125grams, 90% superwash wool, 10% nylon color: 99).

Recommended Needles:
Size 2 (2.75mm) Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) or size required to get gauge. Size C crochet hook for cast on.
Directions are given using 5 DPNs, with one DPN reserved and used only during heel construction. Pattern can easily be worked with two circulars or via Magic Loop Method.

Supplies:
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends. Stitch markers may be helpful.

Gauge:
Approximately 8 sts / 12 rows = 1” in stockinette stitch in the round. Gauge matters.