Inspired by things autumnal, ‘Trio of Owls’ is the latest toy pattern from Hand Knitted Things in seasonal muted colours. This cute little family is easy to make with knit and purl stitches in contrasting colours and textures, with the addition of large rustic buttons creating the whimsical character features.

Yarn
x2 50g balls Stylecraft Batik dk Elements, Magnesium (main body and wings)
x1 50g ball Stylecraft Batik dk Biscuit (head and feet contrast colour)
x1 50g ball Stylecraft Batik dk Gold (for the beak only a very small amount is required, any alternative dk yellow would also be suitable)

Any other dk weight yarn could be used.

Needles
x1 pair 3mm (US3) knitting needles (small owl)
x1 pair 3.25mm (US3) knitting needles (medium and large owl)
x1 pair 5mm (US8) knitting needles (large owl)

Notions
x1 3.5mm (US3) crochet hook for making the feet only
x2 x 20mm diameter buttons (small owl)
x2 x 30mm diameter buttons (medium owl)
x2 40mm diameter buttons (large owl)
x6 decorative 10mm diameter buttons (these are optional added to the front of the larger buttons)
Sewing needle suitable for the buttons
Blunt tapestry needle for sewing and weaving yarn ends
x2 large hands full of toy filling

Finished sizes
small owl - 9cm x 10cm x 6cm (3.5 x 4 x 2.5 ins)
medium owl - 14cm x 14cm x 8cm (5.5 x 5.5 x 3 ins)
large owl - 16cm x 20cm x 4cm (5.5 x 8 x 4 ins)

Tension
This is not crucial, except to create a reasonably close fabric to prevent filling from escaping.

Skills
Cast on, cast off, knit, purl, make a chain of crochet, basic sewing on buttons and seams.