Free Pattern: Knitted Owl Holiday Ornament

A couple of weeks ago there was a boutique show where I live, in which lots of small crafty companies showed off their wares in the hope that people would buy them for holiday gifts. I didn’t get to go because it was just days before my book deadline (it’s done! woohoo!) but a friend who was there told me it was all “chevrons, owls and Razorbacks.” (Now if someone could just create the chevron owl Razorback we’d hit the crafty trifecta.)

So it’s clear that owls are still big, at least where I live. And in the world of Jenni at the Vintage Umbrella, too, though her owls are actually quite small.

Check out her free pattern for a wee owl ornament you can hang from your tree, add to a package or use to decorate just about anything you want. It’s made holiday with the addition of a Santa hat, but you could work the hat in a different color if you wanted to make these cuties for any occasion.

The pattern does not say what weight of yarn or size of needles was used, though it looks like a light worsted. I’ll bet they’d also be cute — and even smaller! — worked in sock yarn. So sweet!

[Photo via the Vintage Umbrella.]

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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