Liz makes a crocheted owl

 Along with crocheting a hat and four headbands this weekend, I also managed to crochet this cute little owl. I think I enjoy crocheting these sort of things much more than wearable items, so I think I'll be making more of 'em. Maybe a dinosaur (preferably a brontosaurus/apatosaurus) or a whale next? We'll see. :)

It took a while to make the owl, but it was actually pretty easy. I tried to follow a pattern, but that didn't work so I did it differently. First, I made a magic loop/ring (you can find the tutorial for that on Youtube) and made seven single crochets into the center. Instead of making multiple rows, I just crocheted in rounds, but making a mark of where I started. I then increased by making fourteen single crochets into the seven I already had (two in each sc). From there, I increased more (but less gradually) by adding two single crochets every other time, then every other-other time, and so on, until I had 1 single crochet for eight times, and then two single crochets.  

Does that make sense? I'm not very good at making (or following) patterns. Basically, it was like making a very small hat and then sewing on felt/button features, stuffing it and finally sewing the top closed. Click here for a crochet hat tutorial that's really simple. 

Love, Liz