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| woolly bird holiday ornaments |
I thought it might be fun to have an DIY, An Ornament Series to help those who truly desire to make something for gift giving, but don't have a lot of energy to come up with a simple, sweet gift. So I feel like playing, would you like to join me?
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| Frog Tree Alpaca in all four colors |
Today's first ornament is from the Woolly Bird Holiday Ornament pattern: both in PDF download or booklet styles. The pattern comes with instructions to knit & felt 4 little birds: an owlette (shown above), a cardinal, a tufted-ear owl, and a penguin chick. I will be featuring one or maybe two more of these little guys within the weeks to come.
This owlette literally takes 15 minutes to knit. I timed it! It consists of a little knit ball made from sport weight yarn. My favorite yarn for this project is Frog Tree Alpaca sport #000 cream, but anything with alpaca will work beautifully. The alpaca makes it ideal for vigorously brushing with a nap riser brush. The brush pulls out the surface hairs to create this fuzzy little creature in the end.
The eyes are little buttons and the beak a quick, needle felted nose made from grey wool roving. Each time I make an owlette, once I sew on those eyes and needle felt that beak, while brushing I begin to smile as if I am viewing him for the very first time. Don't know how to needle felt? This pattern will give you the simple know-how to fall in love with another new hobby, if so desired.
The pattern gives instructions for making the wired hook for hanging, but you can also thread a simple ribbon or twine through the head, giving the ornament a more rustic feel.
Simple and sweet! That's what I'm interested in these days. A little creativity with big results in the end. Enjoy!
Happy knitting!
Oh do you ever have my brain cells whirling! I am thinking i could just about make 24 mini ornaments using all the beautiful patterns I have purchased over the years! And I am already getting excited about launching the project! Will need to find a tree to make.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course i can not wait for the book!
24 mini advent ornaments made from patterns i have purchased from YOUR collection I meant to say! xo
ReplyDeleteWhere do I go for the diy series? Utube? I want to make this guys.
ReplyDeleteLaura, the pattern is all you need to make this little guy. It knits up fast with easy, quick detailing. I have some Frog Tree alpaca sport still available online with Etsy.
ReplyDeleteI fell behind in this series obviously, but I like Pam's idea of 24 days for Advent: an ornament for each day to fill the tree. Pretty cool! I will add to this series soon, planning for next year. Christmas got away from me this year.