Oscillating Owlets!

Autumn is now well underway, and that means it’s time for a new pattern in the Mochimochi Shop!

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Oscillating Owlets are the latest in both toy knitting and interior decorating! Make a pair of swinging birdies to hang on a wall in your home or office, or make the nesting Owlets on their own as little tokens of fall.

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Techniques for this surprisingly simple pattern include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, picking up and knitting stitches, I-cord, and mattress stitch.

You can buy the pattern as a download for $5 here.

15 thoughts on “Oscillating Owlets!

  1. Ahhh! I love them and I have twins so naturally these will be twin owls at my house. Looking forward to it, thanks for an awesome pattern :)

  2. Thanks for the great feedback, everyone! I didn’t even think about this as a project for twins, but that seems perfect. (As do lovebirds, and anyone who likes owls, I suppose.)

    For this project I decided to take a bunch of photos during the design process, and I thought it would be fun to share them soon and show how the design came to be. I’ll post those soon.

  3. i luv the owlets! just soo CUTE!!!! is it possible that you could post a straight needle version of the pattern aswell? im sure there are people like me who prefer knitting on straight needles and are not very confident in knitting in the round. :)

  4. cutest pattern ever! I can’t resist them! i love all your patterns so much. i wish i could buy them all!

  5. The irony is, the swings are twisted into what is known as a “Cat’s Paw” knot. Maybe owls are not scared of cats.

  6. Larka_Luna, thank you for you comment about straight knitting. I’m really busy with other new patterns right now and so I’m afraid I don’t have time to convert the Owlets into a straight-knitting pattern, but with a little math, I think it can be pretty easily done by anyone.

    If I were to hear from more people that there is a big demand for straight knitting, then I would consider publishing more patterns that used it. For now, I encourage you to try out Magic Loop knitting if you’re not a fan of double-pointed needles. You can find a demo video here (see under “small diameter circular knitting”):

    http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques

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