Gylfie the Elf Owl

Here's Soren the Barn Owl's little friend Gylfie!  Gylfie is actually smaller than this compared to Soren, but I didn't want to make her too small.  Embroidering her face can be a little tricky, but overall, she is easy to make.

Gylfie the Elf Owl

Materials:
F hook
Redish-brown yarn
Cream yarn
Light yellow yarn
Light grey
Yellow felt
8mm black eyes
Yarn needle

Head/Body (use redish-brown yarn)

1. ch 6 in ring-6
2. 2sc in each st around-12
3. (sc in next st, 2sc in next st) around-18
4. (sc in next 2st, 2sc in next st) around-24
5-11. sc in each st around-24
12. BLO-sc in next 4st, 2sc in next st,Both Loops- sc in next 16st,BLO-2sc in next st, sc in last 2st-26
13-17. (change to cream) sc in each st around-26
18. sc in first 9st, sk 1, sc in next 10st, sk 1, sc in last 5st-24
19-21. sc in each st around-24
22. (sc in next 5st, sk in next st) around-20
23. (sc in next 4st, sk in next st) around-16
24. (sc in next 3st, sk in next st) around-12
25. (sc in next 2st, sk in next st) around-8
26. (sc in next st, sk in next st) around-4

Back (use redish-brown yarn)
 
1. In FLO made in round 12 of Head/Body, sc across starting on left side-8 
2-12. ch 1, sc across-8
13-16. (tail starts in round 13) ch 1, sc across-8
17. ch 1, sk 1, slst in next 5st, sk 1, slst in last st-F/O

Left Wing (use redish-brown and cream yarn, make 1 redish-brown and 1 cream)

(always sc in 2nd st from hook at beg of each round)

1. ch 6; turn, (FLO) sc across-5
2. ch 2, turn, sc in next 7st-6
3. ch 2, turn, sc in next 7st-7
4-7. ch 1, turn, sc in next 7st-7
8. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 6st-6
9. ch 1, turn, sc in next 6st-6
10. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 5st-5
11. (change to grey) ch 1, turn, sc in next 5st-5
12. (change back to tan) ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 4st-4
13. (change to grey) ch 1, turn, sc in next 4st-4
14. (change back to tan) ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 3st-3
15. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 2st-2
16. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in last st-1 F/O

Right Wing (use redish-brown and cream yarn, make 1 redish-brown and 1 cream)

(always sc in 2nd st from hook at beg of each round)

1. ch 6; turn, (FLO) sc across-5
2. ch 2, turn, sc in next 7st-6
3. ch 2, turn, sc in next 7st-74-7. ch 1, turn, sc in next 7st-7
8. ch 1, turn, sc in next 5st, sk 1, sc in last st-6
9. ch 1, turn, sc in next 6st-6
10. ch 1, turn, sc in next 4st, sk 1, sc in last st-5
11. (change to grey) ch 1, turn, sc in next 5st-5
12. (change back to tan) ch 1, turn, sc in next 3st, sk 1, sc in last st-4
13. (change to grey) ch 1, turn, sc in next 4st-4
14. ch 1, turn, sc in next 2st, sk 1, sc in last st-3
15. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in next 2st-2
16. ch 1, turn, sk 1, sc in last st-1 F/O

Legs (use cream and light grey yarn)

1. ch 4 in ring-4
2. sc in first 2st, 2sc in next st, sc in last st-5
3. sc in each st around-5
4. (change to peach) BLO- slst in next st, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and down, (slst in same st, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and down) twice, sc in next st, sk 1, slst in next st, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and down, slst in same st, sc in last st F/O

Assembly:
Cut out an oval piece of yellow fabric and stick behind black 8mm eyes. Place eyes in front of face, 4st apart.  Embroidery beak in middle of face below eyes.  Embroidery cream lines around eyes with ch st.  Using ch st, embroidery redish brown lines on chest.  Slst cream and redish-brown Wings tog.  Sew wings on the top/side of Back .  Sew Back onto Body.  Sew Feet on bottom of Body.

Gylfie the character belongs to Kathryn Lasky but the  pattern belongs to me.