H-owl over this one...

It's been quite a long time since I've made a kitsch softie; and I'm not sure why this is.Of course, I've made a few in recent months for babies being born, but nothing just on a whim. For some reason last night, as I could not sleep but wanted to avoid any cabling or constantly changing yarns, I gravitated toward making a softie, but not one I've done before.Enter my latest companion, Omar, as I've aptly named him, who is loosely based on Egret Effects' Asra Owl. I used her lovely and easy to read pattern for the body and head, as well as the wings and beak, but deviated on the eyes (instead using a combination of crocheted circles and plastic marble eyes...since I'm not gifting this to a baby, of course, lest the plastic marbles be out for safety concerns...bring on the older kittens!) and opted against feet and belly, as well as contrasting colors (except on the underside of the wings, which I did in a nice sky blue).Omar still needs ears, which I think I'm going to adapt myself, rather than fraying the yarn as in the Asra Owl pattern.File Under: Who wants an Omar Owl of their own? I'm only using O names--so I'll gift you an Orlando, an Olive, an Ocatavio, an Olaf, or heck an Oleg.