Owl Phone Sock

I've been quite crafty this weekend, so this is the first of three posts! To start with, my youngest daughter really needed a phone sock. After looking at ones to buy I remembered that I had some spare wool (bought originally for gloves) that would possibly make a nice knitted owl phone sock.

All I needed to knit was a long rectangle. The width is the width of the phone plus a bit and the length is double the length of the phone plus extra to make a flap over finish. I knitted the flap-over-end in all rows knit and the rest in stocking stitch - 1 row knit, 1 row purl. Once I had my rectangle I sewed up the sides (leaving the end to flap over) to make the basic sock. 

I used a press stud to close the sock (advice would be to use the largest press stud you can).

A few strands of wool at the corners made the ears (apparently it's an eagle owl, according to youngest daughter).

I made the owl eyes using circles of felt attached with buttonhole stitch and buttons for the centres. 

I always use http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org for nice clear stitch instructions. The beak is two pieces of felt held together, and stitched to the sock, with buttonhole stitch.  

To finish, I used a similar idea for the wings.

See what else I've been up to next.....