owl knitting

For a commission i was asked to make a owl cushion ive have never been great at toy or replica of animal knits but i thought ive have a go.
I  started off on a bad note choosing the wrong wool a mohair bouclé that did not knit up especially well it had a lovely feel when knitted up but was very week and had a tendency to spilt and fall apart if you pulled to hard on the knitting.
The actual making of the owl shape was not in the end to hard it was only the ears that were difficult and needed a reknit but because of the wool re knitting and pulling back was very hard and in the end it was easier to fold down the piece that was too big and sew it up rather than pulling back and re knitting.
when the piece was finished the only thing i did have to do is make the cushion pad for the inside as it was of an odd shape.
over all i am very happy with the owl the shape is cute and what i wanted and the wool worked well with the concept.