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Hootie the Upcycled Owl by New Green Mama

Posted Thursday 13 January 2011 and filed under: Birds, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Love to recycle? Love Owls? Well, here’s a softie project for you! :-)


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This super adorable owl is easy to make and you can use up your fabric scraps too. Illustrations and instructions are clear and well-presented.

Find it here: Hootie the Upcycled Owl by New Green Mama

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Glove Animals via Martha Stewart

Posted Wednesday 10 June 2009 and filed under: 4-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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I previously linked to a free pattern for a chipmunk softie made from the “Happy Gloves” book by Miyako Kanamor. Miyako also published a book called “Sock & Glove“, which provides step-by-step instructions on how to turn socks and gloves in to lovable softie characters.

You can now find the free pattern and instructions for the dog AND the bunny from the book on the Martha Stewart website:


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Great step-by-step pictures and instructions. And a clever way to recycle socks and gloves of course :-)

Find them here: Glove Animals via Martha Stewart.com

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Make a Softie Bunny from Recycled Sweaters by Kayte Terry

Posted Thursday 9 April 2009 and filed under: 4-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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‘Tis the season for bunny-making with Easter just around the corner.  Here’s a an easy one to start with and you get to re-use pre-loved sweaters!


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The step-by-step directions are excellent with online links to specific stitches mentioned. There is no template - you just draw freehand the bunny shape to your liking. Also included are instructions on how to make a pom-pom tail. Too cute!

Find it here: How to make a softie bunny from recyled sweaters by Kayte Terry (via Craftzine)

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Recycle a Glove into a Chipmunk Softie by The Storque

Posted Friday 24 October 2008 and filed under: 2-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Etsy’s The Storque brings you a very easy to follow and well illustrated free tutorial on how to recycle one of your knitted gloves into a cutie-pie Chipmunk softie:


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The project is from a new book by Miyako Kanamori, published by Penguin, called “Happy Gloves” - which, as the name suggests, is all about making cute little critters from a humble glove. Miyako also authored the popular softie book, “Sock and Glove“.

Find the project here: Recycled Glove How-to: Make a Chipmunk Softie by The Storque

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