OWLS

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Owl 01

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 23 rows, 24 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 19 times, full cell 5 times.

Row 2: space 17 times, full cell 4 times.

Row 3: space 16 times, full cell 7 times.

Row 4: space 15 times, full cell 3 times.

Row 5: space 14 times, full cell 7 times.

Row 6: space 9 times, full cell 1 time, space 4 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 7: space 9 times, full cell 2 times, space 3 times, full cell 6 times.

Row 8: space 9 times, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times.

Row 9: space 8 times, full cell 2 times, space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 5 times.

Row 10: space 5 times, full cell 5 times, space 2 times, full cell 2 times, space 2 times, full cell 3 times.

Row 11: space 6 times, full cell 2 times, space 2 times, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time.

Row 12: space 7 times, full cell 1 time, space 2 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 3 times.

Row 13: space 7 times, full cell 6 times, space 1 time, full cell 5 times.

Row 14: space 8 times, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 6 times.

Row 15: space 4 times, full cell 4 times, space 4 times, full cell 7 times.

Row 16: space 3 times, full cell 6 times, space 1 time, full cell 9 times.

Row 17: space 2 times, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 12 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times.

Row 18: space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 6 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time.

Row 19: space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 5 times.

Row 20: full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 7 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 2 times.

Row 21: full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 11 times, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time.

Row 22: full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 13 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time.

Row 23: full cell 1 time, space 15 times, full cell 1 time.

End design.

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Fun facts:

This design was inspired by a cross-stitch drawing of a bat. By replacing each stitch with a full cell, we have an elongated drawing. I think this made the body to large so I call him an Owl.

The bottom of the wings still have the look and feel of a bat but the top of the wings do not have the points. The eyes are too large. See Owl 02 for modifications.

An outline of a cat which faces left.


Owl 02

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 23 rows, 17 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: full cell 5 times.

Row 2: space 2 times, D [145], full cell 4 times.

Row 3: space 2 times, full cell 6 times.

Row 4: space 3 times, D [145], full cell 5 times.

Row 5: space 3 times, full cell 7 times, space 4 times, WAS [356].

Row 6: space 4 times, D [145], full cell 5 times, space 4 times, full cell 1 time, F [124].

Row 7: space 3 times, dots 456, full cell 6 times, space 3 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 8: space 4 times, D [145], full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times.

Row 9: space 4 times, full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, F [124], D [145], full cell 2 times, space 3 times, WAS [356].

Row 10: space 5 times, full cell 3 times, space 2 times, full cell 2 times, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell 5 times, F [124].

Row 11: space 5 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, F [124], D [145], full cell 2 times.

Row 12: space 6 times, full cell 3 times, space 1 time, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell 1 time.

Row 13: space 5 times, full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 6 times.

Row 14: space 5 times, full cell 6 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times.

Row 15: space 5 times, full cell 7 times, space 4 times, full cell 4 times.

Row 16: space 5 times, full cell 9 times, space 1 time, full cell 6 times.

Row 17: space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 16 times.

Row 18: space 3 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 6 times, space 1 time, full cell 9 times.

Row 19: space 2 times, full cell 5 times, space 1 time, full cell 4 times, space 1 time, full cell 10 times.

Row 20: space 4 times, full cell 2 times, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 7 times, full cell 1 time, D [145], full cell 1 time, D [145], full cell 5 times.

Row 21: space 3 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 11 times, full cell 1 time, D [145], full cell 3 times.

Row 22: space 5 times, full cell 1 time, space 1 time, full cell 1 time, space 13 times, full cell 1 time, D [145], full cell 1 time.

Row 23: space 7 times, full cell 1 time, space 15 times, full cell 1 time.

End design.

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Fun facts:

This is the modified version to make a more realistic Owl. I have rounded the eyes and the bottom of the wings. To give him a more distinct look, I added points to the ears like a great horned owl.

An outline of two seahorses facing each other.


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