Yeah, I dunno...

[meretia]

One of my friends has a birthday soon and she loves owls, so I thought that I'd make her the little arumaguri-style felted owl from Crafty Alien in case the present I ordered off Amazon didn't come in time. She's also allergic to wool, so I used pure alpaca. Then I had a bunch of yarn left over, so I made another one. They came out looking like this:



Yeah.

One of my housemates apparently finds it hilarious how goofy they came out, because he keeps making comments about how they look like dead mice or the shredded remains of the dog's stuffed toys. The other is one of those people who can't say anything negative to anyone, but when I asked her point blank "are these cute, or are they weird?" her answer was "well... um... they're cute because they're weird! And she likes owls, so they're cute!"

I... don't hate them, but they came out pretty goofy. There's a reason I hate sewing. That reason is that I suck at it. Her book did finally come today, so I don't have to send the owls.

I need an outside opinion. Would you give these as gifts?

Comments

[damned_colonial]

Agreed that the one on the left is a little lopsided. I would give the one on the right without hesitation, but personally I probably wouldn't give the one on the left unless my friend had a pretty quirky/odd style. (I have friends who'd adore it! But I also know people who might not.)