After many years of looking at Deja Joy’s Owl Crochet Basket, I finally sat down and made one. It’s not as firm as the ones in the pattern photos because I didn’t do the quadruple yarn strand that was recommended (my fingers would have snapped clean off), but I am very pleased with my squishy work.

Deja Joy also has a hanging basket pattern that I used to fake some storage in our apartment, and it’s also grand.

Here’s a short video about the owl, just sort of walking you through how it looks and feels: