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Garment-Dyed Sweatshirt · Eight Colors · Designed in Colorado
A great horned owl on a snow-dusted branch, turned to look straight at you — the one bird that is awake when you are not.
Garment-dyed 9.5 oz heavyweight brushed fleece, soft from the first wear.
A great horned owl, body turned to the side and head swung round to face you, the way they do when they have already seen you and are deciding whether you matter. Ear tufts up. Yellow eyes. The white throat patch, the finely barred breast, the mottled brown-and-buff wing folded tight, and the big feathered feet gripping a bare branch with a line of snow along the top. Painted in watercolor with soft paper grain, every bar and feather edge where a field guide would put it, and no painted background, no moon — so the shirt color is the winter dark behind the bird. No text, no slogan.
The Design
Large front-centered chest print — not a back print
Subject: a single great horned owl perched on a snow-dusted bare branch, head turned to the viewer
Style: watercolor wildlife illustration with soft paper grain — field-guide accurate, no moon, no cartoon
No text. There is no lettering, slogan or wordmark anywhere in this design
Technique: a printed graphic — the ink sits in the fleece, straight onto the garment color with no background panel, and nothing is stitched or sewn on
Shown in Pepper. The print runs large and centered on the chest, straight onto the garment color — no panel, no frame, not a back print.
The great horned owl is the one you hear and almost never see: the deep, five-note hoot from the pines after dark, from November on, when they are already courting while everything else is just trying to stay warm. They are the first bird to nest each year, sitting on eggs in January with snow on their backs. If you have ever stood in the yard at night, breath showing, trying to work out which tree it was in — this is that bird, and it was watching you the whole time.
The Story Behind It
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She worked nights for eleven years — the hospital, then the dispatch desk — and came home every morning in the dark, up the same gravel drive, under the same big cottonwood. The first winter she heard it: a low hoot, twice, then three more, from somewhere up in the branches. She stopped the car with the engine running and listened until it went quiet.
It was there most mornings after that. She never saw it, only heard it, and started saying good morning to the tree out of habit. Then one January, with snow on everything, she looked up at the right moment and there it was on the low branch — huge, tufted, turned all the way round to look at her with those eyes. It did not fly. She did not move. The two of them, coming off the same shift.
She works days now. She still slows down under the cottonwood.
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Wear it for everyone who keeps the night shift, feathered or otherwise.
A gift for the birder, the night-shift nurse, the one who knows the hoot from the back porch, the friend who got up at 4 a.m. for the owl prowl, or anyone who has ever been looked at by one and remembered it. It is a winter design without being a holiday joke — no moon, no "night owl" lettering — so it goes on in late October and keeps going through the thaw. Pair it with the Barn Owl at Dusk Sweatshirt, the evening shift to this one's night.
Details
Large front print, centered on the chest — not a back print
Relaxed unisex fit, side-seamed body, roomy through the chest
A pullover crewneck — no hood, no zip and no front pocket
1x1 ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband; rolled forward shoulder
Twill-taped back neck with woven label and back neck patch
Eight colors — Blue Spruce, Pepper, Grey, Denim, Blue Jean, Chambray, Light Green and White — every one in every size, S to 3XL
Ready-made design — choose a color and size, nothing to upload or customize
Made to order in the USA, printed and shipped in 2–5 business days
Fabric
Printed on a Comfort Colors 1566 garment-dyed crewneck sweatshirt blank
80% ring-spun US cotton, 20% polyester, 9.5 oz heavyweight — substantial, and warm enough to be the layer rather than something under one
Three-end fleece with a 100% cotton face and a brushed fleece interior, warmer than a lighter French terry
Dyed after the garment is sewn, using salt-free pigment dyes; OEKO-TEX certified
Holds its shape through the wash, with almost no shrinkage at home
The graphic will not crack or peel. It is printed flat into the face of the fleece — no heavy vinyl patch, no rubbery texture, nothing to pull loose
Choosing a Color
The design is mottled brown and buff with a white throat, yellow eyes and a snow-lined branch — and no painted background, so the shirt color is the night behind the owl.
Blue Spruce. Deep evergreen — the owl in the pines, which is exactly where it lives. The warm buff breast glows on it. The one to start with.
Pepper. A soft washed black, closer to charcoal. The owl at night: the eyes and the snow jump, the rest comes forward slowly.
Grey. A soft heathered grey. Winter daylight — every bar on the breast reads, and it wears easily with everything.
Denim. Deep washed blue, the darkest of the blues. The owl at dusk, with the buff and white doing the work.
Blue Jean. A light washed denim. Brown owl on blue is a classic field-guide pairing, and the easiest one to wear past winter.
Chambray. The palest washed blue — the owl against a winter morning sky. The one on the hero photo.
Light Green. A soft washed sage. Woodland and quiet; the browns sit naturally in it.
White. The crispest of the eight — the owl in snow, every feather edge outlined.
Garment-dyed colors look softer and more muted in person than on a screen, and each piece varies slightly. That lived-in tone is part of the charm.
Sizing
Fit at a glance: relaxed fit, roomy through the chest · length hits at the hip · full-length sleeve with ribbed cuff · 9.5 oz heavyweight fleece · runs true to size
A relaxed unisex cut that most people wear true to size. Size down one for a closer fit; size up for an oversized, layer-under-a-coat fit.
Adult sizes only, S to 3XL. Between sizes? We will make it right, free.
Care
Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low. Avoid bleach, high heat, and ironing directly over the artwork.
Pairs Well With
The other owls on the roster, and the rest of the winter birds.
Barn Owl at Dusk SweatshirtSnowy Owl SweatshirtAll Owl DesignsAll Bird DesignsSnow on the branch. Eyes on you. It was there first.
The Known Pack Promise
Beautiful things from the natural world, on a sweatshirt you'll reach for all season long.
Butterflies, birds, wildflowers, and the quiet stories behind them. Detailed designs in the spirit of vintage botanical plates, each with a true fact from nature on its page.
Printed on garment-dyed Comfort Colors fleece, 80% ring-spun cotton, broken in from the first wear and softer with every wash. Relaxed, roomy, and made to be your cold-morning favorite.
Why we choose it →Money is set aside from every order to help protect the trails and wild places our designs are drawn from, so the meadows keep blooming for the next generation.
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