I love going on an woodland walk in autumn - golden, yellow and red leaves on the trees and ground, hunting for and trying to identify the many toadstools, and perhaps catching a glimpse of a fox or rabbit. So I have incorporated all these motifs into my cover.

I hope this is a good introduction to fair isle knitting. Only the fox has three colours, but with all the other motifs you are working with just two strands of wool. It is also a nice small project, possibly a bit easier than embarking on a garment if you are new to the technique. You could alter the colours of wool used, or the order of the motifs. If you do this, or even if you don’t, I would love to see your finished project.

There is some embroidery on each motif, and I particularly enjoyed this part of the project. Suddenly the whole cover seemed to come to life. Embroidering with wool on wool is quite forgiving, and I have some tutorials in Embroidery Corner on this blog, if you need help with any of the stitches.

Materials: You will approximately 4 x 40g. I have limited myself to four shades, as I thought it gave the cover some unity, but if you wanted to use more that would work. The shades I have used are Light Grey, Blue, Rust and Dark Grey. You can make your own choices, but I recommend you use the same brand of wool. Use DK wool and 4mm needles, and a darning needle for running in threads and sewing up. For the embroidery you will need very small amounts of white, black and green wool, or your own choice of colour.