Woodland Chocolate Orange Covers: Deer

Difficulty

Intermediate
Yarn Type

DK / 8 ply
Designer

Sarah Neal
Needle Size

US 1.5 / 2.5mm, US 4 / 3.5mm
Needle Type

Straight, Double-pointed
Techniques

Stocking Stitch

What you need to know

Knit a reindeer chocolate orange cover, designed by Sarah Neal

Knit a delightful deer in Sarah Neal’s whimsical woodland collection. We love his sparkly antlers which add a really Christmassy touch - why not embroider the nose in red to make him look like Rudolph? There’s some colourwork on the face and the Ears, which requires the Fair Isle technique. Strand the yarns evenly across the back of the work, bringing the new colour from under the old to prevent holes from forming. Come back next week for the final cover in the set.

Double-pointed needles are only required for i-cord

Sizing

Bunny: 15cm tall including ears
Fox: 13cm tall
Mouse: 13cm including crown
Deer: 14cm tall including antlers
Owl: 10cm including pom-pom

What you need

Yarn: Scheepjes Softfun, shades (A) Latte 2622, (B) Light Rose 2513, (C) Light Blue 2432, (D) Wheat 2533, (E) Clay 2431, (F) Olive 2531, (G) Soft Mauve 2470, (H) Cloud 2530, (I) Orchid 2657, one 50g ball of each, (J) Rico Ricorumi Lamé, shade 002 Gold, one 10g ball, plus white aran or chunky-weight yarn, black DK yarn, small amounts
Needles: 2.5mm double-pointed, 3.5mm straight
Buttons: black, small, two
Safety eyes: black, 6mm, eight
Ribbon: narrow, red, short length
Tapestry needle
Pom-pom maker (optional)

NOTE: this is all the yarn and equipment needed for every part of the knitalong

Stitches and skills used

Cast on
Knit
Purl
k2tog
kfb
sl 1, k2tog, psso
kfbf
p2tog
skpo

Meet the designer

The former editor and founder of Let's Knit, Sarah Neal has recently joined our talented pool of designers and can turn her hand to any knitting challenge. If you like this pattern, check out our other chocolate orange cover knitting patterns. Click here to see more of Sarah's designs.

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