Moonlight Mr Badger - Chocolate Orange Cover

Moonlight Mr Badger Chocolate Orange Cover

What is Being Made

The Moonlight Mr Badger Chocolate Orange Cover is a knitted decorative wrap designed to cosily curl around a real Chocolate Orange, creating an adorable gift suitable for year-round giving. This intermediate-level knitting project produces a charming badger-themed cover measuring approximately 10cm in length, excluding the head. The design combines functionality with whimsical appeal, transforming an ordinary chocolate treat into a delightful handmade present. A matching Fabulous Mr Fox Chocolate Orange Cover is also available as a companion pattern from the same designer.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs fundamental shaping techniques to create the badger form. The construction begins with casting on stitches and working in flat rows before transitioning to decreasing techniques that shape the cover into its distinctive badger silhouette. Decreasing methods are used strategically to reduce stitch counts and form the tapered body shape. The pattern also incorporates techniques for stuffing and finishing the head portion, as well as methods for attaching facial features to complete the badger character.

Stitches Used

• Stocking Stitch – The primary stitch throughout the main body, creating a smooth, classic knitted fabric
• Knit Stitch – Used in alternating rows to form the Stocking Stitch pattern
• Purl Stitch – Used in alternating rows to form the Stocking Stitch pattern
• Purl 2 Together (P2tog) – A decrease stitch used multiple times to shape and reduce stitches as the cover tapers toward completion
• Cast On – Used to establish the initial 30 stitches at the beginning of the project

Materials

This project requires a pair each of 5mm and 4mm knitting needles to accommodate the different yarn weights and create varied fabric densities. The yarn consists of small amounts of DK weight yarn in three colors: grey, black, and white. The grey and black yarns are worked together as a two-strand combination for the main badger cover body. A tiny amount of toy stuffing is needed to fill and shape the head portion. Facial details are completed using either tiny sticky wiggle eyes or embroidered eyes created with yarn, allowing crafters to choose their preferred finishing method.