They made little rafts out of twigs, and they paddled away over the water to Owl Island to gather nuts.
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Owl Island echoes the lovely twig raft in Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. The square can be used as a generous mug rug, or you can make multiples and seam them together for a lovely blanket.

Size: 7 inches square

Skills needed: To knit this pattern, you need to be able to:

• follow a tutorial for a pinhole cast-on
• knit and purl
• increase and decrease stitches
• follow instructions for a smocked stitch