My husband has a lovely boss.

Really, she puts up with almost as many of his shenanigans as I do.

They were visiting an educational setting somewhere a while ago and she fell in love with a knitted fox head mounted on the wall.

Thus I was introduced to FAUX TAXIDERMY!

It's a thing people.

Knitted heads of various animals, hung up on the wall. 

I felt she needed a prize for employing and working with said husband, and so the fox project was born.

Two days knitting and one constructing and here we are. 

I used wool warehouse's new own brand dk yarn, Yarnsmiths, in burnt orange and cream.

I have a thing about knitted toys looking cheap and nasty and nearly as creepy as clowns, but that's a hangover from my childhood. I think this chap looks sort of sweet. 

Anyway, boss adores him and he has joined her on a few zoom calls and been introduced to the rest of the team, so I think he has found a good home.

I adapted him from this free pattern. 

Basically, I skipped the felt around the eyes and the white stripe up the middle of his face and found a pattern for some foxy ears which I now can't find - duh.

I do feel he needs a name ....

EDIT: He has been christened Renee - a la 'allo, allo'.