Recovering a Shift knob

[Wilson01S]

Has anyone successfully recovered the leather material on their shift knob? My shift knob was very worn, and torn from the previous owners rings I would guess. The entire right side of the knob was worn down to the wood and had some sharp edges.

While the car is apart I removed the shift knob and took it down to the wood, and I am now thinking about attempting to recovering it in leather since the red leather interior pieces are impossible to find....or extremely expensive.

Has anyone done this? What methods did you find work best?

Thanks!