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Fuzzy Dice Roll with this ultra-cool knit design! From "Knitty Gritty" episode DKNG-509

Designer Kelly Wilson shows how to knit a fantastic throwback design that's all the rage in rearview mirror decor!

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Fuzzy Dice

Materials:
yarn
  Moda•Dea Espree - 1 ball Grassy (#2630)
1 pair #9 straight needles
2 stitch markers
2, 2" x 2" x 2" upholstery foam blocks
42, 1/2" pompons
craft or fabric glue
yarn needle

Gauge: 11 stitches and 16 rows = 2"

Knitting Panels: (make two per die)
With #9 needles, cast on 11 stitches leaving an 18" tail.

Knit 16 rows.

Purl next row.

Knit next row.

Figure A

Place marker to indicate the wrong side and corner (figure A).

Purl next row.

Knit 15 rows.

Purl next row.

Knit next row.

Figure B

Place marker to indicate the wrong side and corner (figure B).

Purl next row.

Knit 15 rows.

Figure C

Loosely bind off leaving an 18" tail (figure C).

Figure D

Finishing:
1. Wrap one panel around a foam block, covering 3 sides of the block (figure D). At each stitch marker, the panel will be at a 90-degree angle with the wrong side of fabric touching the foam block. Hold in place and remove stitch markers.

2. Wrap second panel around remaining 3 sides of foam block in the same manner.

Figure E

3. With tapestry needle and a tail of yarn, whip stitch the 2 panels together where they meet (figure E). Repeat for second die.

Figure F

4. Glue pompons to dice (figure F).

Figure G

5. Cut a 14" length of yarn and attach one end to any of the eight points of the first die. Attach other end of this yarn to a corresponding point on the second die (figure G). Dice will hang from this length of yarn. Weave in ends.

RESOURCES :
yarn - Coats Moda•Dea
Coats Moda
Website: www.modadea.com

GUESTS :
Kelly Wilson
Kelly Wilson Designs
E-mail: kellywilsondesigns@earthlink.net
Website: www.kellywilsondesigns.com