Pocket full of Dice by Red and the Wolf Designs

Pocket full of Dice

Knitting
May 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
98 - 120 yards (90 - 110 m)
English
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Nicely sized drawstring bag with a texture argyle pattern which will hold a lot of dice, or a small knitting or crochet project (you will need a fabric lining if you want to keep needles or hooks from poking out).

Materials :
100 m/110 yds of DK weight yarn
3.5 mm/US 4 circular needle long enough for magic loop or 3.5 mm/US 4 set of DPNs
2 needles of a set of 3 mm/US 2 1/2 DPNs for making icord.

Gauge:
22 sts and 34 rows in 10 cm/ 4”
Gauge is not crucial here, but it will affect the size of the bag and the yardage needed.

Size:
15 cm/6” wide, 22.5 cm/9” high

Abbreviations:
CO – cast on
st(s) – stitch(es)
k – knit
p – purl
YO – yarn over
k2tog – knit 2 together
ssk – slip slip knit (slip first, then second stitch from left to right needle as if to knit, place back on left needle, knit together through back loop)

Special techniques:
Judy’s magic cast-on (with link to a tutorial)
2-row bind off (explained in pattern)
i-cord to make the drawstring (explained in pattern)