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This adorable sleepy red panda cushion is worked flat in one piece, starting and ending with garter stitch. The design is created by integrating mosaic knitting with a small amount of intarsia for the nose and eyes, with some easy embroidery for the whiskers and optional bamboo leaves. The side seams are sewn using mattress stitch and the cushion fastens with 3 buttons.

The design is charted and I’ve included instructions on how to read the chart and work the mosaic technique as well as instructions for the embroidery.

If you are using a different yarn to the one suggested, you will need approx 380m in MC, 110m in CC1, 80m in CC2 and 55m in CC3 of DK yarn.

A further note about the yarn
I chose the Croft DK for the red panda as it is a lovely rich brick red, and then the contrast shades in Colourlab. I have enough of the 3 contrast shades left over to make a second cushion, and will just have to purchase the 2 skeins of the main shade.

You will also need
A pair each of 4mm and 4.5mm straight needles
Tapestry needle
A cushion pad 47 x 47cm square (from dunelm.com)
3 buttons, 3cm in diameter

Gauge
20 sts and 40 rows to 10cm measured over garter st using 4.5mm needles
25 sts and 46 rows to 10cm measured over mosaic pattern using 4mm needles.