Easter Basket

By Vicky Sedgwick

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Easter Basket
by Vicky Sedgwick

YARN
All Seasons Chunky
A Pebble 601
1
Baby Merino Silk DK
B Candy 695

1
C Grasshopper 697 1
D Limone 675
1

x 100gm
x 50gm
x 50gm
x 50gm

CROCHET HOOK
6.00mm (no 4) (US J10) crochet hook
4.00mm (no 8) (US G6) crochet hook
TENSION
11 sts and 12 rows to 10 cm measured over dc patt using
6.00mm (no 4) (US J10) crochet hook.
FINISHED SIZE
Completed basket measures 17 cm in diameter and 5 cm in
depth (not inc handle).
Motif A measures 5 cm in diameter, motif B measures 5 cm
in diameter.

into next htr) 8 times, 2 htr into next 1 htr, 1 htr into next htr,
ss to top of 2 ch. 44 htr.
Round 5: 2 ch (counts as 1 htr), 1 htr into each htr, ss to top
of 2 ch.
Round 6: Mark first st with stitch marker or piece of thread.
1 dc into each htr of previous round.
Round 7 - 11: 1 dc into each dc of previous round marking
1st st as you go.
Shape Handle
Now working in rows not rounds cont as folls.
Next Row (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc into each of next 4 sts. turn.
This row forms patt.
Work a further 31 rows of patt ending with RS facing for
next row.
Join to opposite side of basket so that there are 18 sts either
side of each end of handle.

Flower Motif A (make 1)

Using 4.00mm (no 8) (US G6) crochet hook and yarn B,
make 8 ch and join with a ss to form a ring.
Round 1: 3 ch (counts as 1 tr), 1 tr into ring (6 ch, 3 tr into
ring) 5 times, 6 ch, 1 tr into ring, ss to top of 3 ch.
Basket
6 ch sps.
Using 6.00mm (no 4) (US J10) crochet hook and yarn A, Round 2: * 1 ch, (1 dc, 1 htr, 7 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into next 6 ch
make 4ch and join with a ss to form a ring.
sps, 1 ch, skip 1 tr, ss into next tr; rep from * 5 times more
Round 1: 2 ch (counts at 1 htr), 11 htr into ring, ss to top placing last ss into top of 3 ch at beg of previous round.
of 2 ch. 12 htr.
Fasten off.
Round 2: 2 ch (counts as 1 htr), 1 htr into same space as last
ss, 1 htr into next htr, (2htr into next htr, 1 htr into next htr) Flower Motif B (make 1)
5 times, ss to top of 2 ch. 18 htr.
Using 4.00mm (no 8) (US G6) crochet hook and yarn D,
Round 3: 2 ch (counts as 1 htr), 1 htr into same space as last make 4 ch and join with a ss to form a ring.
ss, 1 htr into next htr, (2 htr into next htr, 1 htr into next htr) Round 1: *3 ch, 1 dtr, 3ch, ss to ring; rep from * 4 times
more.
8 times, ss to top of 2 ch. 27 htr.
Round 4: 2 ch (counts as 1 htr), (2htr into next 2 htr, 1 htr Fasten off.

Leaves (make 2)
Using 4.00mm (no 8) (US G6) crochet hook and yarn C,
make 40 ch, turn.
Next row: 1 dc into 2nd ch from hook, *2 dc into next ch,
1 dc into next ch, rep from * to end.
Fasten off.
MAKING UP
Using photograph as a guide sew motif B to motif A and
attach button to centre of motif B.
Sew leaves to reverse of motif A and attach to base of handle.
Sew in any loose ends.

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