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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Stash Baskets

I love baskets.  They make great decorative pieces and they're great for storage.  I found a really easy pattern to crochet a stash basket on www.favecrafts.com.  This is a wonderful website to find all types of crafts.

Materials:
  • Lily® Sugar’n Cream (70.9 g / 2.5 oz)
  • SMALL: #00001 (White) or #00062 (Emerald) 2 balls
  • MEDIUM: #00095 (Red) 3 balls
  • Size 3.5 mm (U.S. E or 4) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
  • Fabric stiffener.

Measurements:


Small: Approx 5 x 5 x 6 ins 12.5 x 12.5 x 15 cm, with top unfolded.
Medium: Approx 5 x 10 x 6 ins 12.5 x 25.5 x 15 cm, with top unfolded.

Gauge: 18 sc and 20 rows = 4 ins 10 cm.

SIDES

Ch 28.
1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 27 sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Rep last row until work from beg measures 5 ins [12.5 cm], ending with a WS row.
 
Small Basket only: **Next row: (RS). (Fold line). Ch 1. Working through back loops only, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Next row: Ch 1. Working through both loops, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Rep last row until work from beg measures 5 ins [12.5 cm], ending with a WS row.**
Rep from ** to ** twice more.
Next row: (RS). (Joining row).
Place foundation ch behind last row with WS of work tog. Ch 1. Working through both thicknesses, 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
Medium Basket only: Next row: (RS). (Fold line). Ch 1. Working through back loops only, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
***Next row: Ch 1. Working through both loops, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Rep last row until work from last fold line measures 10 ins [25.5 cm], ending with a WS row.***
Next row: (RS). (Fold line). Ch 1. Working through back loops only, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Next row: Ch 1. Working through both loops, 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Rep last row until work from last fold line measures 5 ins [12.5 cm], ending with a WS row.
Rep from *** to *** once more.
Next row: (RS). (Joining row).
Place foundation ch behind last row. Working through both thicknesses, 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
BASE
Ch 23 (46).
1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 22 (45) sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
Rep last row until work from beg measures 5 ins [12.5 cm], ending with a WS row. Do not fasten off.
Join Base to Sides: Place lower edge of Sides behind Base with WS of work tog, aligning corners of Base with fold lines and joining row of Sides.
Next rnd: (RS). Ch 1. Working through both thicknesses, work 1 rnd of sc around all 4 sides of Base. Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Apply fabric stiffener to Baskets following manufacturer’s directions. Fold top edge to RS.




I made a small stash basket out of some leftover brown yarn that I had and I made a medium basket out of plarn (plastic yarn).  I'm pretty happy with the way that they turned out.


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