Materials:

Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn (225 Yards Lily’s Sugar and Cream Cotton)

H 5.00mm Crochet Hook

Yarn Needle

Cardboard (optional)

Get your materials HERE:

Size:

11″ circumference

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Stitches:

Chain (Ch) – Yarn over. Pull through loop.

Slip Stitch (SS) – Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Pull through stitch and loop.

Single Crochet (Sc) – Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Half Double Crochet (Hdc) – Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over.  Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 3 loops.

Double Crochet (Dc) – Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Special Stitches:

V-Stitch: (Dc. Chain 1. Dc.) in the same stitch.

Drop Double Crochet: (Drop Dc)  – Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch of previous row. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Shell: 4 Hdc in the same stitch

Hdc in the 3rd Loop: Tutorial HERE https://youtu.be/d2nyqJZBfvA

Notes:

• Chain does NOT count as your first stitch (unless otherwise specified). So, when working flat, be sure to work your first stitch in the very first stitch. And when working in the round, be sure to work your first stitch in the same stitch as join.

Instructions:

Base (Make 2): (Green)

Magic Ring

Round 1: Chain 1. 10 Hdc. Join with a ss to the first Hdc made. (10)

Round 2: Chain 1. 2Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made (20)

Round 3: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (30)

Round 4: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (40)

Round 5: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)

Round 6: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 4 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (60)

Round 7: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 5 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (70)

Round 8: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 6 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (80)

Round 9: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 7 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (90)

Round 10: Chain 1. Hdc in the next 9 stitches. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 8 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (99)

Finish off.

For additional support cut a circular piece of cardboard and place between the two circles you created for the base.

*NOTE: For this next round be sure to work in both layers of the base.*

Join with a SS to any stitch.

Round 1: Chain 1. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (99) 

Change Color (White)

Round 2: Chain 1. Sc in the 3rd loop of each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (99)

Round 3 – 4: Chain 1. Turn. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. Change to green in the last stitch.

Change Color (Green)

Round 5: Chain 1. Turn. *V-stitch in next stitch. Chain 1. Skip the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with SS to the first stitch. Change to White.

Change Color (White)

Round 6: Chain 2. Turn. *Drop dc in the second Sc stitch of round 4. Chain 3. Skip next V Stitch.* Repeat from * around. Join with a ss to the first drop dc made. 

Change Color (Yellow)

*Note: Row 7 is worked in front of the Dc round*

Round 7: Chain 1. Turn.  *Shell in the next chain space of V-stitch. Chain . Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. Change to White

Change Color (White)

Round 8: Chain 1. Turn. *Sc in the Dc of round 6 and chain space between shells of round 7 together. 2Hdc in chain 3 space of round 6. Repeat from *to* around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made.

Round 9 – 14: Repeat rounds 3 – 8. In the last stitch.

Change Color (Green) 

Round 15: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. Change to yellow in the last stitch.

Round 16: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. 

Handles (Make 2):

Leaving a long tail for sewing. 

Chain 4

Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook. Sc across. (3)

Row 2 – 44: Chain 1. Sc across. (3)

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew on handles to side of basket