Day 23: Basket with diamonds

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Basket with diamonds

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Materials

• Yarn: any thin yarn will work (mercerized cotton works great in tapestry crochet projects). I used Tencel 100% lyocell, 50 g = 141 m, colors: green (318288) and white (318290).
• Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0 mm.

Abbreviations (US terms)

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• msc: modified single crochet
• prev: previous
• st: stitch
• rep **: repeat from * to *

Notes

The diameter of my basket is 14.0 cm and the height is 5.0 cm (10.0 cm when not folded in). You will be working in rounds. For this pattern you should be familiar with the tapestry crochet (you can find the tutorial here). Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make a basket. This pattern uses a modified single crochet: make a single crochet back loop only, just instead of yarning over for the last step, yarn under (see the tutorial here).

For this pattern you will work in continuous rounds, which means that in the end of a round you don’t join with a slip stitch, but instead continue making modified single crochets in the top of the first stitch of the round. Remember to use a marker showing the beginning of each round. Follow the color chart showing how you should change colors.

Round 3: *msc inc, 1 msc in the next st*, rep ** 8 times. (24 st)

Round 4: msc; *msc inc, 2 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 1 msc. (32 st)

Round 5: 2 msc; *msc inc, 3 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, msc. (40 st)

Round 6: msc; *msc inc, 4 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 3 msc. (48 st)

Round 7: 4 msc; *msc inc, 5 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, msc. (56 st)

Round 8: msc; *msc inc, 6 msc*. rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 5 msc. (64 st)

Round 9: 5 msc, *msc inc, 7 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc. 2 msc. (72 st)

Round 10: msc, *msc inc, 8 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 7 msc. (80 st)

Round 11: 3 msc, *msc inc, 9 msc*, rep 7 ** times, msc inc, 6 msc. (88 st)

Round 12: 8msc, *msc inc, 10 msc*, rep 7 ** times, msc inc, 2 msc. (96 st)

Round 13: 5 msc, *msc inc, 11 msc*, rep 7 ** times, msc inc, 6 msc. (104 st)

Round 14: msc, *msc inc, 12 msc*, rep 7 ** times, msc inc, 11 msc. (112 st)

Round 15: 10 msc, *msc inc, 13 msc*, rep 7 ** times, msc inc, 3 msc. (120 st)

Round 16-38: msc in every st of the prev round. (120 st)

In the end make 4 additional sl st in the next 4 st to even out the edge. Fasten off. Fold in the sides of the basket.

Color chart

How to read the chart

Each square represents a stitch and its color. The chart represents one fifth of the pattern: the first 24 stitches (24 columns in the chart) in a round. You should repeat stitches 1-24 five times (to have 120 stitches in one round). Rows represent rounds (there are 38 rounds, however, the first 15 rounds are not shown in the color chart: they are all red and they are the round base of the basket). For each round you have to read the row in the chart from right to left.

You can find a more detailed tutorial explaining how to read a color chart and when and how to change yarn color here.

Photo instructions for the basket with diamonds

Round 16

1. See general photo instructions showing how to make a round base here. The first stitch in round 17 is white, therefore, complete the last stitch in round 16 with the white yarn.

Round 17

2. Then continue working with the white yarn.

Round 19

3. In round 19 the second stitch is white. So, complete the first stitch with the white yarn.

4. Then start making the second stitch with the white yarn, but complete with the green yarn, because the third stitch should be green again.

5. Continue to follow the color chart.

6. After a while the basket will look like this.

Finished basket with diamonds

7. When you complete the basket, make 4 slip stitches to even out the edge. See general photo instructions showing how to do that here. Done! Fold in the sides of the basket. The folding line should be on round 27.

Enjoy your crochet basket with diamonds!

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