Basket Cases by Meredith Crawford

Basket Cases

Crochet
October 2016
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 2 rows = 4 inches
in dc
9.0 mm (M/N)
106 - 318 yards (97 - 291 m)
Small:4 1/32" diameter x 4" tall. Large: 11" diameter x 6 1/2" tall
US
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

These color-dipped crochet baskets are perfect for stashing everything from fruits and veggies to your current WIP with hooks and needles. Great for crochet beginners, this project can be customized to your home décor.

Designer Meredith Crawford

Finished Size Large basket: 11” in diameter and 61⁄2” tall.
Small basket: 41⁄2” in diameter and 4” tall.

Yarn Small Basket: Premier Yarns Macra-Made (58% polyester, 42% acrylic; 43 yd 39 m/4.9 oz 140 g; ): #7412 sprout (A) and #7409 platinum (B), 1 skein each.

Yarn Large Basket: Premier Yarns Macra-Made (58% polyester, 42% acrylic; 43 yd 39 m/ 4.9 oz 140 g; ): #7408 Curacao coral (A) and #7409 platinum (B), 2 skeins each.

Hook Size N/13 (9mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Tapestry needle.

Gauge 8 dc = 4” and Rnds 1–2 = 41⁄2”.