LOVE these baskets, not just because they’re so cool, but because they don’t take too long and I’m diminishing my massive yarn scraps.
* 4 strands of worsted weight #4 yarn held together throughout. Since I have so much of each color, I decided (after the first one) to plan them a little more than simply making them scrappy. I went for an ombre look, starting with darker shades and moving to lighter. What I have to remember is to start with a color I have a lot of since it has to cover the whole bottom and at least start up the side for the best look.

• One modification I made to the pattern was to slst around the first row of the sides in the BLO, and then sc into that same BLO st around/including the slst. That just stabilizes the base a little better, and I like the ridge it creates by using the BLO.

• The pattern says to have two more rows after the chain row for the handles. I only did one more and felt that was plenty. Another one would have made the handle too bulky for these baskets.

• Blue 18.57 oz flat across 17.25”, 11” tall, 12.5 top of handle

• Yellow 12.97 oz, flat across 14.5” 10” tall, top of handle 11”

• Pink 16.08 oz, flat across 17”, 10.5” tall, 11.5 at handle

UPDATE: MORE BASKETS
Browns/tans 17.23 oz
Purple/Multi Bright 19.54 oz
Greens 16.66 oz
Grays/Pinks 15.05 oz

::STATS::
Bottom: 396 sts + 66 slsts = 4.14 oz yarn
Sides: 20 rounds total of 66 sts ea = 1320 sts
Handles round: 48 sts + 18 chains
Total number of stitches: 1848
Final weight: ~19 oz, 98sts/oz
1 oz = ~6 rounds (when holding 4 strands together)
1 strands throughout uses approx. 4.7 oz

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