A tisket, a tasket, a little yellow basket

This little basket motif is from a vintage magazine.

Ch 16.
R1 : dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next ch, repeat until last ch, 2 dc in last ch [ch3 + 14 dc].
From R2 all dc are made inserting the hook between 2 dc of the previous row.
R2 : ch3, 2dc between last 2 dc of R1, dc 12 times, 3dc between first dc of R1 and ch3 [ch3 + 17 dc].
R3 : ch3, dc 16 times, 2dc between first dc of R2 and ch3 [ch3 + 18 dc].
R4 : ch3, 2 dc between last 2 dc of R3, dc 16 times, 3dc between first dc of R3 and ch3 [ch3 + 21 dc].
R5 : ch3, dc 20 times, 2dc between first dc of R4 and ch3 [ch3 + 22 dc].
R6 : (ch1, sc1) 23 times. Break off.

For the handle, sl st above 5th dc of R5, ch 23, sl st above 17 th dc of R5,  turn, sc in each ch, break off.

ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
R = row
The above are US abbreviations (sc in the US = dc in the UK).

To fix the shape of the basket I pinned it to my ironing board and steamed it to death with my new iron-cum-steam-generator. There are many ways to decorate it, you can embroider or appliqué flowers and sew the basket on top, or decorate it wih buttons or fabric flowers ; you can twine narrow ribbon flower trim around the handle and stitch it in place, or thread ribbon embroidery silk ribbon through the stitches to give the effect of a beribboned basket. You can sew the basket on clothes, cushions, curtains...you can stitch all around it and leave the top open to use it as a small pocket. I will sew mine on the pocket of a fabric bag.

Comments

[Randi]

This is a wonderful tutorial--I only wish I could crochet!

[Lauren]

How adorable! Such sweet work!