Fridige Easter Basket
Designed by: Cylinda Mathews
Materials:
Worsted weight yarn, 4 ply (any color)
Crochet hook, size G
Finishing Materials:
Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
1/3-yard (5/8" ribbon)
Glue or needle and thread
Magnets
Finished Size: 8" T x 7" W (widest part)
Gauge: Not important to over all size
Special Stitches:
Fpdc: Yo, insert hook from the front of indicated dc post in pattern instructions to the back, around the post and back to the front, draw up a lp, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice to complete st. Forms a ridged effect on back of work.
Bpdc: Yo, insert hook from behind indicated dc post in pattern instructions to the front, around the post and to the back, draw up a lp, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice to complete st. Forms a ridged effect on front of work.
Reverse sc: Working from left to right (opposite for left handers), insert hook in st to the right of hook, pull up a lp, under and to the left of lp on hook (2 lps on hook), yo, draw through both lps on hook to complete the st.
Instruction:
Row 1) Starting at bottom:Ch 8; dc in 5th ch from hook; dc in last 3 ch: 5 dc.
Row 2) Ch 3, turn work (counts as first dc), dc in first st; fpdc over next dc see special sts, dc in next dc, fpdc over next dc, (2 dc) in last dc: 7 sts.
Row 3) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, (dc in next dc, bpdc over next dc) twice see special sts, dc in next dc, (2 dc) in last dc: 9 sts.
Row 4) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, (fpdc over next st, dc in next st) 3 times, fpdc over next st, (2 dc) in last dc: 11 sts.
Row 5) Ch 3, turn work; dc first st, (dc in next dc, bpdc over next st) 4 times, dc in next dc, (2 dc) in last st: 13 sts.
Row 6) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, (fpdc over next st, dc in next st) 5 times, fpdc over next st, (2 dc) in last dc: 15 sts.
Row 7) Ch 3, turn work; dc first st, (dc in next dc, bpdc over next st) 6 times, dc in next dc, (2 dc) in last st: 17 sts.
Row 8) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, (fpdc over next st, dc in next st) 7 times, fpdc over next st, (2 dc) in last dc: 19 sts.
Row 9) Ch 3, turn work; (4 dc) in first st, (dc in next st, bpdc over next st) 8 times, dc in next dc, (5 dc) in last dc: 27 sts.
Row 10) Ch 1, turn work; sc in first st, sc in next 26 sts: 27 sc.
Row 11) Ch 1, (do not turn work); reverse sc across top of basket see special sts: 27 rsc. Fasten off; secure ends.
Handle:
Row 1) Right side facing, join yarn first post st worked on row 9 with a sl st (working around the post from the back); ch 40, sl st over last post st worked on same row.
Row 2) Ch 1, turn work; sc in each ch across working under the top loop only. Sl st around dc post to anchor: 40 sc.
Row 3) Ch 1, turn work; sl st in each sc across. Fasten off; secure ends.
Finishing:
Attach magnets to back. Using our Egg Pattern, crochet eggs using a smaller hook size, or even thread if you prefer and a size 6 - 8 hook. Place eggs inside basket and around the bottom as shown in photo.
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