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Décor

Aran 5mm

★★ Intermediate

Yarn used

Lily Sugar n Cream

2 balls in Soft Ecru 01004 (MC)

1 ball each in teal 01133 (CC1) & Overcast

01042 (CC2)

Available from http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

About the yarn

Aran; 109m per 70.9g ball;

100% cotton

Tension

16 sts x 16 rows = 10cm measured over dc

Hook used

5mm

Other supplies

tapestry needle

Sizing

Approximately 65cm in circumference

Start crocheting

Basket is worked using tapestry crochet

technique with colours carried behind.

Rnd 1 (RS): With MC and working into a

magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: [2 dc in next st] 6 times. 12 sts

Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts

Alison Holloway

Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts

Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

30 sts

Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

36 sts

Rnd 7: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

42 sts

Rnd 8: [6 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

48 sts

Rnd 9: [7 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

54 sts

Rnd 10: [8 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

60 sts

Rnd 11: 3 dc, 2 dc in next st, [9 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 6 dc. 66 sts

Rnd 12: 2 dc, 2 dc in next st, [10 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 8 dc. 72 sts

Rnd 13: 1 dc, 2 dc in next st, [11 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 10 dc. 78 sts

Rnd 14: [12 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times.

84 sts

Rnd 15: 3 dc, 2 dc in next st, [13 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 10 dc. 90 sts

Rnd 16: 2 dc, 2 dc in next st, [14 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 12 dc. 96 sts

Rnd 17: 1 dc, 2 dc in next st, [15 dc, 2 dc in

next st] 5 times, 14 dc. 102 sts

Rnd 18: [50 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice.

104 sts

Rnd 19: Dc in BLO around.

Rnds 20-23: Dc around.

Rnds 24-39: As Rnd 20, following chart.

Rnds 40-47: Dc around.

Turn after Rnd 47 so all foll rnds will have RS

facing outwards after folding down.

Rnds 48-54 (WS): Dc around.

Fasten off. Fold down last 7 rnds.

Colour Chart

Key

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 987654321

39 39

38 38

37 37

36 36

35 35

34 34

33 33

32 32

31 31

30 30

29 29

28 28

27 27

26 26

25 25

24 24

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 987654321

Each square

on the colour

chart represents

one stitch, read

the chart from

right to left

MC CC1 CC2