Beanpod Hanging Toy Basket
PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Work in continuous rounds; do not turn or join unless otherwise stated. Place a stitch marker on first stitch of round and move up as each round is completed. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. When changing color, carry color not in use up wrong side until needed. Do not fasten off unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. BASKET Rnd 1 (RS): With baby yellow, form a slip ring (see illustra
tion), ch 1, 8 hdc in ring, do not join, place stitch maker on first st (see Pattern Notes). (8 hdc)
Rnd 3: Working in back bar, [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (24 hdc)
Rnd 4: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (32 hdc)
Rnd 5: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (40 hdc)
Rnd 6: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (48 hdc)
Rnd 7: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (56 hdc)
Rnd 8: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (64 hdc)
Rnd 9: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (72 hdc)
Rnd 10: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (80 hdc)
Rnd 11: Working in back bar, [hdc in each of next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 8 times. (88 hdc) Rnd 12: Sc in each st around,
join (see Pattern Notes) in next
st, change color (see Stitch
Guide and Pattern Notes) to
sleepytime, turn. (88 sc)
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sl st in first st, dc in next st, *sl st in next st, dc in next st, rep from * around, join in first sl st, turn.
Rnd 14: Ch 2 (see Pattern
Notes), dc in each st around, join in beg ch-2, change color to baby yellow, turn. Rnd 15: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 16: Ch 2, dc in each st around, join in beg ch-2, change color to sleepytime, turn.
Rnds 17–24: Rep rnds 13–16
twice. Rnd 25: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 26: Ch 1, [ sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts] 3 times, [ dc dec
(see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, dc in each of next 6 sts] 8 times, join in first sc, change color to baby yellow, turn. (77 sts)
Row 27: Now working in rows, ch 1, sl st in first st, dc in next st, [sl st in next st, dc in next st] 27 times, leave rem sts unworked, turn. (56 sts)
Row 28: Ch 2, dc in each st across, change color to sleepytime, turn.
Rows 29 & 30: Rep rows 27 and 28, change color to baby yellow at end of row 30.
Rows 31 & 32: Rep rows 27
and 28.
Rnd 33: Now working in rnds, ch 1, sl st in first st, dc in next st, *sl st in next st, dc in next st, rep from * across, ch 21, join in beg sl st, turn. (56 sts, 21 chs)
Rnd 34: Ch 2, dc in each st and ch across, join in beg ch2, change color to baby yellow, turn. (77 dc) Rnd 35: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 36: Ch 2, dc in each of first 5 sts, dc dec in next 2 sts, *dc in each of next 5 sts, dc dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around, join in beg ch-2, change color to sleepytime, turn. (66 sts) Rnd 37: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 38: Ch 2 (does not count as dc), dc dec in next 2 sts, dc in each of next 4 sts, [dc dec in next 2 sts, dc in next st] 18 times, dc dec in next 2 sts, dc in each of next 4 sts, join in first dc, change color to baby yellow, turn. (46 sts) Rnd 39: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 40: Ch 2 (does not count as dc), [dc dec in next 2 sts] around, join in first dc, change color to sleepytime, turn. Fasten off baby yellow. (23 sts) Rnd 41: Rep rnd 13. Rnd 42: Ch 2, [dc dec in next 2 sts] around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off. (12 sts) Weave end tail through sts and pull tightly to close.
OPENING
Opening Edging With RS facing, join white in first unworked st of row 27, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each unworked st across, working across ends of rows and in opposite side of chs of rnd 33, work 44 sc evenly sp around opening, join in first sc. Fasten off. (55 sc)
LONG HANGER
Row 1: With white, ch 4, dc in 3rd ch from hook (2 sk chs
count as first dc), dc in next ch,
turn. (3 dc)
Rows 2–72: Ch 2, dc in next dc, dc in top of beg ch-2, turn.
Row 73 (seam): Taking care not to twist, hold rows 1 and 72 tog, ch 1, working through both thicknesses, sl st in each st. Fasten off.
SHORT HANGER
Leaving a long tail at each end for sewing, work same as rows 1–36 of Long Hanger. Fasten off at end of row 36.
FINISHING
Lay Basket flat with opening centered in front. Position Long Hanger around flattened edges of Basket with seamed row centered across first rnd. Pin in place. With a length of white and working from bottom up and along the sides of Basket to rnd 42, sew each long edge of Long Hanger to Basket. Sew rows closest to rnd 42 tog to create a hanging lp. With a length of white, sew 1 end of Short Hanger to back side edge of hanging lp, sew other end to back side edge of seamed row at rnd 1, then sew each edge of Short Hanger to Basket.