Fall Treat Basket
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 7 inches in diameter x 3 inches tall
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball): 2 balls #698 fudge
medium (color A) 1 ball #136 autumn spice
(color B) • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
3 rnds = 11/4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCH
Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
BASKET
Rnd 1: Form a slip ring (see illustration) with color A, ch 1 loosely, work 12 dc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg dc, pull beg tail to close ring tightly. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same st as join, 2 dc in each rem dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (36 dc)
Rnds 4 & 5: Rep rnd 3. (81 dc) Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 8 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (90 dc)
Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in each of next 8 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 9 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (99 dc)
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in each of next 9 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 10 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (108 dc)
Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 5 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (126 dc)
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in each of next 12 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 13 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (135 dc)
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in each of next 13 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 14 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (144 dc)
Rnd 12: Ch 3, dc in each of next 14 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 15 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (153 dc)
Rnd 13: Ch 3, dc in each of next 15 dc, *2 dc in next dc**, dc in each of next 16 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (162 dc) Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in back lp (see
Stitch Guide) of same st as ch-1, *sk next 2 dc, 7 dc in next dc, sk next 2 dc**, sc in back lp of next dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. (27 sc, 27 groups of 7 dc) Rnd 15: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 6 tr in same st as join, sk next 3 dc, *sc in back lp of next dc, sk next 3 dc**, 7 tr in next sc, sk next 3 dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (27 sc, 27 groups of 7 tr) Rnd 16: Sc join (see Special Stitch) color B in back lp of 4th tr of first 7-tr group, *sk next 3 tr, 7 tr in next sc, sk next 3 tr**, sc in back lp of next tr, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. Rnd 17: Rep rnd 15. Fasten off. Rnds 18 & 19: With color A, rep rnds 16 and 17. Rnds 20–27: [Rep rnds 16–19] twice.