Crocheted Colorful Basket Instructions

You’ll Need:

1 skein of blue Ribbon XL (92% cotton, 8% microfiber; 130m/250g);

1 skein of the same yarn, but in pink color;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in purple color;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in red color;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in yellow color;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in light-green color;

Crochet hook size 7.

Size:

35 cm diameter, 40 cm high.

Instructions:

Make 8 chain stitches with yellow yarn and circle them into a ring. Then, work with the pattern according to Scheme 1 in the following order of colors:

• 2 yellow rows
• 1 red row
• 1 purple row
• 1 light-green row
• 1 pink row

After that, work according to Scheme 2 in the following order of colors:

• 16 blue rows
• 1 pink row
• 1 yellow row
• 4 purple rows
• 1 red row

At the same time, for handles, make the 20^th row as follows:

• 16 single crochets
• 21 chain stitches – handle (skip 20 single crochets of the previous row)
• 16 single crochets
• 21 chain stitches – handle (skip 20 single crochets of the previous row)

Then, continue working according to the pattern.