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Glowing Embers Crochet Basket

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Glowing Embers Crochet Basket

Using two hues of Red Heart's Super Saver yarn, you can create a shaded and modern look as you work up your Glowing Embers crochet basket. Use this crochet basket to keep your yarn stash organized or for any other smaller household items.

NotesNotes:
1. Basket is made in continuous rounds
(spiral) with right side facing. Do not join
rounds until instructed.
2. Wind each skein into 3 balls of equal size
before beginning. Hold 3 strands of yarn
together throughout.
3. Place marker for beginning of round
and move marker up as each round is
completed.
4. Changing one strand of color as instructed
creates ember motif. Drop and cut
indicated strand at end of round; pick
up new color and hold with remaining 2
strands.

Crochet HookL/11 or 8 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeRounds 1-5 = 4 1/4" (11 cm)

Finished Size 7½” (19 cm) high x 13½” (34.5 cm) diameter across bottom

Materials List

  • RED HEART® Super Saver®: 2 skeins 400 Gray Heather A and 1 skein 726 Coral B
  • US size L/11 (8.0 mm) hooks
  • Yarn needle, stitch marker

Pattern

Basket

  1. With 3 strands of A held together, ch 2.

  2. Round 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook—6 sc. Do not join; place marker for beginning of round and move marker up as each round is completed.

  3. Round 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around—12 sc.

  4. Round 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—18 sc.

  5. Round 4: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—24 sc. 

  6. Round 5: *Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next st; repeat from * around—30 sc.

  7. Round 6: *Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—40 sc.

  8. Round 7: *Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—48 sc.

  9. Round 8: *Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—56 sc.

  10. Round 9: *Sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—64 sc.

  11. Round 10: *Sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—72 sc.

  12. Round 11: *Sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—80 sc.

  13. Round 12: *Sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—88 sc.

  14. Round 13: *Sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—96 sc.

  15. Round 14: *Sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—104 sc.

  16. Round 15: [Sc in next 12 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 8 times, remove marker, sc in next 6 sc, slip st in next sc

  17. Round 16: Working in back loops only, sc in next 112 sc—112 sc. Place marker for beginning of round and move marker up as each round is completed.

  18. Rounds 17–19: Working in both loops, sc in each sc around; drop and cut 1 strand of A at end of Round 19, leaving an 8” (20.5 cm) tail. Pick up 1 strand of B.

  19. Round 20: With 2 strands of A and 1 strand of B held together, sc in each sc around.

  20. Round 21: *Sc in next 26 sc, sc2tog; repeat from * around—108 sc.

  21. Rounds 22 and 23: Sc in each sc around; drop and cut 1 strand of A at end of Round 23, leaving an 8” (20.5 cm) tail. Pick up 1 strand of B.

  22. Round 24: With 1 strand of A and 2 strands of B held together, sc in each sc around.

  23. Round 25: *Sc in next 25 sc, sc2tog; repeat from * around—104 sc.

  24. Rounds 26 and 27: Repeat Rounds 22 and 23.

  25. Round 28: With 3 strands of B held together, sc in each sc around.

  26. Round 29: *Sc in next 24 sc, sc2tog; repeat from * around—100 sc.

  27. Rounds 30 and 31: Sc in each sc around.

  28. Round 32: Slip st in each sc around.

  29. Round 33: Working in front loops only, slip st in each slip st around.

  30. Round 34: Working in both loops, slip st in each slip st around; join with slip st in first slip st. Fasten off.

Finishing

Round 1: With right side facing and holding 3 strands together, join A with slip st in any unworked loop of Round 16, slip st in each unworked loop around; join with slip st in first slip st. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.

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