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Last weekend I was at a very nice fair here in the Netherlands called Knit and Knot (knot means skein in Dutch). I gave a workshop there, making these little flower baskets and now I want to share the tutorial with all of you.
Materials:
I used a
mercerized 100% cotton ( Durable Coral minis) with hook 2,5mm
mercerized 100% cotton ( Durable Coral minis) with hook 2,5mm
And glue mixed
with water to stiffen it up
with water to stiffen it up
Abbreviations US terms:
st stitch
ss slipstitch
ch chain
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
tr triple crochet
ch1-sp chain 1 space
2sctog 2 single crochet together
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Instructions:
With color 1, make a magic ring
or ch3, close with ss in first ch,
to form ring.
or ch3, close with ss in first ch,
to form ring.
round 1: ch 2 (=1dc), 11dc in ring, close with ss in 2nd ch.
(12 in total)
(12 in total)
round 2: ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, *(dc,
ch, dc) in next st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * 4 more times, close with ss
in second ch from beginning.
ch, dc) in next st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * 4 more times, close with ss
in second ch from beginning.
round 3: ch 2, *(dc,
ch, dc) in ch1-sp, dc in next 4 st, repeat from * 4 more times,
ch, dc) in ch1-sp, dc in next 4 st, repeat from * 4 more times,
(dc, ch, dc) in ch1-sp, dc in next 3 and close with ss in
second ch from beginning. Fasten off and tuck away end.
second ch from beginning. Fasten off and tuck away end.
With color 2, make 6 more
hexagons like above but now keep long ends, about 25 cm.
hexagons like above but now keep long ends, about 25 cm.
Sew the six hexagons with color 2 around the hexagon with
color 1. (see picture tutorial)
color 1. (see picture tutorial)
Border:
Join color 1 in ch1-sp with a ss and make a *sc ,
sc in next 5 st, 2sc tog, sc in next 5 st, sc in ch1-sp, sc in next st, hdc in
next, (dc, tr) in next, (tr, dc) in next, hdc in next, sc in next, repeat from
* all around.
sc in next 5 st, 2sc tog, sc in next 5 st, sc in ch1-sp, sc in next st, hdc in
next, (dc, tr) in next, (tr, dc) in next, hdc in next, sc in next, repeat from
* all around.
Photo
Tutorial
Tutorial
12 in total
ch 3
ch 3
dc in same space
2dc in next st
2dc in next st
(dc,ch,dc) in next repeat
all around
all around
Close with ss in sec ch from
beginning
ch2
beginning
ch2
* (dc,ch,dc) in
ch1-sp dc in next 4st
ch1-sp dc in next 4st
Repeat around
Close with ss in sec ch from
beginning fasten off and
tuck away end
beginning fasten off and
tuck away end
Make 6
more with color 2 and keep long ends pull the end through the ch1-sp
Sew together
Join color 1 with ss
* sc
* sc
sc in next 5 st pull loops through
next 2 st
next 2 st
2sctog sc in next 5 st
sc in ch1-sp sc in next st
hdc in next st
(dc,tr) in next st
(dc,tr) in next st
(tr,dc) in next st hdc
in next st
in next st
sc in next repeat
from * all around
from * all around
To
stiffen up the basket I mixed equal parts water and (wood)glue, soaked the flower in
this mixture , squeezed it a bit and let it dry over a bowl covered with
plastic wrap.
stiffen up the basket I mixed equal parts water and (wood)glue, soaked the flower in
this mixture , squeezed it a bit and let it dry over a bowl covered with
plastic wrap.
HAVE FUN MAKING THESE!
