Knitted Baskets
How to Knit a Basket
Complete Size – 11cm width x 11cm depth x 8cm height (excluding handle)
What you will need...
Total time - 3 Hours 30 Minutes Each Knitted Basket
4mm knitting needles (UK 8, US 6)
Chunky Double knitting yarn - light brown
Sewing up needle
Scissors
Before You Start...
Abbreviations
K = Knit P = Purl St = Stitch Sts = Stitches
Cast On - I use the thumb method.
G-st = Garter stitch. Every row knit.
St-st = stocking stitch. Alternating a row of knit stitches (right side), with a row of purl stitches (wrong side).
Inc = Increase - by knitting into the front and the back of the same stitch, to make two stitches out of one.
Cast off - K wise unless otherwise stated. US - bind off.
TOP TIP
Chunky yarn is recommended - This results in a more sturdy, stiffer basket, that is also a bit larger (less effort, more basket!) Stocking stitch also adds extra strength.
How to Make it...
Made up four knitted side pieces, a bottom piece and a finger-knitted handle. All pieces sewn together to form a basket, to fill with your choice of favourite things!
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Eggs Knitting Pattern available separately - See here for PDF KNITTED EGGS!
Easter Knitted Basket
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Download the Basket Knitting Pattern PDF
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Side Piece
Make 4
Time - 30 Minutes Each
Size 8 cm
Needles 4mm
Bottom Piece
Make 1
Time - 30 Minutes Each
Size 8 cm
Needles 4mm
Basket Handle
Make 1
Time - 10 Minutes
Size 22cm
Piece it Together...
Sewing-Up Time - 50 Minutes
Oversew row ends of the four knitted side pieces with right side of st-st on the outside.
Sew on bottom piece, also with right side of st-st on the outside.
Sew on basket handle centrally to the top of two opposite side pieces.
Make it Different!
Using garter stitch may be easier for children or those who are learning. This will still result in a good basket, but won't be as sturdy.
Instead of chunky yarn you could use two strands of regular yarn, and if doing so, using two different colours can also have a nice two-tone basket effect.
Make your basket even bigger by adding extra rows to the side pieces before the Inc section. (Keeping it an odd number to remain in sync with the st-st pattern).
Make the detailing bigger or add further striped detailing by doing a P row when on the R side of st-st, or K on the wrong side (i.e. do the opposite that you should be doing.) Maybe try a pattern of colours such as alternating two-row stripes.
Make some of the knitted eggs to go in your completed knitted basket!
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