Knitted and felted DROPS Christmas basket in ”Alaska”

DROPS Extra 0-582
DROPS design: Pattern no X-354-jul

Measurements (after felting):
Height: approx 24 cm / 9½’’
Width: approx 16 cm / 6 1/4”’’

Materials: DROPS ALASKA from Garnstudio
200 g color no 10, red
50 g color no 02, off-white

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (60 cm / 24’’) size 5 mm/US 8 - or size needed to get 17 sts x 22 rows in stockinette st before felting = 10 x 10 cm / 4’’ x 4’’.

First work bottom of basket back and forth on circular needle, then pick up sts along the sides and continue in the round.