Nifty Thrifty Baskets by Darla Sims

Nifty Thrifty Baskets

Crochet
August 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6.0 mm (J)
5.0 mm (H)
240 - 360 yards (219 - 329 m)
English

Clothesline Basket

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Measurements
8 inches deep x 12 inches in diameter

Materials

  • Lily Sugar ’n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2 1/2 oz/120yds/71g per skein): 3 skeins #0095 red
  • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle
  • White sewing thread
  • 3/16 inch x 50 feet clothesline: 2 packages
  • Stitch markers

Gauge
5 sc = 2 inches; 4 sc rows = 2 inches

Oblong Basket

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Measurements
3 1/4 inches deep x 16 inches long

Materials

  • Lily Sugar ’n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (2 1/2 oz/120 yds/71g per skein): 2 skeins #0026 light blue
  • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle
  • Plastic wrap
  • Basket with same dimensions as Oblong Basket
  • Fabric stiffener

Gauge
13 dc = 4 inches

Large Round Basket

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Measurements
5 inches deep x 10 1/2 inches in diameter

Materials

  • Lily Sugar ’n Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/120 yds/71g per skein): 2 skeins #0084 sage green
  • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Plastic wrap
  • Basket with same dimensions as Large Round Basket
  • Fabric stiffener
  • Stitch marker

Gauge
7 dc = 2 inches