Plaited Baskets by Rae Blackledge

Plaited Baskets

Knitting
September 2016
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st on size US 10½ (6.5mm) needles
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
393 - 655 yards (359 - 599 m)
Small (Large); Width x Height: 13" x 8" (16" x 12")"
English
This pattern is available from willowyarns.com for $4.99.

The brim is worked first, then stitches are picked up along one edge and the remainder of basket is knit flat from the top down.

Yardage equals 3 (5) balls of Willow Yarns ‘Burrow Bulky’ (75% acrylic/25% wool; 100g/131yd), shown in color 0047 Marine.

Craft Foam can be inserted into finished basket to reinforce it.