Basket Knitting Pattern : Imagination : Brome Fields

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Grab this FREE basket knitting pattern! The basket and bottom are knit-in-the-round separately and then crocheted together. +Video Tutorial
Grab this Imagination basket knitting pattern, The basket and bottom are knit-in-the-round separately and then crocheted together. There's a video for all the visual learners like me.   About: Available Sizes: One Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart Pattern Language: English Skill Level: Advanced Beginner PDF Format: Printer Friendly Bonus: Videos   Get the ad-free PDF in your favorite shop: Ravelry LoveCrafts   Techniques: Knit in the Round + Magic Loop Method Knit & Purl Stitches Decrease Stitches Sew Seam   Materials: Yarn Weight: Super Bulky Yardage: 65 - 75 yards {60 - 74 meters} Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Needle Size: US 10.5 {6.5mm} Circular Needles with a 16” {41cm} Cable Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Circular Needles with a 16” {41cm} Cable Extras: Stitch Markers, Cable Needle, Crochet Hook J10 {6mm}   Yarn Substitutes: Cascade Lana Grande Lang Yarns Virginia Phildar Phil Alaska Rowan Big Wool Yarn MillaMia Super Chunky Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.   Details: Measurements: 6 1/2″ wide x 6″ {16cm x 15cm} Gauge: 10 STS & 17 rounds per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below Weight: 3.9oz {110g}   Notes: Not reversible. Knit top down. Knit using the seed stitch. Knit in the round with a circular needle. When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work. I knit the basket using small needles to get a tight stitch, so it will stand up on it’s own.   Video: I create this like I end a hat, which I’ve created a video for and I do it all with my circular cable needles.   Basket Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}: Using size US 10.5 {6.5mm} needles with 16 {41cm} circular cable CO 43 STS, PM, join in the round Round 1: *K1, P1* Round 2: *P1, K1* Repeat rounds 1-2, 11 more times or until desired height. Round 25: BO in all knit stitches Bottom Pattern, Knit in the Round: Using size 11 {8mm} needles with 16 {41cm} circular cable CO 43 STS, PM, join in the round. Round 1: *K1, P1, K1, P1, K2TOG, P1, K1, P1, K2TOG* {3 times} K1, P1, K1, P1, K2TOG, P1, K1, P1, K1 {36 STS remain} Round 2: *P1, K1, P1, K2TOG, K1, P1, K2TOG* {28 STS remain} Round 3: *K2, K2TOG, K1, K2TOG* {20 STS remain} Round 4: *K1, K2TOG, K2TOG* {12 STS remain} Round 5: *K2TOG* {6 STS remain} Don't bind-off. Cut thread leaving about 12 {30cm}, pull through the remaining STS, pull tight, push it through the center into the inside and weave in the ends. End: I used a crochet hook to sew the bottom onto the basket. Weave in the ends. No blocking necessary.   Abbreviations: * - * - repeat between * BO - bind-off in pattern CO - cast-on {long-tail cast-on method} K - knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch} K2TOG - knit 2 stitches together P - purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches} PM - place marker STS - stitches   Pin-in for Later