AG Easter Basket-Free Pattern

Dress up this little basket any way that your imagintion takes you!

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Skill Level: Easy

Stitches Used: ch, sc, dc, fpdc (front post dc), bpdc (back post dc).

Supplies: F hook, Sport or Infant Weight Yarn-1 ounce White (W), ½ ounce Multi Color (MC)

Gauge: 6 sc = 1 inch, 6 rows = 1 inch

Directions:

Rnd. 1: W, ch 2, work 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning sc, ch 1, do not turn in this or following rnds.   8 sc

Rnd. 2: 2 sc in each sc, join, ch 1.    16 sc

Rnd. 3: sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat from asterisks around, join, ch 1.     24 sc

Rnd. 4: sc in each sc, join, ch 1.     24 sc

Rnd. 5: sc in first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, *sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat from asterisks around, join, ch 1.   32 sc

Rnd. 6: sc in first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, *sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat from asterisks around, join, ch 1.   40 sc

Rnd. 7: repeat rnd. 4.      40 sc

Rnd. 8: working in back loops, sc in each sc, join, ch 3 (counts as beginning dc of next rnd).    40 sc

Rnd. 9: dc in each sc around, join around post of beginning dc, ch 3.     40 dc

Rnd. 10: MC, fpdc in net 3 dc, bpdc in next 4 dc, *fpdc in next 4 dc, bpdc in next 4 dc*, repeat 3 times, join around post of beginning dc, ch 3..      40 dc

Rnd. 11: W, bpdc in next 3 dc, fpdc in next 4 dc, *bpdc in next 4 dc, fpdc in next 4 dc*, repeat 3 times, join around post of beginning dc, ch 3.    40 dc

Rnd. 12: MC, fpdc in net 3 dc, bpdc in next 4 dc, *fpdc in next 4 dc, bpdc in next 4 dc*, repeat 3 times, join around post of beginning dc, ch 1.      40 dc

Rnd. 13: sl st in next 20 dc, ch 25, sl st in 40th sc on basket, ch 1, turn, sl st in next 25 ch, sl st in next 19 dc, join with sl st to next sl st on basket, fasten off.