Crochet DROPS basket for Christmas nuts in ”Eskimo” and ”Glitter”. ~ DROPS Design

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BASKET: Height of basket is either 7 or 9 cm [2¾” or 3½’’], diameter is the same for both sizes.
Crochet 3 ch with crochet hook size 7 mm [K/10½] and 1 thread red Eskimo + 3 threads Glitter and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. Continue as follows (finish each round with 1 sl st in first st from beg of round):
ROUND 1: 1 ch, 6 sc in ring
ROUND 2: 1 ch, 2 sc in each sc = 12 sc.
ROUND 3: 1 ch, * 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* = 18 sc.
ROUND 4: 1 ch, * 1 sc in each of the first 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* = 24 sc.
ROUND 5: 1 ch, * 1 sc in each of the first 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc *, repeat from *-* = 30 sc.
Continue like this, inc 6 sc per round until piece measures 8 cm [3 1/8’’] from the middle = diameter 16 cm [6¼”].
Continue as follows:
NEXT ROUND: 2 ch, * skip 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc, 1 ch *, repeat from *-*.
NEXT ROUND: 1 ch, * 1 sc round next ch, 1 ch, skip 1 sc *, repeat from *-*.
Repeat the last round until the basket is 10-14 cm [4”-5½”] high, cut the thread.
Change to off-white Eskimo and crochet a border as follows: 1 sc in first ch, * 4 ch, 1 dc in the first of these 4 ch (= 1 picot), skip 1 sc + 1 ch + 1 sc and work 1 sc in next ch *, repeat from *-*.
Cut the thread and fasten. Fold the top 4-6 cm [1½”-2 3/8”] towards RS.

DROPS number 0-518

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