Crochet basket with insert

Fiber & Textile Completed Projects
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Hey @susieoregon, thank you for the inspiration with your recent post! I made a little basket, it’s 6" in diameter and also 6" tall. I used up all the blue yarn I had in stash and nearly all of that white.

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It has one handle that could be used to hang it up or the top can be folded down and the handle becomes a handy holder.

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I tend to crochet very tightly after so many years of making ami and other figures so the basket is pretty stiff but to give it a bit more structure I added a stabilizer in the bottom.

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It’s a disk of cardboard covered up with the test patch I did of @Edel’s Patchwork Heart Block

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Thing-A-Day February 2021 Craftalong
#2

Great colors! Also, what a good use for the test patch!

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#3

That’s really pretty and such a good idea for the scissors holder.

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#4

I made it and was thisclose to not posting so I could send it to you but you’re moving! Housewarming gifts will have to wait until you are actually inside the new house and unpacking a thing isn’t a burden.

Unless you really want it. Then I will send you 2. Or 3. LOL!

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#5

It is not only cute, but also very clever in function! I like the idea of the inside being stabilized like that…and what a great idea for those test blocks…

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#6

That’s adorable!

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#7

Way to use up the bits. It’s lovely

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#8

I love everything about this!

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#9

I just dropped it off to a neighbour, she traded us a mason jar of beet ginger juice, YUM! I turned yarn into pink pee, wheeeeeee! :smile:

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#10

I like the scissor holder! Fun. :smiley:

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#11

I love the little surprise at the bottom, such a great idea

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#12

Ha! My grabby hands are like, gimme all the baskets. But my solicitor just emailed, finally some movement on the sale, he’s proposed a closing date of 5 march! Which would give us a couple of weeks after that to pack everything. Panic although now that I think of it, with our new six weeks more of lockdown-i won’t be able to hire movers until we re-emerge, so that gives me a bit of breathing space.

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#13

Oooohhh, this is great news! I will happily make you all the baskets! Choose your colour combos, shapes/dimensions & I’ll get started!

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#14

I love it! The insert is a great idea and turned out so cute.

#15

This little basket is a real charmer!

#16

This is adorable and would make a perfect little project basket for a portable crochet or knitting project, especially with the scissors!

#17

Oh wow! I love the insert.

#18

That is cute. I like the color and the size.

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