Tarn Yarn – Crochet Basket

• 7mm x 7 m sashcord
• 1 bobbin Tarn
• 1 giant sewing needle
• 1 pair of scissors

Step 1: First Round – Make 8 chains

First round:

• Place your chains on one side of the rope with your tarn strand on the other side of the rope
• Slipstitch the first stitch around the rope
• Sc in the next 6 chains around the rope
• 4 sc into the 8th chain for the corner

Step 2: Second Round

• sc  8 stitches blo
• 2   sc into 9th stitch
• 2   sc into 10th stitch
• 2   sc into 11th stitch

• sc  7 stitches blo
• 2   sc into 20th stitch
• 2   sc into 21st stitch
• 2   sc into 22nd stitch
• 2   sc into 23rd stitch

Step 3: Third round              

• sc  7 stitches blo
• 2   sc into 8th stitch
• sc into 9th stitch
• sc into 10th stitch
• 2    sc into 11th stitch
• 2    sc into 12th stitch
• 2    sc into 13th stitch

• sc  7 stitches blo
• 2    sc into 21st chain
• 2    sc into 22nd chain
• 2    sc into 23rd chain
• 2    sc into 24th chain
• 2    sc into 25th chain
• 2    sc into 26th stitch
• 2    sc into 27st stitch

Step 4: Fourth round                        

• sc  10 stitches blo
• 2    sc into 11th chain
• 2    sc into 12th chain
• 2    sc into 13th chain
• 2    sc into 14th chain
• 2    sc into 15th chain
• 2    sc into 16th chain
• 2    sc into 17th chain

sc  11 stitches blo

Change the angle of your work and start doing the side panel with 49 sc flo repeat 6 x for the sides crochet from the inside of the basket

Step 5: Handles

*16 stitches into the last round lift your rope and sc 10 stitches around the rope reattach your side leaving 8 stitches open* – repeat * *for the other handle 16 sc, cut Tarn and rope and work in loose Tarn into the side of the handle.

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