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Easter Basket
Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice®
Pattern Number: 80096AD

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy
SIZE: One Size
About 8 in. (20.5 cm)

CORRECTIONS: None

MATERIALS

860-123 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Beige A Creamy Off-White


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Note: (A)

860-142 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Rose Vibrant Purple-Pink (Darker than Dusty Rose, Art. #860-140)


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Note: (B)

860-174 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Olive An Olive Green


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Note: (C)

Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size H-8
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Lion Brand Stitch Markers
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Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)
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STITCH EXPLANATION:
sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

NOTES:
Work in continuous rnds; do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed.


INSTRUCTIONS



BASKET With A, ch 2. Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed. Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 sc. Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 sc. Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 sts. Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around - 30 sts. Rnd 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts, rep from * around - 36 sts. Rnd 7: Working through back loops, sc in each sc stitch - 36 sts. Rnd 8: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * around - 42 sts. Rnd 9: Sc in each sc around - 42 sts. Rnd 10: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 6 sts, rep from * around - 48 sts. Rnd 11: Sc in each sc around - 48 sts. Rnd 12: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 7 sts, rep from * around- 54 sts. Rnd 13: Sc in each sc around - 54 sts. Rnd 14: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 8 sts, rep from * around - 60 sts. Rnds 15 -16: Sc in each sc around.Fasten off. HANDLE With A, ch 51. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across - 50 sts. Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across- 50 sts.Fasten off. FLOWER With B, ch 2. Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Rnd 2: * Work 2 hdc and sl st in next sc, rep from * around. Fasten off. LEAF With C, ch 42 dc in first ch, hdc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch. Working into opposite side of ch, work hdc in next ch, 2 dc in next ch, sl st beg st.Fasten off. FINISHING Sew ends of Handle inside Basket. Sew on Flower and Leaf. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
beg = begin(s)(ning)
ch(s) = chain(s)
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
rnd(s) = round(s)
sc = single crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)


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