239.--_Small Crochet Basket_.
Materials: 2 balls of closely-covered white and silver, and 1 ball of
pink and silver twine; a crochet needle.
[Illustration: 239.--Small Crochet Basket.]
For the bottom: Make a chain of 4 stitches and unite it, work 3 long, 3
chain, and repeat three times more.
2nd round: Work 3 long into the 1st 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long
into the next 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long into the same place,
make 3 chain, and repeat.
3rd round: 3 long, 3 chain, working twice into the 3 chain of last
round.
4th round: 3 long, 3 chain, increasing in every other 3rd chain by
working twice into it.
5th round: Increasing in every 3rd chain, repeat.
For the leaves: Make a chain of 32 stitches, then work a row of 1 long
stitch and 1 chain stitch with the silver twine.
2nd round: Work 1 long stitch into each chain stitch in 1st row, make 1
chain stitch, repeat. (At the point, make 4 long, with a chain stitch
between each), repeat on the other side of the chain, 1 long stitch and
1 chain stitch alternately.
3rd round: With pink: Work over a wire in double crochet 1 stitch into
each loop, work 15 more leaves in the same way, join each leaf half way,
then sew it to the centre, work a row of double crochet 1 yard in
length, and twist it for the handle. This should also be crocheted over
wire.
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