Block 10: Basket

Hi there! Today’s block features basket stitch, one of the most beautiful beginner patterns, in my opinion. I suddenly remembered one of the judges of the series “The Good Wife” 😉

We are nearing the end of our project! Within a week we will be planning different ways of joining squares. I hope to make it in time with my white ones (I’m very very behind).

See you soon!

❤

Cecilia

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UPDATE April 2019

The entire pattern is below.

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gauge/tension info and materials
written instructions
charted instructions
row-by-row CONTROL TABLE: specially prepared for novice knitters, with integrated instructions for the block pattern AND edge stitches, to avoid confusion. You can use the table cells to check each row as you finish it, and there is a column for every repeat of the pattern you need to make according to the instructions. A great resource to print and check your progress as you knit.

BLOCK 10: BASKET

ABBREVIATIONS

CO: cast on
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
st: stitch
k: knit
p: purl

INSTRUCTIONS

– CO 47 sts with US 8 (5 mm) needles.

– With US 7 (4.5 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.

– Continue working as follows:

3 garter sts, Basket Stitch over 41 sts, 3 garter sts (see the stitch glossary below) until you have a total length of 9.25’’ (23.5 cm).

I knitted 8 times the Basket Stitch pattern complete + rows 1 to 3.

– Knit 4 rows.

– Bind off with US 8 (5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

STITCH GLOSSARY

Garter Stitch

k all sts, all rows.

Basket Stitch

(Over a multiple of 10 sts. I added 1 more st to adjust for our needed 41.)

Repeat instructions between brackets as many times as needed. For this block, make them a total of 4 times, horizontally.

Row 1) (RS) [k2, p7, k1], k1

Row 2) p1, [p1, k7, p2]

Row 3) [k2, p7, k1], k1

Row 4) p all sts

Row 5) [p4, k3, p3], p1

Row 6) k1, [k3, p3, k4]

Row 7) [p4, k3, p3], p1

Row 8) p all sts

Basket Stitch – CHART

Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
Repeat the grey painted part as many times as the pattern calls for (4 times horizontally in the case of this block).

BLOCK 10 of 12 blocks of Xmas knitted blanket – OhLaLana!