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

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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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).

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