Tisket-a-Tasket Basket Pattern #9097

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. "Brilliant", 3 balls of shaded or solid color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 9.
1 yd. ribbon, 1 inch wide.

Ch 8, join with sl st. 1st rnd: 20 s c in ring; join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, * skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, ch 2. Repeat from * around, sl st in ch-5 loop. 3rd rnd: Ch 8, * d c in next sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around, sl st in 3rd st of ch-8. 4th rnd: In each sp make s c, half d c, 3 d c, half dc and s c; sl st in 1st s c (10 scallops). 5th rnd: Ch 10, * d c between next 2 scallops, ch 7. Repeat from * around; sl st in 3rd st of ch-10. 6th rnd: In each loop make s c, half d c, 7 d c, half d c and s c; join. 7th rnd: Ch 13, * d c between next 2 scallops, ch 10. Repeat from * around; sl st in 3rd st of ch-13. 8th rnd: In each loop make s c, half d c, 10 d c, half d c and s c; join. 9th rnd: Ch 5, * skip 3 sts of next scallop, s c in next 8 d c, ch 2, d c between this and next scallop, ch 2. Repeat from * around, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5. 10th rnd: Ch 4, * skip 1st s c of next s c-group, s c in next 7 s c, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 3. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st ch of ch-4. 11th rnd: Ch 5, * skip next s c of s c-group, s c in next 6 s c, ch 4, s c in next s c, ch 4. Repeat from * around; join. 12th to 15th rnds incl: Work as for 11th rnd, decreasing 1 s c of each s c-section and increasing 1 ch in each ch-section (2 s c and 8 ch on 15th rnd). 16th rnd: Sl st between 2 s c of s c-group, ch 10, * skip ch-8, d c in next s c, ch 7, d c between next 2 s c of s c-group, ch 7. Repeat from * around; sl st in 3rd st of ch-10.17th to 20th rnds incl: Repeat 6th, 7th, 8th and 7th rnds. 21st rnd: Sl st in next loop, ch 3, 11 d c in same loop as sl st, 12 d c in next loop, * ch 3, 12 d c in next 2 loops. Repeat from * around, ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3. 22nd rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, d c in next 19 d c, * ch 3; tr in next sp, ch 3, skip 2 d c of next d c-group, d c in next 20 d c. Repeat from * around; join. 23rd rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, d c in next 15 d c, * (ch 3, tr in next sp) twice, ch 3, skip 2 d c, d c in next 16 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, join. 24th rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, d c in next 11 d c, * (ch 3, tr in next sp) 3 times, ch 3, skip 2 d c, d c in next 12 d c. Repeat from * around, ch 3, join. 25th rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * (ch 3, tr in next sp) 4 times, ch 3, skip 2 d c, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-3; join. 26th rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, d c in next 3 d c, * (ch 3, tr in next sp) 3 times, ch 3, tr in same place as last tr, (ch 3, tr in next sp) twice, ch 3, skip 2 d c, d c in next 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-3; join. 27th rnd: Sl st in center of 4-d c group, ch 6, (tr in next sp, ch 3) 4 times; * tr in same place as last tr; (ch 3, tr in next sp) 3 times, ch 3, d c in center of 4-d c group; (ch 3, tr in next sp) 4 times, ch 3. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6. 28th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, s c in same sp, * ch 5, s c in next sp. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.

Handle … 1st row: Ch 6, d c in 4th ch from hook and in next 2 ch. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Picking up only back loop, make d c in next 2 d c and in turning ch. Ch 3, turn. Repeat 2nd row for 2½ inches. Fasten off. Make another piece like this; do not fasten off but work across first piece; ch 3, turn. Now work across both pieces until handle measures 9 inches in all. Ch 3, turn and make 3 d c. Ch 3, turn and work to correspond with other end. Sew on handle 2 rows down on wrong side.

Starch pieces very stiff, pull into shape and allow to dry thoroughly. Trim with ribbon bows.