Loom Knit Basket (Free Pattern)

I can't believe that it will be October in just a few short days. If you're like me, you are frantically looking for home-made holiday gift ideas. I designed this sweet little basket with gift-giving in mind. It's a quick loom knit and can be made in a couple of hours. I thought it would be perfect, filled with wrapped Christmas candies and a gift card for a special someone. 

Don't forget to make one and keep it for yourself. It would be a great little catch-all basket for your keys and such. Happy looming!-Nicole

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If you’re like me, you can never have too many baskets. This one will celebrate your love of fiber and act as a cute catch-all!

Level:  Beginner
Loom:  40 peg, 3/4" peg spacing, large gauge, round loom. 

Finished Measurements:  4”/10.2 cm high x 22”/55.9 cm around. Inside of basket measures 6”/cm across.

Gauge:  8 sts and 20 rows = 4”/10.2 cm square in rib stitch.

Yarn:  Lion Brand, Wool-Ease, Thick n’ Quick, 79% acrylic, 20% wool, 1% other, 170g/6 oz, 106 yds/96 m.

Color A:  1 skein, #99, Fisherman.

Pattern Notes

• ü  The main basket is worked in the round from the top down.
• ü  The bottom of the basket is worked in 4 equal wedges and worked flat.
• ü  Alternating e-wrap st and u-knit st gives an interesting texture to the ribbing on this basket.

Pattern

Foundation rnd:  Chain CO all pegs with 1 strand color A; join to work in the round.

Rnds 1-3:  U-knit

Rnd 4:  *U-knit1, p1, rep from * to end of round.

Rnd 5:  *Ewk1, p1, rep from * to end of round.

Repeat rnds 4 and 5 until total work measures 4“/10.2 cm.

Begin Bottom Of Basket…

Stop working in the round, work the remainder of the basket flat. Work in sections of ten stitches/pegs. You will have a total of 4 wedges when the basket is complete. If it’s helpful use stitch markers to mark the 4 sections.

Row 1:  U-knit 10 pegs/sts.(10 sts)

Row 2:  Purl 10 pegs/sts.

Row 3:  K2tog, u-knit to last 2 sts, ssk. (8 sts)

Row 4:  Purl 10 pegs/sts.

Rows 5-8:  Repeat rows 3 and 4 (2 times). (4 sts)

Row 9:  K2tog, ssk. (2 sts)

Row 10:  Purl 2 pegs/sts.

Row 11:  K2tog. (1 st)

Bind off 1 stitch/peg cutting working yarn. The section is complete.

Repeat rows 1-11 three more times until you have a total of 4 complete wedges. You will begin working with a new strand of yarn for each wedge (leaving an 8” tail for seaming basket bottom).

Finish:  Use garter seaming method to close the bottom of the basket. Weave in all ends. Shape basket, it will take on a natural square shape. This basket does not require blocking.

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