Strawberry basket by Sachiyo Ishii

Strawberry basket

Knitting
July 2019
DK (11 wpi) ?
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Strawberry, 3-3.5cm, leaf, 2cm
English
This pattern is available for free.

Materials
A A small amount of red DK
B A small amount of coral pink DK
C A small amount of green DK
D A small amount of yellow-green DK
E A small amount of 4-ply white
F A small amount of 4-ply yellow
G A small amount of 4-ply soft yellow
• Small basket, 7 x 10cm
• Toy stuffing

Tools
• 3.5 mm Bamboo Knitting Needles Takumi Single Pointed (23 cm) (Art No. 3707)
• 3.0mm Amour Crochet Hook (Art No. 1052) or 3.0mm Soft Touch Crochet Hook (Art No. 1031)
• Gold Eye Chenille Needle (No. 18) (Art No. 234/18)
• All-purpose sewing needle
• Scissors

Yarn used for the sample
• Sirdar Snuggly DK in A 457 Rhubarb, B 493 Coral C 480 Cutie Clover, D 483 Whizz, G 320 Pastel Lemon, 50g per 165m, 55% Nylon, 45% Acrylic
• Sirdar Snuggly 4-ply E 251 white, 50 g per 226m, 55% Nylon, 45% Acrylic
• Patons Baby Smiles Fairytale Fab F 01022 Sundance, 50g per 184m, 100% Acrylic

Tension
24 sts and 32 rows for 10 x 10 cm tension square over St st (not essential).
Practical tips
• Leave a long end at the beginning and end of each piece for sewing
• Sew seams with RS facing, using mattress stitch.
• The flowers are a good way to try out the basic crochet stitches but if you are not too keen on crochet, you can improvise by cutting out flowers from felt fabric.