Luca’s Jute Baskets
Finished
March 5, 2023
March 7, 2023

Luca’s Jute Baskets

Project info
Hanging Wall Baskets by Olga Kislyakova
Crochet
Containers
grandson
Hooks & yarn
4.5 mm
Hobby Lobby Natural Jute 3 Ply #20
18 yards in stash
1.7 skeins = 297.5 yards (272.0 meters), 408 grams
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Brown
Hobby Lobby in Arizona
February 28, 2023
Notes

Beautiful design.
I had a little trouble interpreting the directions but there are many superb pictures showing stitch details. There are many helpful videos to refer to as well. All links provided.

The designer is very attentive to queries.
She clarified:
The entire set requires approximately 500 m (547 y) of jute.
My set used ~ 300 y.

Clarification:
The design lists two hook sizes. The bigger one is for crocheting the project. The smaller on is for weaving in ends.

A print friendly pdf would be nice, but with a few minutes of copy / paste, I made my own. These baskets and the Envelope Baskets, Wall baskets for home, printed on three pages total.

It would also be useful for stitch counts to be provided after rows. In addition, for clarity, state how many times to repeat the groups betw asterisks, rather than saying to repeat to the end of the row.
Small basket base:
R 1: (6 st)
R 2: (12 st)
R 3: (18 st)
R 4: (24 st)
R 5: (30 st)
Basket row: back (23 st) + front: (30 st) = (53 st)
Medium basket base:
R 6: (36 st)
R 7: (42 st)
Basket row: back ( 31 st) + front: (43 st) = (73 st)
Large basket base:
R 8: (48 st)
R 9: (54 st)
Basket row: back (39 st) + front (54 st) = 93 st

Suggestion:
After r 1 of doc 5, ( the first front / back continuous row) if you fasten off, don’t cut the yarn, rather, continue with r 2 directly.

Errata:
R 3: first row with (ch 1, dc) states to work the dc in the loop of the previous row. One needs to work the dc in every other dc of the previous row. In other words, (ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in next).

Suggestion:
The small basket shown on the design page has different rows than the directions describe. To achieve that look, work the semicircle base as written, then, work r 1, r 2 as written, then, r 3 twice, r 2 again, then r 4.

Jute is hard to work, but worth the effort.

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Finished
March 5, 2023
March 7, 2023
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About this yarn
by Hobby Lobby
133 yards

15 projects

stashed 7 times

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  • Project created: March 1, 2023
  • Finished: March 7, 2023
  • Updated: September 27, 2023
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