Tweedish Decorative Basket

 

I'm working on a couple of projects this basket is one of them.

I'm working on 3 lapgans.  Almost finished with all of them.

Size N Crochet Hook

4 skeins  Red Heart Multi-Color Reef. 

1 skein Cafe Latte Brown and 1 Coffee Brown,

1 Real Teal,  1 Turquoise,  1 Minty or light Turka. 

Red Heart Yarn -  3 yarn threads on the basket

The entire bottom is made with the Multi-Colored Reef.

The top four rows are Cafe Latte.

The center of the flower is Cafe Latte.

The next color is Coffe Brown

Then The Real Teal continues nearly to

completion.  Turquoise for the center button.

Then the lighter minty blue and at the end.  

I worked with two threads throughout the whole flower project except 

for the minty blue 

at the end. 

I followed this pattern on u-tube but I decided to add a solid color at the top with the

Cafe Latte.

Then I made this applique to adorn the front.

Cafe Latte

Start: Row One:  the project with a Magic Ring  (MR)  sc 10 and pull the string to tighten the ring. 

 SS stitch closed. 

Second Row: Ch 2 + 1 DC = 2DC - DC 2 in each sc around,  Dc 1 in with the ch2.  SS closed.  20 DC

Coffee Brown

3rd Row: Chain 2 + 1 DC = 2 DC in the first space, 3 DC in the second space,

2DC crochet in the 3rd space, 3 DC in the 3rd space.  continue the same pattern all the way around.  SS closed.  (50 DC)

Real Teal 

4th Row: Chain 1, SC in the next 4 stitches, chain 2,  SC in the next 4 stitches, chain 2 continue the same pattern all the way around.

SS closed.

5th Row:  Chain 4 attach to the next space top with a slip stitch, chain 4 connect to the next space with a slip stitch, continue this way until you finish the round.  SS closed

6th Row:  On the first chain 4 space crochet as follows - 1 sc, 1hdc, 1 dc, 1 tc, chain 2, 1 tc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, Do the same all the way around on each chain four chains.  SS closed.

Turquoise 

The Button Center:     Make an (MR) SC 12 in the ring.  Pull tight and SS closed.  Attach it to the center of the flower.

Light Minty Or Blue

Single thread here.

Chain Edge:     Attach to the outer edge of the 4th row.  Chain 3 attach to the 3rd space of the chain 4.  and chain three attach where the fourth row attaches.  Chain 3  attach to the 3rd space of the chain 4 .

Continue to end.  It looks kind of like lace

Hide your strings by weaving in and out with a yarn needle.

Attach to the front of your basket with matching yarn and a yarn needle.  

Susan Y Nikitenko

Flower Applique Pictures

Above 10 sc closed

Above 20 DC Closed

Above Add Coffee Color

 AboveSc 4 Chain 2

 Above:  Chain 4 Slip Stich into next chain 2 repeats around

(10 Chain 4's around)

After you get fully around immediately sc into the

first chain 4 to start row 6.

Crochet these petals all the way around.

Use the coffee-colored yarn to darn

a little if you have to.

Make a magic ring using two yarn threads of turquoise.

Sc 12 into the MR pull tight and ss securly.  

Tie the 4 strands of thread together and pull through the center.

Tie them together with the Cafe Latte threads in the back.

Cut what you need and weave in all the loose threads.

The bottom photo is a rectangle shape (Granny Rectangle)?

I made this into one piece.  The flower is not an applique here.

It is crocheted together.  I decided to call it "Flower In The Desert".