Square Snowflake Basket
Materials: Bedspread Weight Crochet Cotton 100 yds White
Crochet Hook Size 7
Trimmings: Iridescent Glitter
Glue
Size: About 4" square
Side: (make 4)
Ch 6, join to form a ring.
Rnd 1: (right side): Ch 1, 12 sc in ring; join in first sc: 12 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining; (ch 7, sk next sc, sc in next sc) 5 times; ch 7, sk next sc; join
in first sc; 6 ch-7 lps.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next 2 chs and in same ch-7 lp; ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rnds), 4 dc
in same lp; (ch 3, 5 dc in next ch-7 lp) 5 times; ch 3; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, * ch 3, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 3, dc in next 5 dc; rep from * 4 times more;
ch 3, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 3; join in 3rd ch of ch-3.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, keeping last lp of each dc on hook, dc in next 4 dc; yo and draw through all 5 lps on
hook: beg cluster made; *(ch 5, sc in next ch-3 lp) twice; ch 5; keeping last lp of each dc on hook,
dc in next 5 dc; yo and draw through all 6 lps on hook: cluster made; rep from * 4 times more; (ch 5,
sc in next ch-3 lp) twice; ch 5; join in top of beg cluster: 6 clusters.
Rnd 6: Sl st in next 2 chs and in same ch-5 lp; ch 1, sc in next ch-5 lp; (ch 5, sc in next ch-5 lp) 17
times; ch 5; join in first sc: 18 ch-5 lps.
Rnd 7: Sl st in next 2 chs and in same ch-5 lp; ch 1, sc in same ch-5 lp; *ch 5, sc in next ch-5 lp, ch
3, in next ch-5 lp work (5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc), ch 3, sc in next ch-5 lp; rep from * 5 times more, ending
last rep without working last sc; join in first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Bottom:
Ch 8, join to form a ring.
Rnd 1: (right side): Ch 1, 16 sc in ring; join in first sc: 16 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining; (ch 6, sk next sc, sc in next sc) 7 times; ch 6, sk next sc; join
in first sc: 8 ch-6 lps.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next 2 chs and in same ch-6 lp; ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rnds), 4 dc
in same lp; (ch 3, sc in next ch-6 lp, ch 3, 5 dc in next ch-6 lp) 3 times; ch 3, sc in next ch-6 lp, ch 3;
join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, *+ch 1, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 1+, dc in next 5
dc; rep from * twice more, then rep from + to + once; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 5: In same ch as joining work beg cluster; *+ ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, in next ch-5 lp work
(dc, ch 3, dc): corner made; ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3+; cluster over next 5 dc; rep from * twice
more, the rep from + to + once; join in top of beg cluster.
Rnd 6: Sl st in next ch and in same ch-3 lp; ch 1, sc in same lp; ch 5, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 5, in next
corner ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 5, sc): corner made; *(ch 5, sc in next ch-3 lp) 4 times; ch 5, in next
corner ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 5, sc): corner made; rep from * twice more; (ch 5, sc in next ch-3 lp)
twice; ch 5; join to first sc.
Rnd 7: Sl st in each of next 2 chs and in same ch-5 slp; ch 1, sc in same lp; ch 3, sc in next lp, ch 1,
in next corner ch-5 lp work (5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sc in next lp, ch 3, sc in next lp,
(ch 5, sc in next lp) twice; ch 3, sc in next lp, ch 1, in next corner ch-5 lp work (5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc):
corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, sc in next lp, ch 3, sc in next lp, ch 5, sc in next lp, ch 5;
join in first sc.
Rnd 8: Sl st in next ch and in same ch-3 lp; ch 1, sc in same lp; ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk
next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, in corner ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 3, sc): corner made; * ch 3, sk next 2 dc,
sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next lp) 4 times; ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk
next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, in next corner ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 3, sc): corner made; rep from *
twice more; ch 3, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next lp) 3 times; ch
3; join in first sc.
Finishing:
Starch, while wet spring pieces lightly with iridescent glitter. Let dry. Glue sides together forming
square. Glue bottom inside square.
