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tai basket / Pam Allen
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
24" [61 cm] circumference and 4" [10 cm] deep
YARN:
puffin / 1 skein each: iceland 153 (A) / chanterelle 118 (B) / delft 108 (C) / bird's egg 106 (D)
NEEDLES:
16" circular in size US 15 [10 mm] / set dpns in size US 15 [10 mm]
GAUGE:
9 sts and 18 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch with yarn held double, after blocking
NOTES:
Basket is knitted from the center of the base out, in the round, with yarn held double. Strands are changed one at a time, and at different points in a round, to achieve a gentle color shift.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Waste yarn cast on, working in the round, changing colors, increasing.