Several years ago I had a dream about a knit basket. Really. The next day I had to try it out. The basic basket is a very simple design. I made several of them out of different yarns. That one on the left is some of my first hand spun yarn. The possibilities from even a simple pattern are endless. You can try different types of edges.
How about fur around the top and a handle?
This one is knit loosely with ribbon yarn and has eyelet holes for a drawstring.
Here is one knit with wool and then felted. Felting is also a great way to disguise hand spun yarn that really didn't turn out well. This would be my very first ever hand spun yarn.
This basket is an experiment with a two color all over cable design. It is not the greatest yarn combination but they were the two yarns that were handy when I had the idea.
I like the unexpected results on the bottom.
A simple project like this is a great way to try new ideas or techniques. Take a base pattern that you are familiar with and change it a little. There are still a lot of variations yet to be made of this simple Dream Basket pattern.
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