Oma's Baskets

**NOTE:** this is a pattern recipe with information to make a basket or plate shaped coiled vessel. Yardage information included will make either one plate or two baskets, but can vary depending on your tension. These vessels came to be with a little change in hands. The original chunky lengths of crochet chains were made by Oma (not mine, but someone I know) and I set about using the crochet chains as cords for coiled vessel making crocheted together. You can find ~150 g balls of crochet chains at Little Blue Fibre Studio (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) made by Oma, but the recipe includes directions for making the crochet chain - you can start from scratch as well. It's a great way to use up odd bits of yarn and add a little splash of colour to your yarn related decor. I've been using the baskets as a yarn bowl or as a place to store small bits of wool. The plates are excellent for displaying larger items. **SKILLS REQUIRED** Familiarity with crochet stitches and open to some trial and error. The trickiest part is getting started, once you have a few coiled rounds worked, you can continue coiling to make a plate shape or start stacking the coils to make a basket shape. **FINISHED MEASUREMENTS** BASKET: two 7" / 18 cm diameter x approx. 3.5" / 9 cm tall, **or** PLATE: one 10" / 25.5 cm diameter x approx. 1" / 2.5 cm tall. **MATERIALS** MC: 1 skein Briggs & Little Heritage (2-ply, 100% wool, 215 yds / 197 m, 113 g / 4 oz.), colourway Natural White. Or approx. 150 yds / 137 m worsted weight yarn. CROCHET CORD: 1 skein each Briggs & Little Heritage (2-ply, 100% wool, 215 yds / 197 m, 113 g / 4 oz.), colourway Fern (triple-stranded), Yellow (double-stranded), Orange (double-stranded), and Pink (single-stranded). Or approx. 430 yds / 394 m worsted weight yarn. SUGGESTED HOOK SIZE MC: F5 / 3.75 mm CROCHET CORD: M/N13 / 9 mm **ABBREVIATIONS** (US Terms) **BOR** - beginning of round **Ch** - chain **MC** - main colour **Sc** - single crochet I hope you'll enjoy this woolly version of vessel making!