Hello and welcome to my crochet pattern for my small puff stitch basket. I was in need of a small basket for a photo shoot, but I could not find a basket small enough to fit what I was looking for. This led me to designing my own basket. I found this basket rather meditative to make as it mostly repeats only a few stitches and does not require a great deal of concentration. The multi-colored variation takes slightly more concentration than the single-colored version, but it was still meditative to make. I hope you enjoy following this pattern to make your own small basket and thank you so much for your support.

This is a slightly easier intermediate level pattern. Once you have gotten the hang of the repeated portions of the pattern, it becomes significantly easier to make. I have provided detailed instructions and pictures to help guide you in making these pieces.

Skills and stitches that are necessary for this pattern are listed below:
Basic Stitches: slip stitch, chain stitches, single crochet, single crochet increase, double crochet, fasting off
Special Stitches: puff stitch, crab stitch
Making a magic ring
Working in the round (spiral)
Able to keep track of your stitches
Able to keep track of your rows
Counting rows
Able to identify between back and front loops of a stitch
Working into front loops and back loops only
Adding new yarn to an identified stitch
Using stitch markers to mark and identify stitches
Working into stitches of previous rows
Working into spaces vs stitches

How to Read the Pattern
Sample row:
R6: (sc, sc-inc)x3, 3sc, (sc, sc-dec)x2, 2sc, sc-inc, (hdc-inc)x2, ch1 [24]
This reads as: Row 6. Complete one single crochet plus one single crochet increase three times. Complete three single crochet. Complete one single crochet plus one single crochet decrease two times. Complete two single crochet. Complete one single crochet increase. Complete two consecutive half double crochet increases. Complete a chain one. There are 24 stitches in this row (note how the ch1 does not count towards the final stitch count).
The stitch count at the end of the row indicates the row has ended and there should be that number of stitches in that row.
When directed to fast off, cut the yarn at the specified length and pull the loose end through the last stitch.

Abbreviations
R: row
Mr: magic ring
Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sts: stitches
Ss: slip stitch
Yo: yarn over
Sc: single crochet
Sc-inc: single crochet increase
Dc: double crochet
FLO: front loop only
BLO: back loop only
Cm: centimeter

I have broken down some rows in this pattern to help walk you through certain step by step instructions. These rows will read as 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e and so on. These are all part of row 1 (or whichever number you see in front of the letter), they have just been broken down to allow for detailed step by step pictures of certain stitches or rows that may contain a more complicated step.

Sewing
To weave in the loose ends, weave the yarn through various stitches and through two or three rows in different directions to secure the yarn. Once the yarn is secured, cut the yarn close to the stitches so that it slips back into the woven stitches with a slight tug.
Loose ends can also be secure with knots and tucked into the piece.

Safety
Though all of the pieces should be securely sewn, always supervise children when playing with this toy as pieces may come loose with enough force and pose a choking hazard.

Copyright
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You may not claim this pattern or parts of this pattern as your own.
Altering this pattern in any manner, regardless of how slight, is not allowed.
You may not use any of the pictures in this pattern or claim them as your own.
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Filming any portion of this pattern is prohibited.
Mass production of this pattern is prohibited. This pattern is only for personal use.
You are allowed to sell the dolls you make from this pattern, however you must credit me as the designer. An appropriate way to do so is: Pattern by TonkiCrafts". Tagging me or links to my sites are not necessary, but greatly appreciated in your finished products.

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