Basket Weave Afghan designed by Kim Guzman © Dec. 1999 Email to kim@crochetkim.com This pattern is copyrighted and provided here for your personal use only. This pattern may not be sold or published to other websites or electronic mailing lists, etc. Please do not distribute this pattern to anyone else. Distribution of copyrighted patterns will reduce traffic to my website. Please adhere to this policy when using this pattern. Note for 2008: This pattern is one of the free patterns available on my website which may have been available for as long as a decade. During 2008, I plan on trying to focus on these patterns. Where suitable, I may rework the design using current yarns. Or, I may change the pattern writing style. In the past 10 years, my writing style has changed, so I want to make sure that everything is still workable. In some cases, I may be re-designing some things to provide a better fit. Again, these patterns are old. So, they can no longer be considered something representative of my current work skill and experience. Where I formerly was only able to produce designs for drop shoulders, for instance, some things may be redesigned to my current standards of modified drop shoulders, waist shaping, etc. Whatever time will allow. Size Approximately 52" x 68" Materials Crochet Hook: H(or sizes to obtain gauge) Approx. 72 oz. Red Heart Supersaver - Warm Brown Yarn needle (for weaving ends) Notes Always count the turning ch as the first stitch of the row, except on the border. Gauge Worked in pattern, first 5 rows = 2" Worked in pattern, one weave (3 post stitches) = 1" across Special Stitches Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc): YO. Insert hook from front to back on the right side of the dc. Going around the post of the dc, insert hook from back to front on the left side of the dc. Continue working dc normally. Back Post Double Crochet (BPdc): YO. Insert hook from back to front on the right side of the dc. Going around the post of the dc, insert hook from front to back on the left side of the dc. Continue working dc normally. Reverse Single Crochet (Rev sc): For reverse stitches, you will be working in the opposite direction than you would normally. For right handers, insert your hook in the next stitch to the right and complete your single crochet. Continue working to the right. For left handers, work in the opposite direction. Instructions Row 1: Ch 174. Dc in the fourth ch from hook and each ch across. Ch 2, turn. (172 dc, counting the first skipped ch-3 as the first dc) Rows 2-3: Sk the first stitch. Hdc in the next st. * Work FPdc around each of next 3 sts. Work BPdc around each of the next 3 stitches. Rep from * to within last 2 sts. Work hdc in each of next 2 sts (the ch-2 from the previous row is considered to be the last st). Ch 2, turn. Rows 4-5: Sk the first stitch. Hdc in the next st. * Work BPdc around each of next 3 sts. Work FPdc around each of the next 3 stitches. Rep from * to within last 2 sts. Work hdc in each of next 2 sts (the ch-2 from the previous row is considered to be the last st). Ch 2, turn. Repeat Rows 2-5 until piece measures approximately 64", ending with either a Row 3 or a Row 5. Fasten off. Border: Row 1: Join yarn to any corner on the front side of the work. Ch 1. Work 3 sc in same corner. Sc evenly around entire afghan, with 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to beg sc. DO NOT cut. DO NOT turn. Rows 2-4: Ch 1. WORKING IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, work sc around entire piece, with 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to beg sc. DO NOT cut. DO NOT turn. Row 5: Ch 1. Reverse sc around entire afghan, with 2 reverse sc in each corner. Sl st to beg ch. Fasten off. Weave in all ends carefully and securely. Visit CrochetKim for more great patterns! CrochetKim.com, Designs by Kim Guzman and A Crochet Wedding websites © 1997 - 2007

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