Bicycle Basket
By Sarah Shrimpton
Find the complete pattern in Inside Crochet Issue #78
Get your bicycle ready for all those trips to the seaside with a pretty and practical basket, crocheted in sturdy garden twine and adorned with a jewel-bright trim.
Materials
For Basket:
* Cardoc Garden Twine 5ply, 100% jute, 400g
Shade: Natural x 2 balls
* 8mm hook
* Stitch marker
* Two L shaped metal brackets, 15mm/½in
* Hardboard to fit shape of base inside (optional)
* Two bicycle basket straps
* Cotton thread
For Trim:
* Rico Design Creative Cotton Aran, 100% cotton, 50g/85m/93yds
Yarn A: Cardinal 11 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Sky Blue 37 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Light Green 40 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Tangerine 76 x 1 ball
Yarn E: Fuchsia 13 x 1 ball
* 4mm hook
Yarn Alternatives
You need around 30g/50m/55yds of DK or aran-weight yarn to make the trim. The trim should fit between the two basket straps – the pattern can be easily adjusted to fit the size of your basket.
Buy the issue
View Issue #78