Ship shape basket

This basket is a tiny bit smaller than our other baskets, but it has a great hold, and don´t have to be filled completely to stay in shape! Great for fruit, toys or yarn:)

Yarn
Pickles Fat & Happy, 500 g (1 skein)

Crochet hook
US 17

Please note: This pattern uses American terminology.
English (British) in the first coloumn.

Chain stitch (ch)	Chain stitch (ch)
Double crochet (dc)	Single crochet (sc)
Half treble crochet (htr)	Half double crochet (hdc)
Treble crochet (tr)	Double crochet (dc)
Double treble crochet (dtr)	Treble crochet (tr)
Triple treble crochet	Double treble crochet (dtr)
Cast off	Bend off / fasten off
Tension	Gauge

TIP: Make a loop. Hold the loop in shape between thethumb and index finger while crocheting the first round. After the first round, you can pull the end of the yarn as much as you´d like to tighten the loop, and avoid a big hole at the beginning.

Use a marker (some yarn) to mark the beginning of the round. We don´t close each round with a chain stitch, as we thingk it looks much more seamless to just continue crocheting.

1st round:
6 sc into the loop. Tighten.

2ns and 3rd round:
2 sc in every stitch.

4th and 5th round:
*1 sc into the next stitch, 2 sc into the next stitch*
Repeat from * to * until end of round.

6th round:
1 sc in every stitch

7th round:
*1 sc into the next stitch, 2 sc into the next stitch*
Repeat from * to * until end of round.

8th round
Decrease 5 s evenly by jumping over a stitch.

9th round:
Decrease 3 s evenly by jumping over a stitch.

10th round:
1 sc in every stitch

11th round:
1 sc in the back loop of every stitch.
This creates an edge that shapes the basket.

12th-16th round:
1 sc in every stitch

17th round:
1 sc in the back loop of every stitch.

18th-22nd round:
1 sc in every stitch

23rd round:
1 sc in the back loop of every stitch.

After this round, just crochet until running out of yarn.