Hello Makers! It’s Elise again, the maker and designer behind Frosia Knits. I’m so thrilled to be back on the blog and share with you a new hanging basket pattern! The Limoncello Hanging Basket is an advanced beginner pattern and is perfect for storing all your small, cherished notions!
My inspiration for this pattern came from the lemons found in abundance in the southern Italian groves lining the Amalfi Coast. Right now they are full to the brim with ripe lemons that are being harvested as we speak. I still remember seeing my first lemon and orange stand outside of Naples when we went to visit Pompeii. I was blown away by the sheer quantity and ranges in size that they had. Citrus is one of my favorite flavors and scents and so I knew I needed to incorporate it into my designs one day. The Limoncello Hanging Basket looks like a little ripe lemon in a not too cutesy way. Modern and simplistic, it is perfect for holding small essentials from your go to lip balms to your most used knitting notions!
Method:
Knitting
Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner
Materials
- 2 skeins of Lion Brand Re-Up Medium Weight Yarn (85% Cotton, 15% Polyester). Each skein is 114 yds (105 m) (sample was knit with sunflower and ecru). You will need about 61 yds (56 m) to complete one hanging basket. You can easily substitute any medium weight cotton yarn, just make sure to check your gauge.
- US 6 (4.0 mm) Knitting Needles – Art. No 3012/6
- Tapestry Needle Set (Bent Tip) – Art. No 3121
- Mini Patchwork Scissors – Art. No 493/CW
- Spring Tape Measure – Art. No 806
Finished Size
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Height: 5 inches (not including hanging loop)
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Width: 4 inches
Gauge
18 sts + 24 rows = 4” in stockinette
Abbreviations
- CO cast on
- k knit
- p purl
- sl1p slip 1 purlwise
- sl1k slip 1 knitwise
- k2tog knit 2 stitches together
- ssk slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 stitches together through back loops
- sts stitches
- BO bind off
Limoncello Hanging Basket Pattern:
Long-tail CO 50 sts holding two strands of yarn together as one
Row 1: sl1k, knit to end
Row 2: sl1p, k1, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k1, p1
Rep row 1 & 2 eight times
Row 19: BO 8, k17, BO 8 (18 live sts left)
Cut yarn and pull through last st
Begin knitting again at live sts where you left off
Row 20: sl1p, k to last st, p1
Row 21: sl1k, k to end
Rep row 20 & 21 six times
Row 34: sl1p, k1, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k1, p1
Row 35: sl1k, knit to end
Rep row 34 & 35 four times
Row 44: sl1p, k1, k2tog, ssk, k1, p1
Row 45: sl1k, knit to end
Row 46: sl1p, k2tog, ssk, p1, CO 24 sts (I used cable cast on, but use whichever method you prefer) (30 total live sts on needles)
BO 30 sts
Weave in ends
Fold up the sides of the basket as seen in the photo below and seam up the two sides using one of the yarn colors (I chose the yellow, and I seamed using mattress stitch in the “V”s or knit-looking stitches created by the edging, feel free to use your preferred seaming method).
Attach the loop
Tack together bottom, I wrapped the yarn 5 times to give it a little accent of color.
This pattern is free but you may also purchase the inexpensive PDF file in my Etsy shop for easy printing and reading. If you’d like a printable version of the pattern, you can find that here.
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