CAL WEEK 13 Basket Weave

Rows 75-80   Basket Weave Stitch

I have chosen to change colours throughout as I like the effect but if you stick to one colour for the border and one colour for the fptr/bptr  the basket weave effect would be more pronounced.  It's up to you!

Row 75 (pale blue)

Ch3 , 1 tr in every stitch across

Row 76 ( blue)

 This involves front and back post treble stitches (raised trebles) which we did back in Week 3. Don't forget there is my You Tube tutorial if you have forgotten how to do them.

Ch2, * 1fptr (front post treble)  around each of next 3 trebles, 1bptr (back post treble) around each of next 3 trebles, repeat from * ending with a treble in to the turning chain.


So, here we go...YO and put hook around the post from the front to the back

Now YO and pull the loop back through 

so you have 3 loops on the hook

Then YO pull though 2 loops, YO pull through 2 loops,

 1 frptr worked.

 Repeat this for the next 2 stitches

 So you have worked 3 fptr in total

Ok, now we're going to work 3 bptr over the next 3 stitches...so, YO and put hook around the next treble FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT

 This is what it looks like just before you grab the yarn back through

Now grab the yarn ,

and pull the loop back through so you have 3 loops on the hook

then yo pull through 2

YO pull through last 2 loops ; 1 bptr made

Repeat over the next 2 stitches so you've worked 3 bptr in total

Now continue from * to the end, finishing with a treble in the last stitch.

Row 77 (Purple)

Ch2, * 1 bptr around the next 3 bptr,

1 fptr around each of  the next 3 fptr. Repeat from * to end, finishing with a tr  in the last stitch.

Row 78 ( blue)

Ch2, * 1 bptr around each of the next 3 bptr, 1 fptr around each of the next 3 fptr. Repeat from * ending with  a tr in the last stitch.

Row 79 ( pale blue)

Ch2, * 1 fptr around each of the next 3 fptr, 1bptr around each of the next 3 bptr. Repeat from * ending with 1 tr in the last stitch.

Row 80 ( plum)

Ch3 , 1 tr in every stitch to the end. 

Here's a wider shot to see more of it...if you wanted to do a few more rows you'd get more of the desired effect so it's up to you!