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Supplies:

• Hooks: 2.5 mm, 3.75 mm, 5.00 mm
• 190 yards of colors A, B, C, D, and E; 380 yards of Color F; 100% dish cotton; worsted weight
• 2 skeins in color F.
• Pre-punched 6 in., round basket bottom (like this)

Special stitches:

• Moss stitch: Sc in first stitch, *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch. Repeat from * across, ending with a sc.

Notes:

• Depending on how closely each skein is to its promised yardage, you may end up with a bit less yarn than you need to finish a final row. Frog back to start of previous round and pick up next color, or you can simply add the new color where the short color ends if you like how it looks.
• Order of operations to guarantee you have enough yarn for all parts is as follows: Complete first 7 rows of towel, then complete washclothes, then complete the basket, then finish towel. The instructions are written with this in mind.

Towel Start:

With 5.00 mm hook and Color F, Chain 126.

1. SC 125 across. Ch 1. Turn.
2. SC across. Attach Color A in final stitch. Ch 1. Turn.
3. In color A, complete a row of moss stitch. In the final stitch, attach Color B. Ch 1. Turn.
4. Repeat previous row with Color B. In the final stitch, attach Color C. Ch 1. Turn.
5. Repeat previous row with Color C. In the final stitch, attach Color D. Ch 1. Turn.
6. Repeat previous row with Color D. In final stitch, attach Color E. Ch 1. Turn.
7. Repeat previous row with Color E. Leave a loop open and set aside.

Washcloths:

Make 5, with main color A, B, C, D, and E and trim with Color F.

With the 5.00 mm hook, Chain 40.

1. SC across chains (39 sc). Ch 1. Turn.
2. Complete a row of moss stitch. Ch 1. Turn.
3. Repeat last 2 rows until you have 39 rows (you end on a single crochet row). Fasten off.
4. Join Color F to any edge stitch of the washcloth. SC evenly around all 4 sides, working 3 sc into each corner stitch.

Basket:

You will work all rows with yarn held double.

1. With the 2.5 mm hook and Color A, work 2 sc into every pre-punched hole in the basket bottom. Join with a ss to first stitch. Ch 1, continue working in spiral rounds throughout. Switch to 3.75 mm hook for all other basket rows.
2. Work 7 more rows with Color A in sc, joining with a ss at the end of each row and ch 1 with no turn. Before join at the end of row 8, join Color B.
3. Work 8 rows of Color B, changing to color C in final stitch before joining.
4. Repeat last 8 rows with Color C, then Color D, then Color E.
5. With Color F folded double, work 1 row around. Join with the ss and fasten off.

Towel finish:

Picking up from open loop of Color E, attach Color F and work 40 rows of sc. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.