Heart Basket

Material:
Use whatever you have or like.
With sisal (Photos) it looks more like a basket.

Beginning: form a slip knot, where you put all the stitches of the first round in.

1. round: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in slip knot eleven times, link with a sl st to


2. round: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc and tr in next st, 3 tr in next st, tc and dc in next st, 2 hdc, 2 dc and 1tr and 2 dc in following st, 2 hdc, 1 dc and 1 tr in next st, 3 tr in next st, 1 1 tr and 1 dc in next st, 3 ch, link it to the 1.round with a sl st.

3. round: 3 sc in the ch of the 2. round, *2 dc in one st* repeat from *to*4times, 5 dc, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc and 1 tr and 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in 1 st, 5 dc, *2 dc in 1 st* repeat 4 times from * to *,3 sc in chs of the 2. round, link with sl st to 2. round.











Now ch 3 (counts as 1. dc), turn the heart around and dc in blo 42 times, link with sl st to first dc, ch 3 ( counts as 1. dc), dc 42 times, link with a sl st to 1. dc of the round.





If you like, do 1 round crabstitches, for a nicer brim.
Fill it with whatever you like. These hearts are filled with candy.



Stitch dictionary

crochet chain (ch): Make a slipknot on hook, yarn over hook and draw it through loop of slipknot. Repeat, drawing yarn through the last loop formed.

*half double crochet (hdc)
yarn over, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (three loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through all three loops*; repeat from * to *

double crochet (dc)
*yarn over, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (three loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through two loops (two loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through two loops*; repeat from * to *

triple crochet (tr)
*yarn over two times, insert hook into a stitch, yarn over and pull a loop through stitch (4 loops on hook); yarn over and draw it through two loops (three loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through two loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw it through 2 loops (1 loop on hook)*; repeat from * to *

When you crochet,  every  stitch consists of two threads which you use as base for the next row.
front loop only (flo) =  the front thread and
back loop only (blo)  =  the back thread are meant.

single crochet (sc)
*Insert hook into a stitch, yarn over hook and draw a loop through stitch, yarn over hook and draw it through both loops on hook*; repeat from * to *

slip stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook and draw loop through stitch and loop on hook.

Single crochet two together (sc2tog): Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop (two loops on hook) insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all three loops on hook. = 1 stitch

crabstitches: Insert hook into stitch to the right. Yarn over. Pull yarn through and out of the stitch. Two loops on hook. Yarn over. Pull through both loops. One reverse sc, or crab stitch, made.