Striped Basket for Tea Bags

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Basket
• Using White Color 1 cast on 6 stitches.
• All Odd rows: All Knit
• Row 2: 1 Purl; 5 (M1, 1P) ... 11 sts.
• Row 4: 2 Purl; 8 (M1, 1P); 2 Purl... 19 sts.
• Row 6: 2 Purl; 8 (M1, 2P); 3 Purl... 27 sts.
• Row 8: 2 Purl; 8 (M1, 3P); 4 Purl... 35 sts.
• Row 10: 2 Purl; 8 (M1, 4P); 5 Purl... 43 sts.
• Row 12: 2 Purl; 8 (M1, 5P); 6 Purl... 51 sts.
• Row 14: All Knit
• Rows 16-18: All Purl
• Row 19: Switch to Blue Color.
• Rows 20-22: All Purl
• Row 23: Switch to Red Color.
• Rows 24-26: All Purl
• Row 27: Switch to White Color.
• Row 28: All Purl
• Row 30: All Knit
• Rows 32-46: All Purl
• Row 48: 2 Purl; 8 (P2tog, 4P), Purl to the end of row...43 sts
• Row 50: 2 Purl; 8 (P2tog, 3P), Purl to the end of row...35 sts
• Row 52: 2 Purl; 16 (P2tog), Purl to the end of row...19 sts
• Row 54: 1 Purl; 9 (P2tog) ...10 sts
• Row 56: 5(P2tog) ...5 sts
 Top
• Using white color yarn cast on 36 stitches.
• All Odd rows: All Knit
• Row 2: All Purl.
• Row 4: All Knit.
• Row 6: Switch to Red Color. All Purl.
• Row 9: Switch to Blue Color.
• Row 12: Switch to White Color. All Purl.
• Row 14: All Purl.
• Row 16: All Knit
• Row 18: 2 Purl; 8 (P2tog, 4P), Purl to the end of row...51 sts
• Row 20: 2 Purl; 8 (P2tog, 4P), Purl to the end of row...43 sts
• Row 22: 2 Purl; 8 (P2tog, 3P), Purl to the end of row...35 sts
• Row 24: 2 Purl; 16 (P2tog), Purl to the end of row...19 sts
• Row 26: 1 Purl; 9 (P2tog) ...10 sts
• Row 28: 5(P2tog) ...5 sts

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