Textured Crochet Center Piece Bowl + Tutorial

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The Large Basket Crochet Bowls are a great project to hook out on a rainy day. Marled with three yarns of Red Heart Roll With It Melange in the colour of Showtime.

I had a lot of fun making this basket. It was raining the day I designed this. I was obsessed with the bead stitch that was used in the bowl for how it turned out.

I enjoyed the stitching texture, and I was obsessed with the triple-stranding look that it produced.

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Instructions

Red Heart Roll With It Melange 150 g/5.29 oz, 356 m/389 yds)

Colour is Show Time. I used three balls to use three stands together. 

Project Size: 14” dia x 4” high.

6 mm / J/10 Crochet Hook or size needed to obtain gauge. 

Gauge is 11 sc and 10.5 rows = 4” [10 cm]

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Abbreviations

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Written Crochet Pattern

Note: Ch 2 at beg of round does not count as hdc.

Use 3 strands together. This will create a marled look with colours transitioning naturally. 

With 3 strands held tog, ch 4. Join with sl st to first ch to form ring.

1st rnd: 8 sc in ring. Join with sl st to first sc. 8 sc. 

2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around.Join with sl st to first sc. 16 sc.

3rd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 24 sc.

4th rnd: ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 32 sc.

5th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 40 sc.

6th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 48 sc.

7th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 5 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 5 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 56 sc.

8th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 6 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 6 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 64 sc.

9th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 7 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 7 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 72 sc.

10th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 8 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 8 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 80 sc.

11th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 9 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 9 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 88 sc.

12th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 10 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 10 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 96 sc.

13th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first sc. 104 sc.

Side 

1st rnd: Ch 1. Working in back loops only, 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc. 104 sc.

2nd rnd: Ch 1. Working in both loops, 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc. 104 sc.

TIP: When you create a bead stitch, it has the top of the first double crochet created and the wrapping around the post creates the second stitch. There are two stitches created with this configuration. In rnd 4, you will see you need to single crochet in each stitch around, it’s how you get back to 104 sc. 

3rd rnd: Ch 2. Bs in same st at join. Sk next st. *Bs in next st. Rep * around. Join with sl st to beg bs. 52 bead sts = 2 sts each.

4th rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to beg sc. Turn. 104 sc. 

5th: Ch 2. Cl in same stitch. Ch 1. *Sk next st, cl in next, ch 1. Rep * around. Join with sl st to top of beg cl. Turn. 52 clusters and 52 ch-1 sps.

6th: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st and ch-1 sp around. Join with sl st

to beg sc. 104 sc. 

7th rnd: Ch 3,  (counts as first dc). 1 dc in each st around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. 104 dc. 

Bowl Brim

8th rnd: Ch 1. Using front loops only, 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to beg sc. 104 sc. 

9th to 11th rnds: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to  beg sc. 104 sc. 

TIP: The 12th round forces the top to curl over and crochet into position.

12th rnd: Ch 1. Folding 8th to 11th rnds tog to form ridge and working through front loops of 11th rnd and rem back loops of 8th rnd, 1 sc in each st around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.