MATERIALS
2 x 100g skeins Hawthorne Cottage hand spun chunky wool in English Garden
(colour 47) (approximately 50m per skein) for basket
1 x 50g ball Nundle 8ply pure wool in dusky rose for base
100m (80cm long) circular needles
5mm (80cm long) circular needles
4mm (80cm long) circular needles
5mm set of double points
6mm crochet hook
With English Garden and 10mm needles [...]

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