You’ll want to fold the canvas tube inside out so that the printed tube fits snugly inside. This will allow you to stitch them together. This fabric laundry basket stands upright and can also be hung on a doorknob, thanks to two sturdy handles. Nancy Anderson designed this fun decorative treat bowl for Red Heart. easy by Red Heart and Ravelry knitters. Not just for Halloween! Bowl Finished Size: 5½”(14 cm) wide x 4″ (10 cm) tall This hanging basket is great for small towels or toiletries in the bathroom or mittens and hats in the closet. Only took one skein of super bulky yarn according to the designer Ashley Collings. Container knit appropriately with easy basket stitch. Finished measurements are 7" diameter x 5" deep. Designed by Sian Brown Knitwear Design. DK weight yarn held double.

Step Twelve: Stitch a box with an ‘X’ shape in it on both folded ends to secure them to your laundry basket. Remove pins and repeat on the other handle.If sewing isn't quite your thing, but you still like the idea of adding a fabric base, why not use a folded-up Christmas jumper or set of festive pyjamas! Step Seven: Stitch around the perimeter of your circular base so that your stitches are about 1/4″ from the edge. Repeat the process with the canvas pieces. Knit with 4 strands of bulky yarn held together this is a fast stash-busting project. 18 cm/ 7″ diameter across the base. Designed by Bonny Bonafilla The two-color jacquard design of this all-cotton basket is full of color and texture, but the sophisticated appearance of the design is very easy to work. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by DesignerKnitsStudio who also has other patterns using this jacquard stitch. You can pin it together for this next piece or not but you’ll want to stitch along that perimeter, about 1/4″ from the edge, to keep things in place. Then measure down about 1″ from where you stitched and add another line of stitching.

Now free! Designed by Melody’s Makings as a newborn photo prop, this colorful basket is also great for home decor. Knit in super bulky yarn, it’s great for multi-color yarn. Comes with three tutorial videos as well as written instructions. There are so many creative things to consider when looking at Christmas hamper ideas – from which type of basket or container to choose, how to decorate your hamper and what to fill it with. Basket knit in 6 round repeat basketweave texture. Size 20cm/8 inches in diameter. Aran weight yarn. Kung Fu Bowl designed by Spotlight Stores. This hanging basket was originally designed to hold produce, but can be used for other items and holds about 5 pounds per basket. Options for two different sizes and two different depths included. Designed by Jenn Skinner Step Six: Pin the printed cotton fabric circle to one end of your tube as shown. Pinning every inch will allow you to create a smooth circular base. Repeat the process with the canvas tube and the canvas circle.

Step Four: Pin the short ends of your printed canvas fabric to each other with right sides facing each other. Repeat this process with the short ends of your canvas fabric (which has no right sides). Fig 3: Now, we continue with doing diagonal stitches between the stitch lines, each one parallel to the earlier ones. So, take the needle in through F and out through G, as shown. E-F is parallel to A-B. Kids appreciate handmade gifts just as much as adults do, why not use one of our free patterns to make a cuddly friend to add into their hamper, this crochet robin is a great option and this crochet Brussels sprout is sure to make them giggle. Christmas hampers are a unique and thoughtful handmade gift that can be tailored to suit a recipient's interests and tastes. They can contain a variety of items, such as food, drink, beauty products, and even handmade crafts and decorations. If you want to try something a bit different for the bottom of your hamper, you could use some festive fabric to make liner – all you need is your Christmas fabric, some elastic, a sewing machine and our handy guide showing you how to sew a basket liner.

Fig 4: Then, we do an upward diagonal stitch G-B, taking out the needle through C. So, from now on, we revisit earlier stitch points when working upward diagonal stitches.Christmas is a time for giving, and what better way to show your loved ones how much you care than by creating a homemade Christmas hamper?