1/6Flame Storage Basket
Original design by @佳佳爱手作
A flame-shaped storage basket inspired by Calcifer, with eight separately worked flame points rising off the rim and five little crocheted logs underneath. It sits on a desk and holds stitch markers, hair ties and other small bits.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 2.5mm
- Yarn
- 4-ply / sport
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Materials
- 4-ply cotton in yellow, orange and pinkAmazon ↗
- Brown yarn for the logsAmazon ↗
- 2.5mm hookAmazon ↗
- Fibrefill stuffingAmazon ↗
- Craft glueAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: ch, sc, inc, dec, BLO, sl st
Calcifer Flame Basket — Basket, Flames and Firewood Base and Sides Rnd 1: 8 sc (8) Rnd 2: 8 inc (16) Rnd 3: 8× (sc, inc) (24) Rnd 4: 8× (sc, inc, sc) (32) Rnd 5: 8× (3 sc, inc) (40) Rnd 6: 8× (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) (48) Rnd 7: Change colour, 8× (5 sc, inc) (56) Rnd 8-10: 56 sc (56) Rnd 11-12: Change colour, 56 sc (56) Flames — worked as short rows off the top edge Rnd 13: 38 sc Row 14: Turn, skip 1, dec, fasten off (Flame 1) Rejoin on the right side at Row 14: skip 1, 32 sc Row 15: Turn, skip 1, dec, sc Row 16: Turn, dec, fasten off (Flame 2) Rejoin on the right side at Row 15: skip 1, 24 sc Row 16: Turn, skip 1, dec, 2 sc Row 17: Turn, skip 1, dec, fasten off (Flame 3) Rejoin on the right side at Row 16: skip 1, dec, 14 sc Row 17: Turn, skip 1, 12 sc, dec Row 18: Turn, skip 1, dec, 8 sc, dec Row 19: Turn, dec, sc Row 20: Turn, dec, fasten off (Flame 4) Rejoin on the right side at Row 19: skip 1, dec, 2 sc Row 20: Turn, dec, sc Row 21: Turn, 2 sc Row 22: Turn, dec, fasten off (Flame 5) Rejoin at Row 13 next to Flame 1: skip 1, 4 sc Row 14: Turn, 2 dec Row 15: dec, fasten off (Flame 6) Rejoin at Row 13 next to Flame 6: skip 1, 11 sc Row 14: Turn, 5 sc Row 15: Turn, dec, 3 sc Row 16: Turn, 2 sc, dec Row 17: Turn, dec, sc Row 18: Turn, dec, fasten off (Flame 7) Rejoin at Row 14 next to Flame 6: skip 1, 2 sc Row 15: Turn, dec, sc Row 16: dec (Flame 8) — do not fasten off. Sl st all the way around the flames to finish the edge. Firewood (make 5) Rnd 1: 6 sc (6) Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3: 12 sc in BLO (12) Rnd 4-8: 12 sc (12) Stuff and close with a whip-stitched seam. Glue or sew the five logs under the basket.
Notes
Calcifer-inspired flame basket from Howl's Moving Castle. Worked with a 2.5mm hook in 4-ply cotton, three shades from yellow through orange to pink. Shorthand: x = sc, v = inc, a = dec, k1 = skip 1. Doubles as a holder for stitch markers and small notions.
Frequently asked questions
How are the flames made?
Each flame is a short-row triangle. You work part way along the rim, turn and decrease to a point, fasten off, then rejoin the yarn further along and repeat — eight times in total.
What does k1 mean in the chart?
It is the Chinese shorthand for skipping one stitch at the start of a turned short row.
How do the logs attach?
The five logs are stuffed and closed with a whip stitch seam, then glued or sewn to the underside of the basket so it sits like a campfire.
