While eating Kaifeng soup dumplings, I noticed the steaming basket was made of hooked cloth. A classmate said they wanted one, and I promised to give it to them.

eating freshly steamed soup buns, I noticed the steaming basket cloth was crocheted. A classmate said they wanted one, so I promised to make one for them. Since I didn’t have any crocheted basket cloths at home, I decided to crochet one for myself first. Using fine silk thread—four strands totaling 32 grams (all yarn I’d stockpiled previously)—it took me one day. I used hooks sizes 2.0mm, 2.5mm, and 3.0mm, achieving a diameter of 30mm.