There are a few everyday things in life that get me excited. A great big cup of coffee, squishy yarn and smooth hooks, and plenty of attractive storage baskets for my stuff. Luckily we can just pick up our hooks and use our superpower to customize our storage receptacles and that is exactly what I did. I really enjoy the finished project and want to share the free crochet basket pattern with you guys here.
You find the free crochet basket pattern below. If you would like to purchase an ad free PDF to keep in a binder, follow this link to my Etsy shop or this link to my Ravelry store!
You can substitute the tshirt yarn by using three strands of worsted weight cotton.
Materials needed
1 skein of Hooked Ribbon Xl in main color
1/2 skein of hooked ribbon Xl in contrasting color
optional: leather or faux leather tags like these
Yarn needle
You should use a stitch marker and work in continuous rounds. Do not join with a slst after each round, just make your first stitch directly into your last.
The stitch I used for the basket is called the knit stitch. Instead of inserting your hook in the space between two single crochet stitches, you will want to insert your hook in between the two loops of your single crochet stitch. You know that you have worked it correctly if your piece looks like tiny V’s. For the Rim, you will work a modified moss stitch. Please check out the pictures for reference!
Note that the bottom will appear wobbly at first but will even itself out after a few rounds without increases.
Abbreviations
Sc single crochet
Knst knit stitch
Slst slip stitch
Sk skip
St stitch
Ch chain
Mr magic ring
Free Crochet Basket Pattern “Siesta Key”
With A make a mr
Rnd 1: 8 sc in mr
Rnd 2: 2knst in each st around (16 st)
nd 3: 2knst in first, knst in next st, *2knst in next st, knst in next st, repeat from * to end (24 st)
Rnd 4: knst in frst 2 st, 2knst in next st, *knst in next 2 st, 2knst in next st, repeat from *to end (32 st)
Rnd 5: knst in each st around
Rnd 6: knst in first st, *2knst in next st, knst in next 3 st, repeat from * seven more times, knst in last 2 st (40 st)
Rnd 7: 2 knst in first st, *knst in next 4 st, 2knst in next st, repeat from * seven more times, knst in last 3 st (48 st)
Rnd 9: knst in each st around
Rnd10: knst in first 3 st, *2knst in next st, knst in next 5 st, repeat from * seven more times, knst in last 2 st (56 st)
Rnd 11: knst in next 6 st, *2knst in next st, knst in next 6 st, repeat from * six more times, 2knst in last st (72 st)
Rnd 11 – 22: knst in each st around, change color to B
Rnd 23: make a knst in the first st, ch 1, sk next st, *make a knst in the next st, ch 1, sk next st, repeat from * to end (36 st, 36 ch)
Rnd 24: (You are working into the used – not skipped! st from Rnd 22)make your first sc into the top of the first st from Rnd 22 (not in between the posts like the knst but into the top like a regular sc), ch 1, sc in top of next used st from Rnd 22, repeat to end (36 st, 36 ch)
Rnd 25 – 30: *sc into ch sp of two Rnds below, ch 1, repeat from * around (36 sc, 36 ch)
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Happy crocheting!
Andrea