Round About Basket Crochet Pattern

Whip up this handy little storage basket using cotton yarn scraps you have on hand with this Round About Basket Crochet Pattern.

I love making baskets. Not too long ago I posted the Scrap Basket Crochet Pattern which was used this past fall for a workshop.

These little baskets are easy to work and can be made in less than a few hours. Using a wooden (or other medium) base really helps to cut down on the time it takes to make and makes it extra sturdy!

The basket is worked from the bottom up to the top. You will begin by crocheting a foundation round into a pre made basket bottom. My base, with predrilled holes, has a 6 inch diameter, however you can use any size you wish and adjust the pattern as needed. I found my wooden base on Amazon!

This is a great project for using up those yarn scraps! You will work holding three strands of a worsted weight yarn together. As you come to the end of one strand, you will simply add in the next as you go.

Materials:

For the Round About Basket crochet pattern I used about 150-200 yards of yarn per basket. You can use a solid colour or mix it up. You will work (if using a worsted weight yarn) holding three strands of yarn together to create a thicker yarn. You may use a super bulky weight yarn, but you will want to check your gauge and adjust accordingly.

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Round About Basket Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Easy

Gauge:  12 sts x 12 rnds of hdc in 3rd = 4 inches

Finished Size: 15 cm/6 inch diameter, 3.5 inches tall

Yarn: 100% Cotton Yarn.  You will need approximately 150 yards per basket.  Note: This basket is work holding 3 strands of yarn together.  They may be all one colour or a mix.

Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) hook. 

Notions: Yarn Needle, 6 inch/15 cm wooden basket base with holes pre punched, stitch marker.

Stitches and Abbreviations:

3rd Loop – Looking at the back of  your hdc st you will see a loop that runs along under the back loop.  This loop below the back loop is called your “3rd loop.”
Ch – Chain
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl st – Slip stitch
Yo – Yarn over

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English terms.
• Pattern is worked in rounds.
• Pattern is worked around a wooden basket bottom base with prepunched holes.
• Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as stitch.
• Weave in ends as needed.
• Note: Stitch counts will not be provided in this pattern as the number of stitches you have will depend on the number of holes punched in your basket bottom.  After your round 2, ensure you have an even number of stitches.

Free Crochet Pattern:

Begin by working a foundation round of stitches through the holes in the bottom of your basket.

Using 3 strands of yarn held together:

Step One: Pull up a loop through any hole of your basket base.  Leave a little bit of a tail of yarn that you may wish to tuck in as you go or weave in after.  Ch 1.

Step Two: Holding back the long tail on the underside of your basket bottom so that the loop does not pull through, insert your hook from the top through to the bottom in the next hole on the basket base.  Work a single crochet.

Step Three: Repeat step two all the way around working one single crochet stitch in each hole. 

Step Four: Join with a slip stitch in the first st.  Do not turn here and throughout.

Continue as follows:

Rnd 1: Ch 1, hdc in each of the 1st st, 2 hdc in the next st, *hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the next st; Rpt from * around.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.  

Rnds 2-7: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop all the way around, hdc in each st.  Do not join at the end of each round but work continuous rounds using a stitch marker to mark the first stitch and moving it as your work progresses.  

Join with a sl st in the 1st st at the end of rnd 7.

(Optional: For a taller basket, continue to repeat continuous rounds)

Determine the placement of the basket handles:

Each of my basket handles is 4 stitches long.  For two handles, you will need a total of 8 stitches.

Count the number of stitches around your basket (There are 54 stitches in the basket shown).  

From the total number, subtract the amount needed for the handles (i.e. 54 sts in basket – 8 stitches for handles = 46 stitches remaining).

Divide the number of remaining stitches by two (46 sts/2 = 23 sts) and this will give you the number of stitches you need to crochet before and after each handle.

For example, for my basket with 54 stitches around (Stitch counts you may need to change depending on your basket stitch count are in italics), continue as follows:

Rnd 8: Ch 1, working in the 3rd loop around, sc in each of the 1st 23 sts, ch 4, sk the next 4 sts, sc in each of the next 23 sts, ch 4, sk the next 4 sts.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.

Rnd 9:  Ch 1, working under both loops, sc in each of the 1st 23 sts, 4 sc in the next ch-4 sp, sc in each of the next 23 sts, 4 sc in the next ch-4 sp.  Join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.

Fasten off, weave in your ends.

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