Use these charming crocheted baskets to store your yarns or create a display with them to decorate your home. Whatever the inspiration, this fantastic pattern includes small and large sizes to suit a wide variety of needs.

Abbreviations

❇️ Pc:  Chain.

❇️ Pb:  Low point.

❇️ Pr:  Sliding point.

❇️ Increase:  Increase.

Materials

❇️ Baby Rainbow – 4 (6) balls.

❇️ US size K/10 1⁄2 (6.5mm) hook.

Measures

❇️ Size: S (L).

❇️ S: 8″ [20.5 cm] high x 30″ [76 cm] circumference.

❇️ L: 12″ [30.5 cm] high x 42″ [106.5 cm] circumference.

Caliber

❇️ 8 sc and 9 rows = 4″ [10 cm] with 3 strands joined.

Instructions

❇️  Join with a sl st to the first sc at the end of each round.

❇️  The basket is made by holding 3 strands together. To create a heathered effect, make sure each of the 3 strands starts with a different color.

Base

 With 3 strands joined, pc 3. Join to form a ring.

Round 1: Sc 1. 6 sc in the ring. Join with a tr to the first sc.

 Round 2: Sc 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Join. 12 bp.

 Round 3: Sc 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 18 bp.

 Round 4: Sc 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc. Repeat from *. around. Join. 24 bp.

 Round 5: Sc 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc. Repeat from.* around. Join. 30 bp.

 Round 6: Sc 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc. Repeat from *. around. Join. 36 bp.

 Continue, as stated, inc 6 sc each round up to 60 (84) sc.

Sides

Row 1: Sc 1. Working only the back loops, 1 sc in each sc around. Join. 60 (84) bp.

Round 2: Sc 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Join.

Repeat the last round until the basket measures approximately 7 (11)” [18 (28) cm] high from the base.

Handles

Next round: Sc 1. 1 sc in each of the next 10 (14) sc. Pc 10 (14). Skip the next 10 (14) sc. 1 sc in each of the next 20 (28) sc. Pc 10 (14). Skip the next 10 (14) sc. 1 sc in each of the last 10 (14) sc. Join. 40 (56) sc and 2 spaces of 10 (14) sc.

 Next round: Sc 1 [1 sc in each sc until next sc space 10 (14) sc in sc space] twice. 1 sc in each sc until the end of the round. Join.

 Next round: Sc 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Join. Button up.