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.
