Crochet Basket - This crocheted basket is perfect for all your balls of wool, the kids' colored pencils, or for storing your fruit. The bottom of Phil Papier is nice and sturdy, and the granny The squares really tie it all together! Read on for the free pattern.
For this project, we’re using Phil Papier and Cabotine by Phildar. Phil Papier is a strong yarn made from 100% paper fibers that’s perfect for Home Accessories. To create a soft look, we’re combining this strong paper yarn with the blended yarn Cabotine. It’s a joy to crochet with and comes in a wide range of colors. Are you ready to try this combination?
Unfortunately, we no longer carry Phil Papier yarn in our product line.
What do you need?
Material:
- 1 ball of Phildar Phil Papier, color 02 (no longer in our product line)
- 1 ball of Phildar Cabotine in sizes 07, 17, and 19
- Crochet Hooks sizes 5, 3, and 2.5
- needle
Stitches used:
l. = chain stitch
hv. = slip stitch
v. = single crochet
pc. = double crochet
Crocheting a Basket - Free Crochet Pattern
Soil
Crochet 8 stitches into a magic ring using Phil Papier and a size 5 Crochet Hook.
Round 1: Double all stitches (16 sts)
2nd row: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (24 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc, *2 sc in the next st, 2 sc* Repeat from * to *, ending with 1 sc (32 sc)
4th round: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (40 sc)
Round 5: 2 sc, *2 sc in next st, 4 sc* Repeat from * to *, ending with 2 sc (48 sc)
Round 6: *5 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (56 sc)
Round 7: 3 sc, *2 sc in next st, 6 sc*. Repeat from * to *, ending with 3 sc (64 sc)
Row 8: *7 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (72 sc)
Row 9: 4 sc, *2 sc in next st, 8 sc* Repeat from * to *, ending with 4 sc (80 sc)
Row 10: *9 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (88 sc)
Row 11: 5 sc, *2 sc in next st, 10 sc* Repeat from * to *, ending with 5 sc (96 sc)
Rows 12 through 16: 96 sc. Change yarn and Crochet Hook. Cabotine size 19 and size 3 Crochet Hook.
Row 17: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* (144 sc)
Round 18: 144 sts. Bind off.
Granny Square Pattern: The granny
squares are crocheted with a size 2.5 Crochet Hook. Start with 5 ch. and join with a sl st. to form a ring, using Cabotine size 17
Round 1: 3 ch., 2 tr in the ring, 2 ch., *3 tr in the ring, 2 ch.* Repeat *-* 2 more times. Close with a sl st. and change colors to Cabotine color 07.
Round 2: Start in a 2-ch chain space, 3 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc in the 2-ch chain space, 1 ch, *3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc in the next 2-ch chain space, 1 ch.* Repeat *-* 2 more times. Close with a slip stitch and change colors to cabotine color 19.
3rd round: Start in a 2-ch chain space, 3 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc in the 2-ch chain space, 1 ch, 3 dc in the 1-ch chain space, 1 ch. *In the next 2-ch. space: 3 dc, 2 ch., 3 dc, 1 ch., 3 dc in the 1-ch. space, 1 ch.* Repeat *-* 2 more times. Fasten off.
Crochet 12 granny squares this way.
Sew all the granny squares together using a running stitch with Cabotine size 19
Overhand Stitch
Place 2 granny squares right sides up against each other, pick up 1 loop from each granny square, and sew the granny squares together with a needle and thread using a running stitch. Don't pull the stitches too tight so that the stitch lies flat on top.
Join the 12 granny squares to form a ring.
Now we’re going to attach the granny square border to the bottom using single crochet on the right side of the basket with a size 3 Crochet Hook and yarn size 19. To do this, pick up each stitch, except when you reach the corners where two granny squares meet; crochet these two corners together into a single stitch on the bottom.
Now work 2 rounds of single crochet across all the granny squares using Crochet Hook no. 3 and yarn size 19. As you do this, join the 2 corners of 2 granny squares together into 1 single crochet.
Finishing
the Edge: Crochet Hook size 2.5 and size 19
Round 1: 144 sc. For this round, crochet from the inside of the basket into the front loops as seen from the inside.
Rows 2 through 5: 144 sc. Continue working on the inside as well.
Row 6: Fold the edge outward in half and secure it by working a single crochet into the back loops you left standing in Row 1. Fasten off.
Playing with Color
For this basket, we’ve chosen a blue base with pink and beige—light, airy, and fresh! Of course, we have plenty of balls to allow for lots of variety. For example, choose the Phil Papier 3 “Groseille” and pair it beautifully with Cabotine colors 17, 7, and 18.
Want to crochet more baskets?
You can never really have too many baskets. We’ve let our creativity run wild with basket-making before, too. Check out our blog post on crocheted and knitted baskets or felted baskets. Have fun!
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