Crocheting a Basket - October is Home Decor Month! The transition from summer to winter is the perfect time to spruce up your home. Annemarie shows that you really don’t always have to go all out. Especially for Home Decor Month, she crocheted this cute little basket using Epic Crochet Yarn from Yarn and Colors.
Annemarie uses her creation as a cute fruit basket, but you can use this crocheted basket for so many other things. It looks really trendy around your flower or plant pots, is cute in the kids’ room, or can be used to store your balls of wool. The basket is made with Yarn and Colors Epic. This 100% Cotton matte yarn gives every crochet project a unique look, while the stitches used ensure that the basket always stands upright. Annemarie chose a combination of teal and Mint Green. A trendy combination: it’s no coincidence that Blue was named the interior color of the year. Not a fan of these colors? No problem—Epic comes in no fewer than 100 different colors.
Tools & Supplies:
- 5 balls of Yarn and Colors Epic Petrol Blue (69)
- 3 balls of Yarn and Colors Epic Jade Gravel (73)
- Crochet Hooks sizes 5.5 and 6
Stitches used:
- l. = chain stitch
- v. = single crochets
- hv. = slip stitch
- Pattern stitch: Insert your Crochet Hook into the next v, pull up the Petrol Bleu (color A) yarn. Insert your Crochet Hook one stitch back, pull up the Jade Grave (color B) yarn. You now have three loops on your Crochet Hook. Make a yarn over with color B and pull it through all three loops on your Crochet Hook.
Free pattern for crocheting the basket:
The entire pattern is crocheted using two strands of Yarn and Colors Epic. For a nice, sturdy look, use a smaller Crochet Hook.
The base is crocheted using double-stranded Petrol Blue yarn and a 5.5 mm Crochet Hook.
Row 1: Make a magic ring of 6 sc, or do it this way: Crochet 2 chains, then crochet 6 sc in the first chain, and finally crochet 1 sl st in the first sc to form a circle of 6 sc (6).
Row 2: Crochet 2 single crochets in each single crochet (12).
Row 3: Crochet 2 dc in every 2nd dc (18).
Row 4: Chain 1. * Crochet 2 stitches into the next chain, crochet 2 stitches. * Repeat from * to * until the end of the row, but end with a chain 1. (24).
Row 5: Crochet 2 double crochets in every 4th double crochet (30).
Row 6: Chain 2. * Crochet 2 into the next single crochet, crochet 4. * Repeat from * to * until the end of the row, but end with a chain 2 (36).
Row 7: Crochet 2 single crochets in every 6th single crochet (42).
Row 8: Chain 3. *Crochet 2 single crochets in the next single crochet, then crochet 6 single crochets*. Repeat from *to*, until the end of the row, but finish with 3 single crochets. (48).
Row 9: Crochet 2 sc in every 8th sc (54).
Row 10: Crochet 4. * Crochet 2 into the next chain, crochet 8. * Repeat from * to * until the end of the row, but end with 6 chains. (60).
Row 11: Crochet 2 dc in every 10th dc (66).
Row 12: Chain 5. *Crochet 2 single crochets in the next single crochet, then crochet 10 single crochets*. Repeat from *to*, until the end of the row, but finish with 5 single crochets (72).
Row 13: Crochet 2 dc in every 12th dc (78).
Row 14: Crochet 6. *Crochet 2 into the next chain, crochet 12*. Repeat *to*, until the end of the row, but end with 6 chains. (84).
Row 15: Crochet 2 dc in every 14th dc (90).
Row 16: Crochet this row into the back loops only, so that a few loops form on the outside of your work. On this row, crochet every 14th and 15th st together (84).
Rows 17–23: Continue crocheting with a 6mm Crochet Hook from here on.
From here on, you'll crochet the pattern stitch. Be sure to watch the video for instructions. After row 23, fasten off and neatly weave in all the ends.
Now, working from the inside of the basket, attach a new double strand of Petrol Blue yarn. Use a 5.5 mm Crochet Hook.
Rows 1 through 10: Crochet 84 single crochets in each row (84).
Row 11: Chain 84. Fasten off. Neatly weave in all ends. Fold your crocheted border inside out.
