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accessories, crochet, free crochet pattern, free pattern, gift ideas, home, technique, tutorial, video, women · February 25, 2020

Crochet Basics: How To Make A Basket

Would you believe I made each of these baskets for just $6?

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Gotta love it when a craft project doesn’t actually cost more than it would be to buy it finished. 😉

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

This is probably my favorite project from my Crochet Basics series, because it’s so practical too!

If you’re new to my Crochet Basics series, it’s a set of video tutorials that breaks down the basics of crochet for the utmost beginner. The first video shows you how to hold your hook, what yarn to use, and then the lessons progress through foundational stitches like chaining, single crochet, and double crochet; all the while showing you a fun project that you can make with each lesson.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

For this lesson, I teach you how to move from working in rows, to working in the round. Instead of sharing just one project though, I’m sharing three! Because working in the round opens up so many different project possibilities.

They all start the same and are even all worked in basic double crochet, but with three very different results:

  • Basic beanie.
  • Simple beret (which also includes decreasing).
  • And this basket project!

If you have never worked in the round before, I suggest starting with the basic beanie post. The process, at least in the beginning, is nearly identical between all the projects, but I take a little more time to explain things in the beanie post and it’s the easiest project of the three.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

For these baskets, I have you working with three balls of yarn at the same time. Using three strands helps you fake a thicker yarn for a much smaller price tag (I got my yarn for $2 a ball!), and it creates a nice sturdy finish. It can be tricky managing all the strands together though, which is why I suggest you practice working in the round with a smaller project first, before tackling this one.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

One interesting thing about these baskets, is that both sizes use about the same amount of yarn!

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

By making the base one round smaller, there is more yarn left to also make it taller, creating a different look and basket that can nest inside the wider basket.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Let’s get started.

Materials

  • 3 balls of category 4 or worsted weight yarn, at least 280 yards for each ball
  • N/15 or 10.00 mm hook

Materials Notes

  • This is one project when using a cheaper yarn is better. You want it to be a little scratchy, stiff, and have no drape. As I explain in the first Crochet Basics post, within each yarn size, there is a spectrum of thicknesses and substrates. You want to try to steer clear of the softer, drapey-er yarns or your basket won’t hold up as well.
  • Both the wide and narrow basket sizes use about the same amount of yarn. If you don’t want to have to tie in a new ball of yarn, make sure you get 280 yards for each ball.
  • You can use the same color for all three strands, or mix it up for a heathered or marled look. For my mixed color basket, I used 2 balls of tan/putty grey and 1 ball of black yarn.
Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Abbreviations

  • ch = chain
  • dc = double crochet
  • sl st = slip stitch

Gauge

4 x 4 inch square = 9 dc x 5 rows*

*Even though the baskets are worked in rounds, if you plan on making a test swatch, it is easier to do so in rows. For more information on gauge, see THIS POST.

Video Tutorial

Music credit: Pleasant Pictures Music Club.

Written Pattern

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Wide Basket (tan)

Round 1: Magic Ring, ch 2, 9 dc in ring, sl st to top of ch 2. (Total stitch count = 10, including ch 2).

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next 8 stitches, 1 dc at the base of ch 2, sl st to to the top of ch 2. (20)

Round 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (30)

Round 4: Ch 2, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (40)

Round 5: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (50)

Round 6: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (60)

Round 7: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (70)

Round 8: Ch 2, 1dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (80)

Base of basket complete. Remaining rows will create sides of the basket.*

Round 9: Ch 2, dc in posts from previous round. Sl st to the top of the ch 2. (80)

Round 10: Ch 2, dc in each stitch in the round. Sl st to the top of ch 2. (80)

Rounds 11 – 17: Repeat Round 10.

Round 18: Ch 2. Dc 15 times, ch 10, skip 9 stitches, work dc in 10th stitch from where left off/started ch 10. Dc 30 times. Ch 10, skip 9 stitches, work dc in 10th stitch from where left off/started ch 10. Dc 14 more times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (62 stitches, including ch 2, but not including 10 ch spaces/handles)

Round 19: Ch 2. Dc 15 times, work 13 dc in ch space, work dc around post of first stitch after ch space. Work dc under top two loops of same stitch. Work 30 more dc. Work 13 dc in next ch space, work dc around post of first stitch after ch space. Work dc under top two loops of same stitch. Work 14 more dc. Sl st to top of ch 2. (90)

Tie off and weave in ends. It helps to weave in each strand one at a time.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Narrow Basket (black and tan mix)

Round 1: Magic Ring, ch 2, 9 dc in ring, sl st to top of ch 2. (Total stitch count = 10, including ch 2).

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next 8 stitches, 1 dc at the base of ch 2, sl st to to the top of ch 2. (20)

Round 3: Ch 2, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (30)

Round 4: Ch 2, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (40)

Round 5: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (50)

Round 6: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (60)

Round 7: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 2 dc in next stitch, * 1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 1dc, 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (70)

Base of basket complete. Remaining rows will create sides of the basket.*

Round 8: Ch 2, dc in posts from previous round. Sl st to the top of the ch 2. (70)

Round 9: Ch 2, dc in each stitch in the round. Sl st to the top of ch 2. (70)

Rounds 10 – 20: Repeat Round 10.

Round 21: Ch 2. Dc 12 times, ch 9, skip 8 stitches, work dc in 9th stitch from where left off/started ch 10. Dc 26 times. Ch 9, skip 8 stitches, work dc in 9th stitch from where left off/started ch 9. Dc 13 more times. Sl st to top of ch 2. (54 stitches, including ch 2, but not including 9 ch spaces/handles)

Round 22: Ch 2. Dc 12 times, work 12 dc in ch space, work dc around post of first stitch after ch space. Work dc under top two loops of same stitch. Work 26 more dc. Work 12 dc in next ch space, work dc around post of first stitch after ch space. Work dc under top two loops of same stitch. Work 13 more dc. Sl st to top of ch 2. (80)

Tie off and weave in ends. It helps to weave in each strand one at a time.

*As I mentioned in the video, simply by turning the bottom of the base of the basket to face me as I worked the sides, either after the first side round, or right away, it created two different looking basket bottoms. Both are sturdy. Choose which look you prefer.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

Done!

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

You have a nice flexible basket that can be folded up and put away when empty, but that will hold it’s own when filled up goodies.

Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com
Crochet Basics: How to work in the round and make a basket! // video tutorial for beginners // www.deliacreates.com

To check out the other in the round projects for my Crochet Basics series, check out these posts:

Basic Beanie in the Round

Simple Beret Pattern

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Comments

  1. Shawna says

    September 14, 2020 at 7:13 AM

    Hi! I’ve been working on the basket and even though I’m following the instructions (using three worsted weight yarns and size 10.0 hook) my basket is super floppy. Should I try a smaller crochet hook? Is there something I can do to the basket afterwards to stiffen it? I’m actually almost done with it. Just trying to salvage my project- who knows what i did wrong! 🙂

    Reply
    • Delia says

      September 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM

      A smaller crochet hook may help if you tend to crochet loosely. The best way to determine that is to check your gauge and make sure it matches the one listed in the pattern. If you want to email me [email protected] I would be happy to help you trouble shoot as well. If you can send me pictures, that can help me figure out what may be going on.

      Reply
      • Cheryl A Foster says

        March 10, 2021 at 11:31 AM

        What are the actual finished sizes supposed to be?

        Reply
        • Delia says

          March 24, 2021 at 10:31 AM

          Great question. The shorter, wider basket is approximately 13.5 inches wide by 10 inches tall. The taller basket is approximately 11.75 inches wide and 12.5 inches tall.

          Reply
    • Heidi says

      January 19, 2021 at 4:10 PM

      Mine was also pretty floppy. I think I chose too soft a yarn. At the very end, I did one extra row of single crochet around the top, pulling very tightly after each stitch. It tightened up the “brim” of the basket and helped a lot with the overall feel. I’m buying stiffer yarn for the next one. 🙂

      Reply
      • Delia says

        January 19, 2021 at 4:15 PM

        That’s a great tip. Thank you for sharing!

        Reply
  2. Paige Kemper says

    October 22, 2020 at 10:12 AM

    Thank u for the lovely pattern and tutorials. I am a knitter and am trying to learn to crochet just so I can make these baskets?. What yarn dis u use?

    Reply
    • Delia says

      October 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM

      Thank you Paige! I used Loops and Threads worsted weight yarn from Michaels.

      Reply
  3. Alana says

    November 17, 2020 at 3:24 PM

    How long did it take you to crank these out? I need several big baskets for an organization project and I’m just too cheap to buy $15 each or more baskets! Your instructions looks super doable for me, I’m still a beginner, but hats are easy now so these seem like they would be fine! Thank you for the economical idea!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      November 19, 2020 at 12:33 PM

      That’s a good question! I’d say a 4-5 hours or an afternoon. Tightly working three strands together can cause hand fatigue, otherwise it probably wouldn’t take that long. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any more questions. DM me on instagram: @deliacreates for a faster response.

      Reply
  4. Bernarda says

    January 3, 2023 at 12:18 PM

    Dear Delia, thank you for your videos! I have a problem finding the same tipe of yarn as yours because I am from Europe. Could you please tell me contents of your yarn for this project? I have some that are 100% acrylic and I am nit sure are they good for making this baskets?

    Reply
    • Delia says

      January 13, 2023 at 10:15 AM

      Hi Bernarda,

      That’s a great question. The yarn I am using for this project is also 100% acrylic. I hope that helps!

      Delia

      Reply

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