Crochet Carrots Basket
Create a charming basket adorned with crochet carrots to add a touch of whimsy to your home decor. The basket itself can be made using a sturdy yarn to ensure it holds its shape and can support the weight of your little essentials. This project is perfect for those looking to add a handmade touch to their kitchen or dining room, and can be a fun way to practice different crochet techniques. You can also experiment with different stitches to create interesting textures on the carrots, such as using a popcorn stitch for added dimension. Once completed, this crochet carrots basket can be displayed on a shelf or table as a conversation piece, or even given as a thoughtful handmade gift to a friend or family member. Let your creativity shine as you crochet your way to a delightful and decorative piece that is sure to bring a smile to anyone who sees it.
Materials
- US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
- Worsted/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- 1.8 oz. / 111 yards
- I used Loops and Threads Impeccable and Red Heart Super Saver
- Yarn needle
Gauge
- 4″ = 16 scs x 16 rows
Terms/ stitches
- Magic circle
- RS: right side (side that faces out)
- Ch: chain
- St: stitch
- Slip st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
Notes
- This pattern is worked in the round, with a slip st into the first st from the last st.
- The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
- Following the base, sc into the back loop only.
- If you don’t work this pattern in the back loop only, it might end up leaning. You can block the finished item to make it lean less.
- This pattern is worked from the bottom up
- All of the stitches in this pattern are single crochets, because of this the sides portion (where all the color changes are) only tells you how many stitches to do in what color, this is what the number in the parentheses means.
- Color A is cream, color B is orange, and color C green.
Finished measurements
- Height: 5.75″ (sides), 6.5″ (handles pulled up)
- Diameter: 7.25″
- Base: 3.75″ in diameter
Cute Carrots Basket Crochet Pattern Instructions
Base
Row 1: A: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 8 times into the circle, slip st into the first st – 8 scsRow 2: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join and sc twice into the next 7 sts, slip st into the first st – 16 scsRow 3: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from* to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 24 scsRow 4: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc once into the next st, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 32 scsRow 5: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc once into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 40 scsRow 6: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc once into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 48 scsRow 7: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc once into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 56 scsRow 8: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc once into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 64 scsRows 9 – 10: Ch 1, sc into the BLO of the first st, sc into the BLO of the next 63 sts, slip st into the first st – 64 scs
Note:
- Every row of the sides are worked into the back loop only.
- Every stitch in the sides portion of the pattern is a single crochet, because of this the directions only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses then tells you how many single crochets to make.
- Following the ch 1, the first st is worked into the same st as join.
(RS) Row 11: A: Ch 1, (13), B: (3), *A: (13), B: (3),* repeat from * to * twice more, slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 12: A: Ch 1, (11), B: (4), *A: (12), B: (4),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 13: A: Ch 1, (10), B: (5), *A: (11), B: (5),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 14: A: Ch 1, (8), B: (6), *A: (10), B: (6),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 15: A: Ch 1, (7), B: (7), * A: (9), B: (7),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 16: A: Ch 1, (6), B: (7), *A: (9), B: (7),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 17: A: Ch 1, (5), B: (8), *A: (8), B: (8),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 18: A: Ch 1, (4), B: (8), * A: (8), B: (8),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (4), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 19: A: Ch 1, (4), B: (7), * A: (9), B: (7),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (5), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 20: A: Ch 1, (3), C: (2), B: (6), *A: (8), C: (2), B: (6),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (5), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 21: A: Ch 1, (1), C: (5), B: (4), *A: (7), C: (5), B: (4),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (6), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 22: A: Ch 1, (2), C: (5), B: (2), *A: (9), C: (5), B: (2),* repeat form * to * twice more, A: (7), slip st into the first st – 64 scs
Fasten off color B.Row 23: A: Ch 1, (1), C: (1), A: (1), C: (3), *A: (11), C: (1), A: (1), C: (3),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (10), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 24: A: Ch 1, (3), C: (2), *A: (14), A: (2),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (11), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 25: A: Ch 1, (2), C: (2), *A: (14), A: (2),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (12), slip st into the first st – 64 scsRow 26: A: Ch 1, (3), C: (1), *A: (15), C: (1),* repeat from * to * twice more, A: (12), slip st into the first st – 64 scs
Fasten off color C.Row 27: A: Ch 1, (64), slip st into the first st – 64 scs
Handles:
Row 28: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 9 sts, ch 12, skip the next 12 sts, sc into the next 20 sts, ch 12, skip the next 12 sts, sc into the next 10 sts, slip st into first st to secure – 40 scsRow 29: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 63 sts (this includes each ch in the 2 ch-12 spaces), slip st into the first st to secure – 64 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.