Two Variants of Crochet Baskets to Keep Yarn
You’ll need:
2 skeins of Y-shirt yarn in 2 colors;
Crochet hook 10 mm;
Scissors.
Size: big basket: 11” long × 8” wide × 4¾” tall;
Small basket: 10” long × 7” wide × 4” tall
Instructions
Big Basket
Bottom
With CA, ch 11.
Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn — 10 sts.
Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and througout), work 1 sc in each st across, turn — 10 sts.
Rows 3 through 19: Repeat Row 2, do not fasten off.
Upper Detail
Round 1: Continuing with CA, ch 1, work 1 sc in each st across, work 1 sc on the edge of each row along the side, work 1 sc in each st across, work 1 sc on the edge of each row along remaining side, join and fasten off CA — 58 sts.
Round 2: Join CB in same st as join, ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 58 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 58 sts.
Rounds 4 through 6: Repeat Round 3.
Round 7: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 2 sts, ch 6, skip next 4 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 25 sts, ch 6, skip next 4 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 22 sts, join and fasten off CB — 50 sts and 2 ch-6 loops.
Round 8: Join CA in same st as join, ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in each of the next 2 sts, work 8 sc around ch-6 loop, 1 sc in each of the next 25 sts, work 8 sc around ch-6 loop, 1 sc in each of the next 22 sts, join and fasten off — 66 sts.
Weave in ends.
Small Basket
Bottom
With CB, ch 9.
Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn — 8 sts.
Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and througout), work 1 sc in each st across, turn — 8 sts.
Rows 3 through 17: Repeat Row 2, do not fasten off.
Upper Detail
Round 1: Continuing with CB, ch 1, work 1 sc in each st across, work 1 sc on the edge of each row along the side, work 1 sc in each st across, work 1 sc on the edge of each row along remaining side, join and fasten off CB — 50 sts.
Round 2: Join CA in same st as join, ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 50 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 50 sts.
Rounds 4 through 5: Repeat Round 3.
Round 6: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in next st, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 21 sts, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 19 sts, join and fasten off CA — 42 sts and 2 ch-5 loops.
Round 7: Join CB in same st as join, ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in next st, work 7 sc around ch-5 loop, 1 sc in each of the next 21 sts, work 7 sc around ch-5 loop, 1 sc in each of the next 19 sts, join and fasten off — 56 sts.
Weave in ends.