Crochet basket pattern
Add handmade texture to your space with this simple crochet basket. The clean, neutral design works well for everyday storage or as a decorative accent, making it a useful project you can enjoy long after you finish crocheting it.
Quick answer
This beginner crochet basket is worked from the bottom up in joined rounds using two strands of worsted weight (#4) yarn held together and a J-10 (6 mm) crochet hook. Single crochet increases form the flat circular base, one back-loop-only round turns the work upward, and straight single crochet rounds form the sides. The finished basket measures about 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 4 inches (10 cm) high, with two handles added at the end.
Crochet basket pattern details
Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.
Skill level
Beginner — This pattern uses single crochet, simple increases, back-loop-only stitches, chains, and joined rounds.
Materials needed
- J-10 (6 mm) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn (#4) – 2 strands held together
- Twine for the basket handles
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Finished size
The finished basket measures approximately 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 4 inches (10 cm) high.
Gauge
The first 5 rounds should measure approximately 3.5 inches (9 cm) in diameter.
My guide to crochet gauge explains how to measure your stitches and adjust your hook size.
Crochet abbreviations
- sc = single crochet stitch
- blo = back loop only
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
- rnd/rnds = round/rounds
Pattern notes
- Hold 2 strands of worsted weight (#4) yarn together while crocheting the basket.
- The basket is worked from the bottom up in joined rounds.
- The ch 1 at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch.
- Join each round with a slip stitch to the first sc made.
- Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) as indicated.
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
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Crochet basket pattern instructions
Rnd 1: Magic circle, ch 1, 6 sc, join with sl st (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch, join (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next stitch *, join (18 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 2 sts *, join (24 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 3 sts *, join (30 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 4 sts *, join (36 sts)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 5 sts *, join (42 sts)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 6 sts *, join (48 sts)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 7 sts *, join (54 sts)
Rnd 10: Ch 1, *2 sc, sc in next 8 sts *, join (60 sts)
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in the BLO of each st around, join (60 sts)
Rnds 12–21: Ch 1, sc in each st, join (60 sts)
Fasten off.
Adding the handles
Make 2.
I used twine for my handles.
Ch 18. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. (17 sts)
Use a yarn needle to sew one handle to each side of the basket.
Finishing
Weave in any remaining ends.
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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa
