Description
Make a sturdy crochet basket with cotton yarn, clear US terms, gentle steps, and a calm pace for useful slow creativity at home.
Ingredients
- Worsted weight cotton yarn, weight 4 medium, about 300 yards total, or two 170-yard skeins, approximately 6 ounces or 170 grams altogether
- H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle for weaving in the ends
- Sharp scissors
- Tape measure
- One stitch marker, optional
Instructions
- Make a magic ring, also called a magic circle.
- Round 1: Work 8 single crochet into the magic ring. Pull the yarn tail gently to close the center, then place a stitch marker in the first stitch if using one. Join with a slip stitch.
- Round 2: Work 2 single crochet in each stitch around for a total of 16 stitches.
- Round 3: Repeat 1 single crochet in the next stitch, then 2 single crochet in the following stitch around for a total of 24 stitches.
- Round 4: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 32 stitches.
- Round 5: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 40 stitches.
- Round 6: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 48 stitches.
- Round 7: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 56 stitches.
- Round 8: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 64 stitches.
- Round 9: Repeat 1 single crochet in each of the next 7 stitches, then 2 single crochet in the next stitch around for a total of 72 stitches.
- Rounds 10 through 18: Work 1 single crochet in each stitch around with no increases, each round containing 72 stitches.
- For Round 19, work 1 single crochet in the back loop only for a total of 72 stitches.
- Round 20: Work 1 single crochet in each stitch around for a total of 72 stitches. Join with a slip stitch, cut the yarn leaving a 6-inch tail, and pull the tail through the final loop. Weave in the ends.
Notes
This basket is suitable for different uses and can be a thoughtful gift when filled with small items.