Beige Square Basket – Free Crochet Pattern
This practical square crochet basket is perfect for storing small items around the home. It is quick and easy to make, making it a great project for a few hours or a day of crocheting.
The basket also makes a lovely handmade gift and is suitable for selling at craft fairs.
I also made a video tutorial for the mini version of this basket if you'd like to make a smaller size.
Check out the video tutorial I made for making the mini size of this basket: Mini square basket
Pattern
You will need:
- Yarn: YarnArt Macramé Cotton, color 753 – 1 skein (less than one skein is required)
- Hook: H / 5.0mm
- Needle (optional) for sewing the inner part
- You can use a stitch marker to track each row
Abbreviations:
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase (two single crochet in the same stitch)
- 3 same - three single crochet in the same stitch
- hdc - half double crochet
- (..) - represents the sequence that will repeat
- x and number - the number of times to repeat a sequence
- [..] - the number between square brackets is the number of stitches at the end of row
Notes:
Finished size: approximately 14 × 14 cm (5.5 × 5.5 in) wide and 7 cm (2.75 in) high.
If you use different yarn and hook size than those specified in the pattern, your finished basket will end up with different measurements.
The pattern is written in US terminology.
Basket:
Row 1: 6 sc in magic circle - [6]
Row 2: (inc) x6 - [12]
Row 3: (3 sc in the same stitch, 2 sc) x4 - [20]
Row 4: 1 sc, (3 same, 4 sc) x3, 3 same, 3 sc - [28]
Row 5: 2 sc, (3 same, 6 sc) x3, 3 same, 4 sc - [36]
Row 6: 3 sc, (3 same, 8 sc) x3, 3 same, 5 sc - [44]
Row 7: 4 sc, (3 same, 10 sc) x3, 3 same, 6 sc - [52]
Row 8: 5 sc, (3 same, 12 sc) x3, 3 same, 7 sc - [60]
Row 9: 6 sc, (3 same, 14 sc) x3, 3 same, 8 sc - [68]
Row 10: 7 sc, (3 same, 16 sc) x3, 3 same, 9 sc - [76]
Row 11: 8 sc, (3 same, 18 sc) x3, 3 same, 10 sc - [84]
Row 12: 9 sc, (3 same, 20 sc) x3, 3 same, 11 sc - [92]
Row 13: 10 sc, (3 same, 22 sc) x3, 3 same, 12 sc, 14 sc - [100]
- add 14 sc more, just to reach the corner until starting the next row
Once the square base is complete, continue working around the edges to build the sides of the basket.
Rows 14 - 23: (2 sc in the same stitch, skip one stitch)*repeat this sequence until the end of the row
Row 24: hdc in all stitches around
Row 25: (sc in the third loop of the previous hdc) in each stitch around
Rows 26-36: sc in each stitch around
You can sew the inner part onto the bottom if you like.
Done!
If you follow this pattern and share your finished basket, please tag me @crochetbyoana on Instagram. I would love to see how it turns out for you! :)