{"title":"How to Crochet a Basket","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-crochet-a-basket","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Sigoni Macaroni","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Lr-M430KJGwGTSLR8cgnQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyu7cPfrL7I"},"tldr":"Crochet a chunky basket in under an hour with super bulky yarn and single crochet. Full round by round counts, sizing tips and a crab stitch rim.","totalDurationSeconds":565,"videoDurationSeconds":565,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":60,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":60,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":8,"max":15},"yield":"1 basket"},"tools":["8 mm crochet hook","large eye tapestry needle","scissors","measuring tape","stitch marker"],"materials":["super bulky weight 6 yarn, 1 skein"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Start the Crochet Basket With a Magic Circle","text":"Wrap the yarn around your fingers to form a magic circle. Insert your 8 mm hook into the ring, yarn over, pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through both loops. That is one single crochet. Work six of them into the ring. With super bulky yarn the stitches are big and easy to see, which makes this a friendly first circle."},{"number":2,"title":"Pull the Magic Circle Shut and Join the Round","text":"Hold the stitches and pull the yarn tail firmly to close the hole in the middle. Slip stitch into the first single crochet to join. That is round 1, with six stitches. Pull the tail tight now; a gap left here shows as a hole in the bottom of your basket and is hard to fix later."},{"number":3,"title":"Crochet Round 2 of the Basket Base With 12 Stitches","text":"Chain one, then work two single crochet into every stitch around. You end with 12 stitches. Slip stitch into the first single crochet to join. The slip stitch from the round before sits on top like an extra stitch. Skip it. It is a false stitch, and working into it throws off your count."},{"number":4,"title":"Increase Every Other Stitch for Round 3 of the Basket Base","text":"Chain one. Work two single crochet into the first stitch, then one single crochet into the next. Repeat that pattern all the way around. At the end of round 3 you should have 18 stitches. Slip stitch to join. The circle should lie flat on the table. If the edge cups up, check that you did not miss an increase."},{"number":5,"title":"Keep Increasing Until the Basket Base Has 36 Stitches","text":"Each round adds one more plain stitch between increases. Round 4 is two in one stitch, then one in each of the next two, for 24. Round 5 is two in one, then one in each of the next three, for 30. Round 6 is two in one, then one in each of the next four, for 36. Join each round with a slip stitch."},{"number":6,"title":"Measure the Flat Crochet Basket Base","text":"Lay the base flat and measure across the middle. Sigoni's measures about 5 3/4 inches. A little bigger or smaller is fine; it only changes the size of the basket. This is your last chance to make the base wider. Add another increase round now if you want a bigger basket for yarn or toys."},{"number":7,"title":"Work the Back Loops Only to Turn Up the Basket Sides","text":"For round 7, chain one and single crochet into the back loop only of each stitch around. Each stitch looks like a V. The strand closest to you is the front loop; go between the stitches and catch only the back one. You still have 36 stitches. The skipped front loops make a neat ridge, and the edge starts folding upward."},{"number":8,"title":"Single Crochet Rounds 8 to 13 for the Basket Walls","text":"Now build the sides. For rounds 8 through 13, chain one and single crochet under both loops of every stitch, 36 per round. Join each round with a slip stitch. Because you are not increasing, the walls rise straight up. After six rounds the basket stands on its own and holds its shape well with bulky yarn."},{"number":9,"title":"Edge the Crochet Basket Rim With Crab Stitch","text":"Chain one to start round 14. Turn your hook backwards and insert it into the stitch behind you, to the right. Grab the yarn and pull it through, so two loops sit on the hook. Yarn over and pull through both. That is one crab stitch, also called reverse single crochet. Keep working backwards around the rim for a twisted rope edge."},{"number":10,"title":"Tie Off and Weave In the Ends of the Crochet Basket","text":"When you reach the start of the round, cut the yarn and leave a couple of inches. Yarn over and pull the strand all the way through the loop to tie off. Thread the tail onto a large eye tapestry needle and weave it through the stitches to join the edge neatly. Weave in the tail from the magic circle too, and trim."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-13T13:54:24.672Z","published":"2026-10-13T13:54:24.350Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. 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