Crochet Basket Patterns

Free crochet basket patterns: storage bins, rope baskets, nursery organisers, plant pot covers and small bowls for the desk or bedside table.

A basket only works if it stands up. That comes from the yarn, not the stitch, so reach for chunky cotton, t-shirt yarn, macrame cord or two strands held together, and use a hook a size or two smaller than the label recommends.

Single crochet worked in a tight spiral gives the firmest walls. If a basket still slumps, a cardboard base slipped inside is an invisible fix. See also home decor and bags and purses.