This large basket crochet basket with handles can be made in an evening. It becomes sturdy when you add a fabric covered cardboard liner. It is 35″ around, 13″ tall and has a 12″ diameter. The crochet pattern is  easy to read and requires 2 strands of yarn to be held throughout the design.  1 1/4  yds of fabric and 1 poster board needed to add the liner to the basket. The free crochet pattern is below, or purchase the ad free pdf, that includes all tutorials at RAVELRY or ETSY.

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Watch the Facebook live video to see how to add that fabric covered cardboard liner to this basket. You will need 1 1/4 yd of fabric, a poster board, pencil, ruler and a glue gun. You can use this method to add a fabric covered cardboard insert to any crocheted basket. The Red Basket and White Basket are free patterns on this blog. 

 

Large Basket With Handles

 

Supplies:

I used Caron Pound O Love; Approx. 1000 yds 

Hook:

L- 11/8mm
K-10.5/6.5mm

Gauge:  Not Applicable

 

Stitch Guide:

Cross Stitch = skip st, dc in nxt st, cross back passing hook in front of prev. dc, executing a dc in st that was skipped. 

join w/ = join with
 
slp st = Slip Stitch
    
ch = Chain 
 
sc = Single Crochet

hdc = Half  Double Crochet

h bp hdc = back post half double crochet (please refer to pictorial instruction)

nxt = Next 

 *  * = Repeat between the stars the number of times stated;  x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;

in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated.

Pictorial Instruction for High Back Post Half Double Crochet – h bp hdc

This is not the standard way of executing a BP HDC, but is how to execute for this basket…so I am calling it a High Back Post Half Double Crochet.

Beginning Chains do not count as stitch unless otherwise noted.

Round 1: Use “L” Hook (Hold two strands of yarn, ch 3 join in a ring)

ch 1, 11 hdc in the ring, join w/slp st to beg. hdc  (11 hdc)

Round 2: 

ch 1, 2 hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (22 hdc)

Round 3:

ch 1, hdc in joining st, 2 hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st, 2 hdc in nxt st* repeat around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (33 hdc)

Round 4:

ch 1, hdc in joining st, and in nxt st, 2 hdc in nxt st; *(hdc in nxt st) 2x, 2 hdc in nxt st* repeat around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hdc)

Round 5:

ch 1, hdc in joining st, and in nxt 2 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *(hdc in nxt st) 3x, 2 hdc in nxt st* repeat around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (55 hdc)

Round 6:

ch 1, hdc in joining st, and in nxt 3 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *(hdc in nxt st) 4x, 2 hdc in nxt st* repeat around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (66 hdc)

Round 7:

ch 1, hdc in joining st, and in nxt 4 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *(hdc in nxt st) 5x, 2 hdc in nxt st* repeat around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (77 hdc)

Round 8:

ch 1 h bp hdc in joining st and in each st around join w/slp st to beg. hdc (77 h bp hdc)

Use “K” hook

(Hold the basket so that the outside of the basket is facing you) The ridge that was created at Round 5, should be facing you.

Round 9 -11:

ch 1 hdc in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (77 st’s)

Round 12: cross stitch round; beg. ch 3 counts as dc

ch 3, cross back in front of ch 3, dc in last st of last round; (first cross st made) *cross st* repeat around; there will be one open stitch left at the end of this round. Skip that st and dc at the base of the first cross st made, crossing back and dc in that last skipped st; join w/slp st in the 3rd ch of the beg. cross st. (78 st’s)

Round 13 -18:

ch 1 hdc in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (78 st’s)

Round 19: cross stitch round; beg. ch 3 counts as dc

ch 3, cross back in front of ch 3, dc in last st of last round; (first cross st made) *cross st* repeat around; join w/slp st in the 3rd ch of the beg. cross st. (78 st’s)

Round 20:

ch 1 hdc in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (78 st’s)

Round 21: cross stitch round; beg. ch 3 counts as dc

ch 3, cross back in front of ch 3, dc in last st of last round; (first cross st made) *cross st* repeat around; join w/slp st in the 3rd ch of the beg. cross st. (78 st’s)

Round 22 & 23:

ch 1, sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg sc (78 st’s)

Next: Fold basket in half. You will have a front and back. Place a marker in the back and the front at the very center. Make sure that the join area and your working yarn tails is on the right side of the basket.

Place a marker 6 stitches to the left and 6 stitches to the right of the front and back center marker. You should have six markers at the top of your basket.

Round 24:

ch 1, sc in joining st and in each st around and into the st where the first marker is, chain 16, skp 11 st’s & sc in the st that holds the third marker on the front side; continue to sc around and into the st where the next marker is; ch 16, skp 11 st’s & sc in the st that holds the third marker on the back side, continue to sc around; join w/slp st to beg sc 

Round 25:

ch 1, sc in joining st and in each st and chain around; join w/slp st to beg. sc  End off and weave in all ends.

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