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Free Crochet Pattern: Square Nautical Napkin Basket with Liner

Kris

 This Free Crochet Pattern: Square Nautical Napkin Basket with Liner might be just the thing you need for your table. Designed with clean nautical tones of white and navy, this crochet basket is not only beautiful—it’s practical too. Whether you’re serving dinner rolls, organizing napkins, or staging a seasonal centerpiece, this sturdy basket will become one of your favorite handmade decor items. You can purchase an ad free crochet pattern at Etsy or Ravelry. 

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Why You’ll Love This Square Napkin Basket

It really isn’t that hard to add that stiff liner to your square crochet basket. Here are the materials you will need.

The video tutorial on how to add the liner to the square Nautical basket is below.

I will walk you through the step by step process of cutting the cardboard and fabric. Then I will show you how easy it is to cover the cardboard and assemble theme into a square liner. The last step is place it inside your square crocheted basket.

Pattern Highlights

This crochet pattern is beginner-friendly and designed with busy makers in mind.

Quick Overview:

A beautiful square napkin basket is such a help at family gatherings.

It’s the perfect compliment to the Nautical Placemats… Table Runner… Mug Rug… & Round Basket, as they all use the same stitches. A change of color and the square napkin basket can easily be made to match a holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Free Crochet Pattern: Square Nautical Napkin Basket with Liner

Yarn Used:

Red Heart Super Saver; MC= White CC = Navy

Square Napkin Basket – 2 strands held together; MC = White 180 yds; CC Navy = 60 yds

Gauge: 

using K hook: 4″ x 4″ = 10 st’s across x 11 rows high

Swatch
holding two strands of yarn together, ch 20
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1 & turn (19 st)
Row 2: sc in each st across, ch 1 & turn (19 st)
Row 3 – 15: repeat Row 2 (19 st)

Hooks

J-10/6.00 mm

K-10.5/6.50 mm

Stitch Guide:

MC = Main Color = White or Navy

CC = Contrasting Color = Navy or White

ch = Chain

sc = Single Crochet

bp sc = Back Post Single Crochet

h bp sc = High Back Post Single Crochet – wrap the hook high around the post, above the third loop to execute a back post sc

dc = Double Crochet

join w/ = join with

slp st = Slip Stitch

skp = Skip

sp. = Space

nxt = Next

prev. = previous

st./st’s = stitch or stitches

beg. = beginning

* * = Complete sequence 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

Special Stitch Guide:

scss2 = Single Crochet Spike Stitch 2; insert hook two rows below and execute sc st, repeat in that same st, for a total of 2 sc spike st’s 

Using “K” hook & hold 2 strands of MC (White), ch 18 

Row 1:

sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1 & turn (17 sc)

Rows 2-18:

 sc in 1st st and in each st across; join w/slp to beg. sc, ch 1 & turn (17 sc)

Round 19: Edge Around The Base Of The Square Napkin Basket

Evenly space 72 sc st’s around the square base, following instructions below.
sc in 1st st, sc in each st across placing 3 sc in the last st to turn the corner, proceed to sc down the side of the square base, 3 sc at the next corner. Sc across the bottom of the base, 3 sc st’s at the corner. Sc up the last side of the square base, placing 2 sc st’s in the last st, join w/slp st to beg. sc, ch 1 (72 sc)

Measurement check: 7.5″  x 7.5″ 

The square napkin basket crochet pattern was featured during a summer celebration event a few years ago.

During that event I created an ebook / bundle that includes the Cotton Baby Blue blanket. The blanket by itself is a great selling crochet pattern for me. Being able to purchase this bundle that includes all of the Nautical crochet patterns along with the Baby blanket is a bargain. The bundle can be purchased at RAVELRY or ETSY.

Round 20:

ch1, bp sc at joining st and at each st around; join w/slp to beg. sc. (72 sc)

Round 21-26: Use “J” hook throughout the rest of the pattern.

ch1, sc in joining stand in each st around; join w/slp to beg. sc; at the end of Round 26, drop MC & pulling up CC at the last pull through of the last sc of Round 26 (72 sc)

Round 27:

ch1, scss2 in round below, ch 1; *skp 2 st’s, scss2 in round below, ch 1* repeat around; join w/slp to beg. scss2.  (24 scss2)

Round 28:

Drop CC & pull up MC at the ch1, that begins this round; ch1, sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp to beg. sc. (72 sc)

Round 29: 

ch1, sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp to beg. sc.  (72 sc) Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Finished Measurements: 30″ around w x 4″ high

I hope you enjoy using this crochet pattern to make a Nautical napkin basket for your home.

This is a great gift to make for a friend. If you make this basket I hope you will share it with me. Photos in my crochet and craft group of your makes are always welcome and fun.

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Copyright Statement

This pattern is protected by copyright© Krissys Over The Mountain Crochet 2021. Do not sell, alter or redistribute this pattern in any way or form. You have my permission to sell your finished product, but you are responsible for the finished product. No Mass Production.

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