Crochet Basket With Handles

About This Crochet Basket

• This crochet basket is worked in one piece, with the basket handles crocheted into the basket in the last four rounds.
• It features a simple decorative crochet edge that is made with reverse single crochet stitches (which is very easy to do).
• This basket is a medium to large basket that can double up as a small tote bag.
• Make it in any color you like to suit your decor.
• This basket is small enough to use for storage on a shelf and large enough for it to look great sitting on the floor next to a table or desk.
• This is a free crochet pattern. You can find a printable pattern card at the end of this post.

If you like this basket pattern, you might also like these simple round double crochet basket with coasters, this small crochet basket pattern with handles, or these crochet basket patterns.

What Type Of Yarn To Use

I used two strands of #4 medium (worsted, Afgan, Aran, 10ply) acrylic yarn for this crochet basket pattern.

The double thickness of the yarn makes it sturdy, and the sides hold up without extra support for a large crochet basket of this size.

You could also use other yarn weights like super bulky yarn, or Bernat blanket yarn.

However, if you use other yarn weights you will have to adjust the hook size by going down a size or two than what is recommended on the yarn label.

This is because when making a crocheted basket you want the stitches to be nice and tight so that the basket sides with stand firm without other support.

And if you do use a different yarn weight and hook size your basket could be larger or smaller depending on the weights you use.

Crochet Stitches

You will need to know how to make a chain stitch, single crochet (sc), and slip stitch to make this crochet basket with a handle pattern. Find out more about these stitches below.

Chain Stich (ch)

1. Make a slip knot.
2. Yarn over hook (YO)
3. Draw a loop of yarn back up through the loop on the crochet hook. One chain stitch made.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) and draw a loop through the loop on the hook to create another chain, and repeat to create new chain stitches.
5. See how to start a crochet chain stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Single Crochet (sc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) and pull back up through the stitch. You should have two loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over the hook (YO) and pull the yarn back through all the loops on the hook.
4. This completes a single crochet stitch.
5. See how to single crochet with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Slip Stitch (sl st)

1. Insert the hook from the from to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
3. This completes a slip stitch.
4. See how to crochet a slip stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

You will also need to know how to find the front of a loop (FLO) and the back of a loop (BLO) to work stitches into, as well as how to reverse single crochet (RSC). 

You can learn more about these in our special stitches section further down the page.

Step By Step Tutorial

Skill Level

Beginner

What You Will Need

Yarn

#4 medium (worsted, Afgan, Aran, 10 ply) 100% acrylic yarn, or similar

• This pattern is worked with two stands of yarn worsted yarn.
• You will need two lots of yarn, each being 196.5 yards (180 meters) long in any color.

The overall total of yarn needed to make this basket is about 393 yards (360 meters). 

Crochet Hook

• 8mm hook

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Finished Size

This crochet basket with handles is about 8.5 inches (22 cm) in diameter and about 9 inches (23cm) high.

Gauge

10 single crochet stitches and 13 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10cm) square using a 8 mm hook.

Check your gauge: Use any hook size to obtain the correct gauge.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• sl st - slip stitch
• sk - skip
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• rpt - repeat
• FLO - front of loop (see special stitches and terms below)
• BLO - back of loop (see special stitches and terms below)
• RSC - reverse single crochet (see special stitches and terms below)

Special Stitches and Terms

Front Loop / Front Loop Only (FL or FLO)

• When you normally crochet you tend to look at the side of the work. To identify the front loop, look at the row from the top.
• Each of the stitches will look like a "V" laying down with its point, pointing to the left and away from the hook if you are a right-hand crocheter.
• The loop of the "V" that is at the front of the work is referred to as the front loop.
• This single front loop is the part of the stitch you need to crochet into whenever a pattern asks you to crochet into the front loop only.
• In patterns, you will see this term written as FL or FLO which refers to front loop or front loop only.
• You may even see it in patterns written listed with a stitch for example; as hdc-flo (half double crochet in the front loop only) or tr-flo (treble stitch in the front loop only).

Back Loop / Back Loop Only (BL or BLO)

• When you normally crochet you tend to look at the side of the work. To identify the back loop, look at the row from the top.
• Each of the stitches will look like a "V" laying down with its point, pointing to the left and away from the hook if you are a right-hand crocheter.
• The loop of the "V" that is at the back of the work is referred to as the back loop.
• This single back loop is the part of the stitch you need to crochet into whenever a pattern asks you to crochet into the back loop only.
• In patterns, you will see this term written as BL or BLO which refers to back loop or back loop only. 
• You may even see it in patterns written listed with a stitch for example; dc-blo (double crochet in the back loop only) or sc-blo (single crochet in the back loop only).

Reverse Single Crochet (RSC)

1. Insert the hook from the front to the back, in the next stitch to the right of the hook.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) and draw the yarn back through the stitch. You will now have two loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through the two loops on the hook.
4. This completes on reverse single crochet stitch.
5. See how to reverse single crochet stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Abbreviated version

RSC - Insert hk from front to back of next st to the right of the hk, YO pull yarn through st, YO pull yarn though both loops on hk.

Pattern Notes

• This crochet basket is crocheted in a spiral, so do not join rounds.
• Use a stitch marker to make the first stitch of each round as you go.
• This basket is worked using two strands of #4 worsted weight yarn.

Pattern Instructions

Round One

Round 1 - Make 6 single crochets in a magic ring. [6 single crochets in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 1 - 6sc in MR. [6sc]

Round Two

Round 2 - Make 2 single crochets into each stitch around. [The stitch count for this round is 12 single crochets.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 2 - 2sc in each st around. [12sc]

Round Three

Round 3 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in the next), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [18 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 3 - (2sc in next st, sc in next), rpt 6 times. [18sc]

Round Four

Round 4 -  (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [24 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 4 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 2-sts), rpt 6 times. [24sc]

Round Five

Round 5 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [30 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 5 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 3-sts), rpt 6 times. [30sc]

Round Six

Round 6 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [36 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 6 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 4-sts), rpt 6 times. [36sc] 

Round Seven

Round 7 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 5 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [42 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 7 - (2sc in next, sc each of the next 5-sts), rpt 6 times. [42sc]

Round Eight

Round 8 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [48 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 8 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 6-sts), rpt 6 times. [48sc]

Round Nine

Round 9 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 7 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [54 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 9 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 7-sts), rpt 6 times. [54sc]

Round Ten

Round 10 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 8 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [60 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 10 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 8-sts), rpt 6 times. [60sc]

Round Eleven

Round 11 - (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 9 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [66 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 11 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 9-sts), rpt 6 times. [66sc]

Round Twelve

Round 12 -  (Make 2 single crochets in the next stitch, then 1 single crochet in each of the next 10 stitches), repeat the instructions in the brackets 6 times. [72 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 12 - (2sc in next st, sc each of the next 10-sts), rpt 6 times. [72sc]

Rounds Thirteen and Fourteen

Round 13 - Slip stitch into the front loop (FLO) of each stitch of round 12. [72 stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 13 - Sl st in FLO of each st of round 12. [72sts]

Round 14 - Make one single crochet in the back loop (BLO) of each stitch of round 12. [72 single crochet stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 14 -  Sc in BLO of each st of round 12. [72sc]

Round Fifteen - Thirty Four

Rounds 15 - 34 - Make a single crochet into each stitch of round 14. After working the last round (27) slip stitch into the next stitch. [You should still have 72 stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Rounds 15 - 34 - Sc in each st or round 14. After working the last round (27) sl st into next st. [72sts]

Round Thirty Five

Shaping the Handles

Round 35 - Make a single crochet into each of the next 12 stitches, then chain 12, skip 12 stitches, then make 1 single crochet into each of the next 24 stitches, chain 12, skip 12 stitches, then single crochet into the next 12 stitches. [72 stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 35 - Sc in the next 12-sts, then ch12, sk 12-sts, sc in the next 24-st, ch12, sk 12-sts, sc in next 12-sts. [72st]

Round Thirty Six

Round 36 - Single crochet into the next 12 stitches, then make 1 single crochet in each of the 12 chain stitches, then single crochet in the next 24 stitches, make a single crochet into each of the next 12 chain stitches, then make 1 single crochet stitch into the next 12 stitches.

Abbreviated version 

Round 36 - sc in next 12-st, then make sc in each of the 12ch-sts, sc in next 24st, then sc in each of the 12ch-sts, sc in next 12-sts. [72st]

Round Thirty Seven

Round 37 - Make a single crochet into each stitch around, then slip stitch into the next stitch. [72 stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 37 - Sc in each st around, sl st into next st. [72st]

Round Thirty Eight

Round 38 - Reverse single crochet (RSC) in each stitch around, cut yarn, and fasten off. [72 stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version 

Round 38 - RSC in each st around, cut yarn, and fasten off. [72st]

Finishing

Pull the starting yarn tail tight to close the magic circle, then use a yarn needle to weave in the loose ends.

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