Easy Crochet Basket with T-shirt Yarn
in Under an Hour
One of my favorite things to crochet with T-shirt yarn are baskets! The bulky T-shirt yarn gives the basket a little “oomph.” Who wants a floppy crochet basket?! Did you know you can make your own T-shirt yarn?? I have a quick and easy tutorial linked below. An added plus is this chunky crochet basket for beginners can be made super fast. Grab your supplies and let’s make a crochet basket with T-shirt yarn in under an hour.
Skill Level
Easy
Finished Size
Approximately 5.5 in (14 cm)diameter & depth
Gauge
20 HDC and 2 rounds = 3 in (7.5 cm) diameter
Abbreviations
CH - Chain
HDC - Half Double Crochet
HDCBLO - Half Double Crochet Back Loop Only
INC - Increase (2 STS in same space)
REP - Repeat
SL ST - Slip Stitch
Notes:
This pattern is written in US Terminology and Imperial Measurements
This pattern is written in crochet shorthand. Example: "HDC 1" means to half double crochet in the next stitch, and "HDC 30" means to half double crochet into the next 30 stitches.
Starting CH does not count as first stitch.
Right side refers to the side where you can see "V"s in the stitches instead of horizontal bars.
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If you have any questions about the pattern, please email bagsbybento@gmail.com. You got this!
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Instructions
Round 1:
Magic circle or CH 4 & SL ST ends TOG
CH 1 (see Notes)
HDC 10 into circle
SL ST to 1st HDC
(10 HDC)
Round 2:
CH 1
(INC) REP 10 times
SL ST to 1st HDC
(20 HDC)
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Round 3:
CH 1
(HDC 1, INC) REP 10 times
SL ST to 1st HDC
(30 HDC)
Make sure right side (see Notes)is facing.
Round 4:
CH 1
HDCBLO 30
SL ST to 1st HDC
(30 HDCBLO)
Rounds 5-9 :
CH 1
HDC 30
SL ST to 1st HDC
(30 HDC)
Round 10:
CH 1
HDC 5
CH 10
SK 5
HDC 10
CH 10
SK 5
HDC 5
SL ST to 1st HDC
(20 HDC, 20 CH)
Round 11:
CH 1
SL ST 40 (including CH 10 handles)
(40 SL ST)
Tie off & weave in ends
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Hi friend! I’m Taylor Bento
Crochet Designer & Content Creator
I started my crochet business, Bags by Bento, in 2021 during the height of the pandemic. I took the challenges of living life online and cultivated a virtual community! Now, I help crocheters create beautiful bags and accessories. Scroll through the blog for more crochet tutorials and patterns. Follow along on Instagram for crochet friends and community.
