This is very similar to the jute baskets we have made but much easier and faster.

I have managed to crochet the whole bunch of those in about an hour for my daughter’s teachers to give away at the last day of term.

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MATERIALS

• brown or beige DK yarn for the baskets
• pom-pom chicks (follow the link for tutorial)

EQUIPMENT

• 4 mm crochet hook

METHOD

Please note that names of the stitches in UK & US vary, this is UK pattern, click through for crochet stitches conversion chart.

stitches used: chain (ch), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (ss)

FOUNDATION CHAIN

• Start with 5 – 6 ch, close the chain with ss to create a circle.

ROUND 1 (FOUNDATION ROUND)

• Work about 12 dc into the middle of the circle.
• Close the round with ss.

ROUND 2 

• Move to the second round, start with 2 ch as first dc and then work 1 dc into each stitch of the previous round, working extra dc into every third stitch, close with ss.

ROUND 3

• Again start with 2 ch as first dc and then work dc into each stitch of the previous row, do not add any more extra stitches.

HANDLE

• Once the basket is done, do not cut the thread but start working about 15 ch for the handle.
• Connect on the opposite site with the ss.
• Finish it off, cut the yarn and voilà, the basket is ready (!)

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