Pattern Sections
- Crochet materials and tools:
- Crochet rectangular basket size:
- Common abbreviations of crochet stitches (US):
- Rectangular basket crochet pattern:
Crochet materials and tools:
<> Crochet hook 8 mm (A 7 mm or 7.5 mm hook can be used as well.)
<> Jersey Knit Material (T-shirt yarn) – 90% cotton, 10% polyester, 200 grams per 1.5 ball.
<> Yarn needle
Crochet rectangular basket size:
Common abbreviations of crochet stitches (US):
ch – chain
SC – single crochet
SCS – center single crochet: insert the hook between the legs of the single crochet in the previous round.
yo – yarn over
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
Rectangular basket crochet pattern:
Leave 50-60 cm (20-23 in) tail.
Round 1: Ch 9. Starting into the 2nd ch from the hook SC in next 7 chs, 3 SC into the last ch. Working on the opposite side of the foundation chain, SC in the next 6 chs, 2 SC in the last ch. Join. (18)
How to join the round:
Insert the hook from back to front into the first SC (underneath both loops) and pull the last loop through. Pull the working yarn to make the loop shorter.
Round 2:
Ch 1. Insert the hook between the two legs of the first SC, yo, draw up a loop. Remove the hook from both loops. Reinsert the hook into the drawn-up loop, then into the ch-1 loop, and pull the ch-1 loop through. Mark the resulting stitch as the first SC. SCS in next 6 sts, 3 SCS in next st, SCS in next st, 3 SCS in next st, SCS in next 6 sts, 3 SCS in next st, SCS in next st, 2 SCS into the first SC of the previous round (including the SC already worked, there will be 3 SCS total in this stitch).
Join as explained to the 2nd SC (not the first SC that was marked with a stitch marker). (26)
Round 3:
