Brown Crochet Baskets

I had a few skeins of brown yarn, and decided to make baskets with it!

All were made with 2 strands of worsted weight acrylic yarn held together and a J (6.0 mm) hook. All used my usual stash basket pattern as a base, but were modified in various ways.

For the first one, I used this diamond stitch in the round video to add diamond stitch on the sides of the basket.

Then I made a smaller basket using the basketweave stitch on the sides (switching every 4 rounds) and crab stitch (reverse single crochet) on the top edge.

I still had yarn left, so I made another even smaller basket with basketweave (switching every round) and crab stitch (reverse single crochet) on the top edge.

Now I just have a tiny ball of the yarn left! :grin:

Some in-progress pictures:


(first attempt at the smallest basket - I changed up the sides a few times)

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That big basket is my favorite. Nice stash-busting!

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These are stunning. The patterns make them special. And that brown is so rich. Lovely.

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The big basket is my fave, too! That diamond pattern is perfect!

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These are so beautiful.

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Well I guess there’s one more thing to add to my someday list! They’re a great way to bust that stash :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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What a great way to use up extra yarn and they are absolutely beautiful! I’m generally not a huge fan of neutral colours, but the patterns/textures give them a depth that I don’t usually feel when looking at neutrals.

*That was my confusing and long-winded way of saying that I really, really like these!

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These are so fancy!! :purple_heart:

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Love the diamond patterned basket!

I notice that you and me (and probably a lot of other people!) have to keep going until we use up the last little bit of yarn we are trying to destash! ha…you got three nice sized baskets, but I bet that last little bit is driving you bonkers…ha.

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Thank you everyone! :smiley:

@AIMR - Not really - all off my little balls of yarn go in one bin for amigurumi or scrappy projects & I have a bunch in there right now, so it has plenty of company! :grin:

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I love the basketweave stitched one. These are great and super handy I bet!

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excellent textures!

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I absolutely adore the large one. Perfect shape and pattern. What are you using it for?

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It is currently in my bin of finished projects. :grin:
I have several others that are similar in size & they’re used to hold yarn/fabric/unfinished projects/etc. :slight_smile:

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Thank you! :heart:

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Brilliant!! So useful!!

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