Agat Last Updated on December 19, 2022
I’ve been into designing baskets in the last few months, I just love how practical they are!
Especially a crochet nesting basket, it’s the perfect size to hold all the things that are scattered around on my desk or my current WIP.
This is a perfect crochet project and a beautiful item to add to your home decor.
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The Lobelia Basket Set
The Crochet Nesting Basket pattern is part of the Lobelia Basket Pattern Set.
You can also find the Lobelia Plant Pot Holder Basket, which is a smaller basket with handles. It’s a perfect size to hold a plant pot, but can be used to hold whatever you want!
Both baskets are great crochet storage baskets and can be modified to any size you want.
You can get both baskets’ PDF patterns for only $6.5 through Ravelry!
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How Do You Crochet a Nesting Basket?
Crocheting a nesting basket is quite easy, especially if you go with a super simple pattern that only uses a single crochet stitch for example.
If you want to make a round crochet basket, you need to start with a perfectly round crochet circle.
Then after you reached the desired size for the bottom of the basket, you stop increasing and continue to work your rounds to build the basket’s body.
Which Yarn Is Best For Crochet Baskets?
When crocheting a storage basket, it’s recommended to use 100% cotton yarn. Cotton yarn is more sturdy, have beautiful stitch definition and you can easily wash it in the washing machine.
For this crochet nesting basket, I used Knit Picks – Dishie yarn which was very generously provided to me by WeCrochet.
Dishie yarn is one of my favorite cotton yarns to use for crochet home decor items. it’s soft, yet very sturdy and has great stitch definition, and as a bonus comes in many beautiful colors!
I used this yarn in the Paved Diamonds Rug, Suzette Hanging Basket, Double Hanging Basket, and Knit-Look Can Cozies.
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About the Lobelia Crochet Nesting Basket Pattern
The Lobelia Nesting basket is a modern crochet basket.
The Basket’s body has a unique texture because of a combination of the spider stitch and the spike single crochet stitch.
The body pattern is worked alternating these two stitches, where each stitch is worked on the top of the same stitch to obtain the lines from the bottom to the top.
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Lobelia Crochet Nesting Basket Free Pattern
Skill Level – Intermediate
Materials
โ 5 mm / H & 6 mm / J Crochet hooks (I use Tulip Etimo Hooks)
โ Worsted (#4) weight cotton yarn (I used Knit Picks – Dishie in Linen)
Total amount of yarn needed: 170gr/295m/323yds
* The pattern is worked with 2 strands held together.
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Abbreviations (US)
blo – through back loop only
ch – chain
inc – increase: 2 single crochet in same stitch
sc – single crochet
ss – slip stitch
st – stitch
sp – space
SPsc – spike single crochet: work sc into 2 rows below (instead of 1 row below as in regular sc)
V-sc – [1sc, ch1, 1sc] in same stitch
Gauge – Working rounds 1-14 will result in a 7.5″ (19cm) diameter circle.
How to crochet the Spike Single Crochet stitch:
Work sc into 2 rows below (instead of 1 row below as in regular sc), work into the V part of the stitch.
Finished size – 7.5โ (19cm) diameter base, 4โ (10cm) height
Notes
- Ch1 at the beginning of the round does not count as a stitch. The first stitch is always worked into the first stitch which you slip stitched to in the last round.
- The base of the basket is worked with a 5 mm hook, and the sides are worked with a 6 mm hook.
- [โฆ] – crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated stitch.
- (โฆ) – crochet the instructions within brackets as many times as directed.
- How to change the size of your basket: The basketโs body is worked over a multiple of 4 stitches. To change the size of the basket, you can change the size of the base and make sure you have multiple of 4 stitches when you start working the body.
- The basketโs body is worked with the Spider stitch (V-sc worked into each ch-1 sp), separated by Spike sc stitches.
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Lobelia Nesting Basket Crochet Pattern
Basket’s Base
With a 5 mm / H hook – Make a magic ring
Round 1: ch1, 6sc into ring, pull the ring tight, ss to 1st sc. (6 sc)
Round 2: ch1, inc in each sc around, ss to 1st sc. (12 sc)
Round 3: ch1, (1sc in next sc, inc in next sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (18 sc)
Round 4: ch1, (1sc in next sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (24 sc)
Round 5: ch1, (1sc in next 3 sts, inc in next sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (30 sc)
Round 6: ch1, (1sc in next 2 sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next 2 sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (36 sc)
Round 7: ch1, (1sc in next 5 sc, inc in next sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (42 sc)
Round 8: ch1, (1sc in next 3 sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next 3 sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (48 sc)
Round 9: ch1, (1sc in next 7 sc, inc in next st) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (54 sc)
Round 10: ch1, (1sc in next 4 sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next 4 sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (60 sc)
Round 11: ch1, (1sc in next 9 sc, inc in next st) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (66 sc)
Round 12: ch1, (1sc in next 5 sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next 5 sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (72 sc)
Round 13: ch1, (1sc in next 11 sc, inc in next st) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (78 sc)
Round 14: ch1, (1sc in next 6 sc, inc in next sc, 1sc in next 6 sc) x 6 times, ss to 1st sc. (84 sc)
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Basket’s Body
With a 6 mm / J hook
Round 15: ch1, 1sc in blo of each sc around, ss to 1st sc. (84 sc blo)
Round 16: ch1, 1sc in 1st sc, skip next sc, V-sc in next sc, skip next sc.
* 1sc in next sc, skip next sc, V-sc in next sc, skip next sc; repeat from * to end of the round, ss to 1st sc. (21 sc, 21 V-sc)
Round 17: ch1, 1SPsc in 1st sc, skip next sc, V-sc in ch-1 sp, skip next sc.
* 1SPsc in next sc, skip next sc, V-sc in ch-1 sp, skip next sc; repeat from * to end of the round, ss to 1st SPsc. (21 SPsc, 21 V-sc)
Round 18: ch1, 1sc in 1st SPsc, skip next sc, V-sc in next ch-1 sp, skip next sc.
* 1sc in next SPsc, skip next sc, V-sc in next ch-1 sp, skip next sc; repeat from * to end of the round, ss to 1st sc. (21 sc, 21 V-sc)
Round 19: ch1, 1SPsc in 1st SPsc, skip next sc, V-sc in ch-1 sp, skip next sc.
* 1SPsc in next SPsc, skip next sc, V-sc in ch-1 sp, skip next sc; repeat from * to end of the round, ss to 1st SPsc. (21 SPsc, 21 V-sc)
Rounds 20-27: repeat rounds 18-19 (4 more repetitions).
With a 5 mm hook
Round 28: 1ss in blo of each st (each sc & ch-1) around, ss to 1st ss. (84 ss)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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