A crocheted basket with a rectangular base, straight sides broadening to a wider rectangular opening at the top. The dimensions are given in centimeters, converted to inches for modeling.

BeginnerUS TermsIn the Round

This is a crochet basket with a rectangular base and flared sides. The base is 25.5 cm x 36 cm, the height is 60 cm, and the top opening broadens to 34.5 cm x 44 cm. The shape is a tapered frustum with a rectangular base and a larger rectangular top. The crochet hook size and stitch type influence the thickness of the basket walls.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Acrylic · Sand · 1260yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Basket Body

R1Ch 162, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring, being careful not to twist. Sc in each ch around, join. (162)(162 sts)
R2Sc in each st around, join. (162)(162 sts)
R3[sc 161, inc] x 1, join. (163)(163 sts)
R4[sc 162, inc] x 1, join. (164)(164 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (164)(164 sts)
R6[sc 163, inc] x 1, join. (165)(165 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (165)(165 sts)
R8[sc 164, inc] x 1, join. (166)(166 sts)
R9Sc in each st around, join. (166)(166 sts)
R10[sc 165, inc] x 1, join. (167)(167 sts)
R11[sc 166, inc] x 1, join. (168)(168 sts)
R12Sc in each st around, join. (168)(168 sts)
R13[sc 167, inc] x 1, join. (169)(169 sts)
R14Sc in each st around, join. (169)(169 sts)
R15[sc 168, inc] x 1, join. (170)(170 sts)
R16[sc 169, inc] x 1, join. (171)(171 sts)
R17Sc in each st around, join. (171)(171 sts)
R18[sc 170, inc] x 1, join. (172)(172 sts)
R19Sc in each st around, join. (172)(172 sts)
R20[sc 171, inc] x 1, join. (173)(173 sts)
R21Sc in each st around, join. (173)(173 sts)
R22[sc 172, inc] x 1, join. (174)(174 sts)
R23[sc 173, inc] x 1, join. (175)(175 sts)
R24Sc in each st around, join. (175)(175 sts)
R25[sc 174, inc] x 1, join. (176)(176 sts)
R26Sc in each st around, join. (176)(176 sts)
R27[sc 175, inc] x 1, join. (177)(177 sts)
R28Sc in each st around, join. (177)(177 sts)
R29[sc 176, inc] x 1, join. (178)(178 sts)
R30[sc 177, inc] x 1, join. (179)(179 sts)
R31Sc in each st around, join. (179)(179 sts)
R32[sc 178, inc] x 1, join. (180)(180 sts)
R33Sc in each st around, join. (180)(180 sts)
R34[sc 179, inc] x 1, join. (181)(181 sts)
R35[sc 180, inc] x 1, join. (182)(182 sts)
R36Sc in each st around, join. (182)(182 sts)
R37[sc 181, inc] x 1, join. (183)(183 sts)
R38Sc in each st around, join. (183)(183 sts)
R39[sc 182, inc] x 1, join. (184)(184 sts)
R40Sc in each st around, join. (184)(184 sts)
R41[sc 183, inc] x 1, join. (185)(185 sts)
R42[sc 184, inc] x 1, join. (186)(186 sts)
R43Sc in each st around, join. (186)(186 sts)
R44[sc 185, inc] x 1, join. (187)(187 sts)
R45Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R46[sc 186, inc] x 1, join. (188)(188 sts)
R47Sc in each st around, join. (188)(188 sts)
R48[sc 187, inc] x 1, join. (189)(189 sts)
R49[sc 188, inc] x 1, join. (190)(190 sts)
R50Sc in each st around, join. (190)(190 sts)
R51[sc 189, inc] x 1, join. (191)(191 sts)
R52Sc in each st around, join. (191)(191 sts)
R53[sc 190, inc] x 1, join. (192)(192 sts)
R54[sc 191, inc] x 1, join. (193)(193 sts)
R55Sc in each st around, join. (193)(193 sts)
R56[sc 192, inc] x 1, join. (194)(194 sts)
R57Sc in each st around, join. (194)(194 sts)
R58[sc 193, inc] x 1, join. (195)(195 sts)
R59Sc in each st around, join. (195)(195 sts)
R60[sc 194, inc] x 1, join. (196)(196 sts)
R61[sc 195, inc] x 1, join. (197)(197 sts)
R62Sc in each st around, join. (197)(197 sts)
R63[sc 196, inc] x 1, join. (198)(198 sts)
R64Sc in each st around, join. (198)(198 sts)
R65[sc 197, inc] x 1, join. (199)(199 sts)
R66Sc in each st around, join. (199)(199 sts)
R67[sc 198, inc] x 1, join. (200)(200 sts)
R68[sc 199, inc] x 1, join. (201)(201 sts)
R69Sc in each st around, join. (201)(201 sts)
R70[sc 200, inc] x 1, join. (202)(202 sts)
R71Sc in each st around, join. (202)(202 sts)
R72[sc 201, inc] x 1, join. (203)(203 sts)
R73[sc 202, inc] x 1, join. (204)(204 sts)
R74Sc in each st around, join. (204)(204 sts)
R75[sc 203, inc] x 1, join. (205)(205 sts)
R76Sc in each st around, join. (205)(205 sts)
R77[sc 204, inc] x 1, join. (206)(206 sts)
R78Sc in each st around, join. (206)(206 sts)
R79[sc 205, inc] x 1, join. (207)(207 sts)
R80[sc 206, inc] x 1, join. (208)(208 sts)
R81Sc in each st around, join. (208)(208 sts)
R82[sc 207, inc] x 1, join. (209)(209 sts)
R83Sc in each st around, join. (209)(209 sts)
R84[sc 208, inc] x 1, join. (210)(210 sts)
R85Sc in each st around, join. (210)(210 sts)
R86[sc 209, inc] x 1, join. (211)(211 sts)
R87[sc 210, inc] x 1, join. (212)(212 sts)
R88Sc in each st around, join. (212)(212 sts)
R89[sc 211, inc] x 1, join. (213)(213 sts)
R90Sc in each st around, join. (213)(213 sts)
R91[sc 212, inc] x 1, join. (214)(214 sts)
R92[sc 213, inc] x 1, join. (215)(215 sts)
R93Sc in each st around, join. (215)(215 sts)
R94[sc 214, inc] x 1, join. (216)(216 sts)
R95Sc in each st around, join. (216)(216 sts)
R96[sc 215, inc] x 1, join. (217)(217 sts)
R97Sc in each st around, join. (217)(217 sts)
R98[sc 216, inc] x 1, join. (218)(218 sts)
R99[sc 217, inc] x 1, join. (219)(219 sts)
R100Sc in each st around, join. (219)(219 sts)
R101[sc 218, inc] x 1, join. (220)(220 sts)
R102Sc in each st around, join. (220)(220 sts)
R103[sc 219, inc] x 1, join. (221)(221 sts)
R104Sc in each st around, join. (221)(221 sts)
R105[sc 220, inc] x 1, join. (222)(222 sts)
R106[sc 221, inc] x 1, join. (223)(223 sts)
R107Sc in each st around, join. (223)(223 sts)
R108[sc 222, inc] x 1, join. (224)(224 sts)
R109Sc in each st around, join. (224)(224 sts)
R110[sc 223, inc] x 1, join. (225)(225 sts)
R111[sc 224, inc] x 1, join. (226)(226 sts)
R112Sc in each st around, join. (226)(226 sts)
R113[sc 225, inc] x 1, join. (227)(227 sts)
R114Sc in each st around, join. (227)(227 sts)
R115[sc 226, inc] x 1, join. (228)(228 sts)
R116Sc in each st around, join. (228)(228 sts)
R117[sc 227, inc] x 1, join. (229)(229 sts)
R118[sc 228, inc] x 1, join. (230)(230 sts)
R119Sc in each st around, join. (230)(230 sts)