Sweet Softies | Amigurumi and Crochet

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Dear fellow crocheters,

I'm excited to share with you this super large, ginormous hulk of a crochet basket at 12 inches in height and 15 inches in base diameter! I named it the Blue Coast Basket, and it's a real simple yet classic design with nautical colors. It makes a great home décor piece, doesn't it?

It's definitely my biggest crochet piece to date, and this oversized container with two handles is also functional and perfect for storage and organization in a bedroom, closet, nursery, kid's room, playroom, or any living space. I think it does a pretty nice job of holding stuffed animals!

The Blue Coast Basket can also be a lovely gift for a housewarming party, baby shower, birthday, or any occasion~

To customize it, you can mix and match your favorite colors to create a fun, vibrant look, or a beautiful ombre one like what I did with the two blue shades and white. You can even add tassels, pom-poms, and other embellishments to give it a nice, personalized touch.

I made this basket using six skeins of Lion Brand's Hometown USA yarn. Below are the three colors that I used:

Charlotte Blue (3 skeins)

St. Paul Sky (2 skeins)

New York White (1 skein)

The total yardage for six complete skeins is 486 yards, but I had some leftover yarn, so it doesn't need quite that much if you're looking to substitute with a different, super bulky weight 6 yarn!

With the 6.00 mm crochet hook that I used, the basket didn't take all that long to make, and it held up quite well!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blue-coast-basket-extra-large-with-handles

Scroll down for the free, written crochet pattern. If you'd like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!

Copyright Notice -- © 2019 Sweet Softies (www.sweetsofties.com). You have permission to sell finished products made from this pattern, but you must credit Sweet Softies as the owner/creator of this pattern by linking to my website, Etsy shop, and/or Facebook page. You may not copy, alter, or sell this pattern in any way. You may sell finished items made with this pattern if you credit Sweet Softies as the designer and link to my website, Etsy shop, or Facebook page. No wholesale.

Introduction:
The Blue Coast Basket is a simple yet classic nautical design that makes a great home décor piece. Made with super bulky yarn, this oversized container with two handles is functional and perfect for storage and organization in a bedroom, closet, nursery, kid’s room, playroom, or any living space. Mix and match with your favorite colors to create a fun, vibrant look, or a beautiful, ombre one! For a personalized touch, you can add tassels, pom poms, or other embellishments. The Blue Coast Basket would be a lovely gift for a housewarming party, baby shower, birthday, or any occasion!

Finished Measurement:

Height: 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Diameter of base: 15 inches (38 cm)

Level:

Familiar beginner. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below).

Stitches/Terms Used (US Terminology):

MR: magic ring (a.k.a. magic circle, magic loop)
Ch: chain
Sl st: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase
BLO: back loops only
Rsc: reverse single crochet (Click here for the video tutorial)

Materials:

Super bulky (weight 6) yarn. I used Lion Brand's Hometown USA yarn in the following colors:
C1 (first color -- "Charlotte Blue"), 3 skeins / 243 yards
C2 (second color -- "St. Paul Sky"), 2 skeins / 162 yards
C3 (third color -- "New York White"), 1 skein / 81 yards
6.00 mm crochet hook

Scissors

~ WRITTEN PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS ~

Notes (Read Before Beginning!)

This entire pattern is worked from bottom-up in one piece. Do not fasten off until the very end.
The base of the basket is circular and worked in a continuous spiral. Rounds will be joined once the vertical basket portion begins.
A video tutorial is available for the “reverse single crochet” (rsc) stitch used for the basket’s brim.

Basket Base

To begin the base of the basket, start with C1 yarn.

R1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts)
R6: (Sc 4, inc) x 6. (36 sts)
R7: (Sc 5, inc) x 6. (42 sts)
R8: (Sc 6, inc) x 6. (48 sts)
R9: (Sc 7, inc) x 6. (54 sts)
R10: (Sc 8, inc) x 6. (60 sts)
R11: (Sc 9, inc) x 6. (66 sts)
R12: (Sc 10, inc) x 6. (72 sts)
R13: (Sc 11, inc) x 6. (78 sts)
R14: (Sc 12, inc) x 6. (84 sts)
R15: (Sc 13, inc) x 6. (90 sts)
R16: (Sc 14, inc) x 6. (96 sts)
R17: (Sc 15, inc) x 6. (102 sts)
R18: (Sc 16, inc) x 6. (108 sts)
R19: (Sc 17, inc) x 6. (114 sts)
R20: (Sc 18, inc) x 6. (120 sts)
R21: (Sc 19, inc) x 6. (126 sts)

Vertical Portion of Basket

The base is complete. Now we will begin working on the vertical portion of the basket, but with *joined rounds. Continue with C1 yarn.

Sl st in the first sc of the previous round.

R22: Ch 1. In BLO, sc around. *Join with a sl st to the first sc. (126 sts)

R23: Ch 1. Sc in first st. (Ch, skip 1 st, sc in next st) around. *Join with a sl st to first sc.

R24: Ch 2. Sc in first ch-1 space. (Ch, sc in next ch-1 space) around. *Join with a sl st in the ch-2 space at the start of this round.

R25: Repeat R23 for all odd rows.

R26: Repeat R24 for all even rows.

R27-R56: Follow the color guide below for changing yarn colors:

Handles

Without fastening off, we will now continue by making the handles with C2 yarn.

R57: Ch 1, sc in first st. Ch 15 (this will be your first handle). Count 15 sts (include the sc AND chains) to skip. Then, continue the pattern with (sc in ch-1 space, ch, skip a st) x 24. Sc in next ch-1 space.

Now you will start making the second handle. Ch 15, skip 15 sts. Continue the pattern with (sc in ch-1 space, ch, skip a st) x 23. Ch, then join with a sl st to the first sc in the round.

Brim

Without fastening off, continue with the brim.

R58: Ch 1. Rsc around. (This means, reverse the direction by inserting a rsc [click here for the video tutorial] in each st. At the ch-15 gaps, simply rsc 15 and continue on.) Join with a sl st to the first sc.

Finally, fasten off and weave in the ends.

That's it, you're done!

Congratulations on finishing your Blue Coast Basket!

If you enjoyed this free project and would like to make a donation to support my work, please click here! Any amount is greatly appreciated and will go directly towards the yarn and supplies I use to keep creating new designs!

Also, if you'd like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!

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If you made this project and would like to share photos, I'd absolutely love to see! Here are links for sharing your finished creation:

Sweet Softies Facebook Page
Sweet Softies Amigurumi & Crochet Community Facebook Group
Instagram, @SweetSofties
Email: sweetsofties [at] gmail.com
Or, feel free to share in the comments below! :)

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Best wishes,