Crochet nesting baskets to organize your desk with this free crochet pattern! Baskets of different shapes and sizes fit together as a single piece, or they can be taken apart to be used as different storage containers. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.
These crochet Desktop Nesting Baskets are made with Red Heart Strata yarn, which is a bulky, jersey-knit tube yarn. It is very similar to Bernat Maker Home Dec, but it is acrylic instead of cotton. The bulky yarn makes these baskets work up quickly so they would make an awesome last minute housewarming or even baby nursery gift! Just pack them with a candle or some small baby essentials and they double as a gift basket as well.
I loved making these with a combination of two colors (and a bit of hemp) but they would also be just as fabulous in one solid color if you are really hustling to get a gift made quickly! Mine are on my desk now holding my hooks, scrap yarn and a few other goodies. What will you use these baskets for?
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Nesting Baskets - Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies:
- Red Heart Strata (Bernat Home Dec would work well too!): I used one skein of 'Coral' and just over one skein of 'Aran'. So you would need two of the Aran.
- J/6.0 mm crochet hook (I use Clover Amour)
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors (I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case)
- Fingering Weight Hemp (optional)
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- SC: single crochet
- WST: waistcoat single crochet. Worked like a regular SC, but rather than inserting your hook into the front and back loops of the next stitch, you insert it in the middle of the next stitch
- BLO: back loop only
Gauge
not particularly important
Finished Size:
Basket #1: approx. 2" tall x 7" wide
Basket #2: approx. 4" tall x 6" wide
Basket #3: approx. 5" tall x 5" wide
Pattern Notes
- Ch sts at the beginning of a row do not count as a stitch.
- The end of each round is attached to the first stitch of the round with a slip stitch
Instructions
Basket #1 (Coral):
Start with a magic circle (see video tutorial above if needed).
Round 1: ch 1, work 8 SC into the magic circle (8)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around (16)
Round 3: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next stitch, repeat from * around (24)
Round 4: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 2 sts, repeat from * around (32)
Round 5: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 3 sts, repeat from * around (40)
Round 6: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 4 sts, repeat from * around (48)
Round 7: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 5 sts, repeat from * around (56)
Round 8: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 6 sts, repeat from * around (64)
Round 9: ch 1, BLO SC around (64)
Round 10-14: ch 1, WST around (64)
When you get to the end of Round 14, attach with a sl st to the first stitch of the round, cut and tie off the yarn. Weave in ends.
Basket #2:
Color ‘A’: Aran; Color ‘B’: Coral
Start with a magic circle (see video tutorial above if needed)
Round 1 (all Color A): ch 1, work 8 SC into the magic circle (8)
Round 2 (all Color A): ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around (16)
Round 3 (all Color A): ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next stitch, repeat from * around (24)
Round 4 (all Color A): ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 2 sts, repeat from * around (32)
Round 5 (all Color A): ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 3 sts, repeat from * around (40)
Round 6 (all Color A): ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 4 sts, repeat from * around (48)
Round 7 (all Color A): ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 5 sts, repeat from * around (56)
Round 8 (all Color A): ch 1, BLO SC around (56)
Round 9-11 (all Color A): ch 1, WST around (56)
**Rounds 12-17 will all be completed in the WST like Rounds 9-11. So instead of indicating the stitch I will indicate the color changes for these Rounds.**
Round 12: ch 1, *7 A, 1 B, repeat from * around (56)
Round 13: ch 1, *2 A, 1 B, 3 A, 1 B, repeat from * around (56)
Round 14: ch 1, *1 A, 1 B, 2 A, 1 B, 2 A, repeat from * around (56)
Round 15: ch 1, *2 A, 4 B, 1 A, repeat from * around (56)
Round 16: ch 1, *3 B, 1 A, 2 B, 1 A, repeat from * around (56)
Round 17: ch 1, *4 B, 1 A, 3 B, repeat from * around (56)
Rounds 18-19 (all Color B): ch 1, WST around (56)
Round 20 (all Color B): ch 1, WST in 11, ch 6, skip 6, WST in 22, ch 6, skip 6, WST in 11 (56)
Round 21 (all Color B): ch 1, WST in 11, 6 SC across the ch 6 space, WST in 22, 6 SC across the ch 6 space, WST in 11 (56)
When you get to the end of Round 21, attach with a sl st to the first stitch of the round, cut and tie off the yarn. Weave in ends.
Basket #3 (Aran)
This basket was constructed holding a strand of Strata yarn along with a strand of Hemp AFTER Round 6
Start with a magic circle (see video tutorial above if needed)
Round 1: ch 1, work 8 SC into the magic circle (8)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around (16)
Round 3: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next stitch, repeat from * around (24)
Round 4: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 2 sts, repeat from * around (32)
Round 5: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 3 sts, repeat from * around (40)
Round 6: ch 1, *2 SC, SC in next 4 sts, repeat from * around (48)
Round 7 (add the hemp and start working with hemp and yarn held together): ch 1, BLO SC around (48)
Rounds 8-21 (use both strands): ch 1, SC around (48)
Round 22-23 (use ONLY hemp): ch 1, SC around (48)
When you get to the end of Round 23, attach with a sl st to the first stitch of the round, cut and tie off the yarn. Weave in ends.
Now you have an amazing gift or new decor piece for yourself! Have fun coming up with your own color combos or adding your own unique touches.
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