CHUNKY CROCHET STORAGE BASKET // FREE PATTERN + TUTORIAL

If you are messy and constantly looking for places to store your creative tools (just like me!) this project is perfect for you! It's a crochet basket made with t-shirt material yarn, all worked in double crochet stitches and with a zig-zag pattern, that will bring a little bit of color and order on your desks.

To make this project you need to know the tapestry crochet technique described in this post , in which you will also find a short video tutorial (and a link to a tutorial in English). This technique allows you to make our chevron design so that it is visible on both sides: this is because the unworked colors are hidden inside the stitches. Now let's move on to the pattern!

MATERIALS 

• 2 sketches of t-shirt material yarn (one in white and one in coral), 200 gr *
• 9mm or 10mm hooks
• scissors
• tapestry needle

* I used Fettuccine Yarn in white and coral, from BettaKnit .

ABBREVIATIONS - UK terminology (US in brackets)

• inc = increase
• dc = double looper (single looper)
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch = chain

PATTERNS

FOR THE BASE

• Round 1 - 8 ch in the magic ring, sl st to the first dc.
• Round 2 - 1 ch, then 1 inc in each stitch around [16 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 3 - 1 ch, (dc in next stitch, inc in next stitch), repeat 7 times [24 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 4 - 1 ch, (dc in next 2 stitches, inc in next stitch), repeat 7 times [32 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 5 - 1 ch, (dc in next 3 stitches, inc in next stitch), repeat 7 times [40 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 6 - 1 ch, (dc in next 4 stitches, inc in next stitch), repeat 7 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.

FOR THE WALLS

• Round 1 - 1 ch, dc in each stitch around [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 2 - 1 ch, dc in each stitch around [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.

Now we have to incorporate the white yarn and apply the tapestry crochet technique, hiding the unused yarn in the stitches as shown in the video tutorial . Under the description of the various rows you'll find a scheme with color changes. You can also download the pdf file of the scheme.

• Round 3 - 1 ch, (dc in coral in the next 3 stitches, dc in white in the next stitch), repeat 11 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 4 - 1 ch, (dc in coral in the next 2 stitches, dc in white in the next 2 stitches), repeat 11 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 5 - 1 ch, (dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next stitch), repeat 22 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 6 - 1 ch, (dc in white in the next 2 stitches, dc in coral in the next 2 stitches), repeat 11 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 7 - 1 ch, dc in coral in the next stitch, (dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next 3 stitches), repeat 10 times, dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next 2 stitches [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 8 - 1 ch, (dc in coral in the next 3 stitches, dc in white in the next stitch), repeat 11 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 9 - 1 ch, dc in white in the next stitch, (dc in coral in the next 2 stitches, dc in white in the next 2 stitches), repeat 10 times, dc in coral in the next 2 stitches, dc in white in the next stitch [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 10 - 1 ch, (dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next stitch), repeat 22 times [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 11 - 1 ch, dc in coral in the next stitch, (dc in white in the next 2 stitches, dc in coral in the next 2 stitches), repeat 10 times, dc in white in the next 2 stitches, dc in coral in the next stitch [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.
• Round 12 - 1 ch, dc in coral in the next stitch, (dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next 3 stitches), repeat 10 times, dc in white in the next stitch, dc in coral in the next 2 stitches [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.

At the end of the round we can cut the white yarn and hide it in the work.

• Round 13 - 1 ch, dc in each stitch around [48 dc], sl st to the first dc.

Download chevron pattern.pdf

And here is the result!

The basket is really roomy, I filled it with various sewing threads, two cases with crochet hooks and three balls of ribbon... and there's still some space! It also looks really good in the creative corner (sooner or later I'll decide to tidy it up and post a photo). And what will you keep in your zig-zag basket?