Two evenings will be enough to make this beautiful T-shirt yarn basket to store your needlework. It is sturdy, practical, and decorative.

 

YOU WILL NEED

• 2 balls of COL sand, 1 ball of COL burgundy, 1 ball of COL yellow, 1 ball of COL brown
• Assorted colors of T-shirt yarn (choose the range you like best)
• Crochet hook size 10
• Blunt tapestry needle

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STITCHES USED

  

• Single crochet (see tutorial single crochet)
• Slip stitch.
• Striped stitch: work 2 rounds of each color.

 

ABBREVIATIONS

• Stitch: st.
• Single crochet: sc.
• Increases: inc.
• Round: rnd.
• Chain: ch.

 

HOW TO MAKE THE BASKET?

We will work our project in the round, so it will be necessary to use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round.

Basket

1st rnd. Begin by working a magic circle of 6 sc.

2nd rnd. *Work 2 sc in each stitch*, repeat until the end of the rnd. (12 sts)

3rd rnd. *Work 1 sc and 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat until the end of the row, (18 sts).

4th rnd. *Work 2 sc and 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat until the end of the rnd. (24 sts).

5th rnd. *Work 3 sc and 2 sc in the next ch.* repeat until the end of the row, (30 sts).

6th rnd. *Work 4 sc and 2 sc in the next ch.* repeat until the

end of the rnd. (36 sts).

7th rnd. *Work 5 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (42 sts).

8th rnd. *Work 6 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (48 sts).

9th rnd. *Work 7 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (54 sts).

10th rnd. *Work 8 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (60 sts).

11th rnd. *Work 9 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (66 sts).

12th rnd. *Work 10 sc, 2 sc in the next ch.*, repeat, (72 sts). Work this rnd by inserting the hook through the chain, not under it.

Work 20 rounds without increases.

Handles

21st rnd., work the handles.

Work 13 sc, make 12 ch, skip 10 ch and in the 11th, insert the hook and continue working 26 sc. Work the other handle in the same way and continue working the next 13 ch in sc.

Last rnd.

Work in slip stitch. When you reach the two handles, work them by making 14 sc, inserting the hook under the ch. Close and weave in all T-shirt yarn ends.

 

FINISHING

Easy to make, right? Choose the colors you like best and place it in a visible corner of the house. Handmade details delight guests.