If you love to pretty up your plant pots, or are always looking for more storage, how about making a simple crochet basket? Check out this simple crochet basket pattern that you can use for potted plants or storage. The crochet pattern creates a slouchy crochet basket with lovely edging. Once you make one of these, you will want to crochet more baskets! They provide a great way to show off your potted plants, as well as a variety of uses.

Below you will find the FREE crochet basket pattern for beginners. In it, you will learn how to crochet a plant basket that’s great to hold plants or any kind of small items you want to store (like crochet supplies!)  If you love crochet basket patterns, you will really enjoy the color and texture of this chunky basket. It is made with the popular Bernat Maker Home Dec bulky yarn. This thicker yarn will create a sturdy basket. The color is ‘Cream’, and it is a perfect neutral color for the home.

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FREE CROCHET BASKET PATTERN

How to crochet a plant pot cover

The free crochet plant pot cover pattern is easy to work once you master increasing rounds. The crocheted basket is worked in the round, with just 17 rounds total. You only need to know the half double crochet (hdc) and chain stitch (ch) to work this piece.

How much yarn needed for crochet basket? The great news is that you need just under 75 yards from one skein of the Bernat Maker Home Dec cotton cord yarn! This is enough to make one basket, plus you will have plenty of yarn leftover in the skein to make both small and large baskets. 

You will need the following supplies to make the crochet plant cozy basket:

Supplies

• Size J (6 mm) hook size
• 75 yards from 1 skein (approx. 317 yards) of size 5 Bulky cotton yarn. I used BERNAT MAKER HOME DEC in color CREAM.
• scissors
• tapestry needle (aka yarn needle)

Crochet Abbreviations

US Crochet terms are used.

Ch – chain

hdc – half double crochet

BLO – back loop only

rep – repeat

sl st – slip stitch                                         

st(s) – stitch(es)

sm – stitch marker

pm – place marker

PATTERN INFORMATION

Recently I began naming my crochet and knit patterns after local New England places of interest.

This “Newbury Basket” is named after the picturesque town of Newbury, MA. It is a quiet, rural town north of Boston with beautiful old farmhouses. I can imagine a handmade basket enduring in these type of homes. Their simplicity and texture are timeless.

 The size small basket pattern FREE is provided below.

• but you can also get the ad-free, printable pdf pattern bundle for both SMALL AND LARGE BASKETS in the ETSY SHOP!  The pdf has helpful photos included. (The large basket size is 7″ diameter and 22″ circumference.)

Before we begin, I wanted to make you aware of my crochet workshop on 5 quick crochet pieces for the fall season…

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CROCHET PATTERN PLANT POT COVER

Gauge: 4″ (10cm) square = 12 sts by 9 rounds (in pattern). NOTE – gauge is not critical.

How do you crochet a plant basket?

NOTES: You will be crocheting the basket in the round. You will work the pattern for 16 continuous rounds, then add a an optional finished edging to the top.

Instructions are as follows…

Crochet Basket Pattern

Beginning with the Size J (6mm) hook, chain 4 stitches with your BULKY COTTON CORD YARN, then join to first ch with a sl st to form a ring. Alternatively, you could start with a Magic Ring (aka Magic Circle).

NOTE – each ch 2 at beginning of round counts as first st in round. Put a stitch marker (sm) at the top of this chain to mark the beginning of each round.

Base of the Basket

Round 1: Ch 2, work 5 hdc into the ring. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 2, 1 hdc in same (first) st, 2 hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (12 sts)

Round 3: Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; rep from * around until last st, 2 hdc in last st. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (18 sts)

Round 4: Ch 2, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around until last st, 2 hdc in last st. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (24 sts)

Round 5: Ch 2, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; rep from * around until last st, 2 hdc in last st. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (30 sts)

Round 6: Ch 2, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts; rep from * around until last st, 2 hdc in last st. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (36 sts)

Round 7: Ch 2, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 5 sts; rep from * around until last st, 2 hdc in last st. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (42 sts)

Sides of Basket

Round 8: Ch 2, 1 hdc in BLO each st around. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (42 sts)

Round 9: Ch 2, 1 hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to top of ch 2. (42 sts)

Rounds 10-16: Rep Round 9 (or until reach desired height for basket).

Add Optional Edging

Last Round: Ch 6 (pm in 1st ch), *sk 2 sts, sl st to next st, ch 6; rep from * around. Join with sl st to 1st ch.

Finishing the Basket

Fasten off.

Weave in loose ends.

Important Tips for Crocheting your own basket

Some things to keep in mind as you crochet the basket are:

• Try to count sts after each increase round of the baskets to make sure the stitch count matches the pattern. Use a stitch marker (sm) to mark the top of the ch-2 in each round.
• The Right Side (RS) of the baskets always faces you when working.
• The finished decorative edging is optional. If you want to leave it out, just skip the last round.
• Feel free to adjust the height of the basket by repeating Round 9 until desired height.

Finished Size

The finished SMALL sized basket measures approximately 5″ diameter and 17″ circumference as written. 

Using your Slouchy Crochet Plant Basket

Now it is time to enjoy using your finished crochet basket! It’s sturdy enough to hold a pot, and will also look lovely storing items. Make several of these round baskets to group in your home. The best yarn to use would be cotton for spring and summer baskets, but wool would be nice for a winter crochet basket.

Friends would love receiving a set of these modern crochet storage baskets. You could also use these as gift baskets to tuck in other surprise gifts. For Easter, they would make lovely & simple crochet treat baskets.

Make both sizes for these baskets using the SMALL AND LARGE CROCHET BASKETS pattern bundle. It’s nice to have a variety of pot size covers (and variety of storage containers).

Yarn looks especially pretty in the slouchy crochet plant basket:

What do you think of this easy crochet basket pattern? If you are a beginner at crochet, you can definitely handle this free crochet pattern! The same stitch pattern is repeated for each round, and the decorative edging is simple to add.

Don’t forget that this crochet pattern for Bernat Maker Home Dec chunky yarn is also available in a digital pdf pattern.  The pdf has helpful photo tutorials.  Grab the CROCHET BASKET PATTERNS for these beautiful baskets in my Etsy shop.

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