Santa Crochet Basket
Materials
Yarn (recommended for 4mm crochet)
Crochet hook (size 3.5mm)
Buttons
Yarn needle
Scissors
Instructions
Basket
Colour White
ROW 1: Make 10 single crochet inside magic ring.
Close the magic ring with 1 slip stitch
ROW 2: Make 1 increase (that is 2 single crochet in the same
stitch) for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Close row
with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 3: Make 1 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 4: Make 2 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 5: Make 3 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 6: Make 4 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 7: Make 5 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 8: Make 6 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the
end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
ROW 9: Make 1 single crochet taking the next stitch from the
back loop only. Repeat until the end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch.
Cut the yarn.
Colour change (red)
ROWS 10 - 14: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch. Repeat
until the end of the rows.
Colour change (black)
ROWS 15 - 17: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch. Repeat
until the end of the rows.
Colour change (red)
ROWS 18 - 23: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch. Repeat
until the end of the rows.
Colour change (white)
ROWS 24 - 26: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Close row with 1 slip stitch. Repeat
until the end of the rows.
Cut the yarn.
BUCKLE
Colour yellow
·
Make
24 chains and join them with 1 slip stitch in the first chain (make sure chain
is not twisted).
·
Make
5 single crochet and 1 triple increase (that is 3 single crochet in the same
stitch). Repeat until the end of the row.
·
Sew
the buckle in the centre of the basket.
ARMS
Colour red
ROW 1: Make 10 chains and join them with 1 slip stitch in the
first chain (make sure chain is not twisted).
ROWS 2 -15: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order
to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.
Repeat until the end of the rows.
Colour change (white)
ROWS 16 – 17: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the
previous row until the end of the row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order
to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.
Repeat until the end of the rows.
ROW 18: Make 2 single crochet, 1 decrease, 2 single crochet,
1 decrease, 2 single crochet, 1 decrease, 2 single crochet, 1 decrease.
Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the
beginning of the row with a stitch marker.
ROW 19: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease. Repeat until the end
of the row.
Cut the yarn.
·
Sew
a button on Santa Claus's arm
·
Sew
the arms on each side of the basket
·
Sew
Santa's glove to the basket to prevent the arm from being loose.
