Santa Crochet Basket

 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.