The The Granny Square Basket is a beginner friendly crochet basket pattern.
Works up in little time and features lovely traditional granny squares.
Use it to store small toys, crochet projects, treasured nail polish bottles or to spruce up your kitchen.
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Quick FAQ About Crocheting Granny Square Baskets
How do you make a granny square basket?
You can crochet granny square baskets many ways. In this post I will show you a how to crochet a granny square basket where the granny square are decorative element added to a basic crochet basket. If you want to crochet a granny square basket including granny squares only, it’s important to note that it either have to be lined with fabric or you’ll have a basket with holes in it.
How do you crochet a stiff basket?
To crochet a basket that is stiff and doesn’t collapse, all you have to do is use a relatively thin crochet hook compared to the yarn. Either crochet tightly using the hook size suggested on the yarn label or go down a crochet hook size.
How To Crochet The Basket With Granny Squares
This crochet basket is made up of two main elements, the crocheted basked and the granny square. These are made and then assembled using whip stitches at the end.
The 8 granny squares are made in 4 different colors, following the How To Crochet A Granny Square Tutorial.
Then the basket is made from the center of the base in rounds. After that you work the sides in rounds until you reach the height of the storage basket.
Stitches used are the single crochet stitch, double crochet stitch and chains.
Yarn For The Crochet Basket
The yarn suggested for this crochet basket pattern is 24/7 cotton from Lion Brand Yarn, available in a wide range of colors.
It’s a sturdy cotton yarn, that can withstand washing well.
If you want to use a different yarn, you can of course substitute the yarn for wool or acrylic yarn. Such as Wool Ease by Lion Brand Yarn.
Pick your favorite colors and color combination to make this beautiful yarn basket.
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If you’re a crochet beginner, this sturdy basket is a great crochet project. Using traditional granny squares, it’s an easy crochet pattern to learn the basics.
You can even make this in a different yarn size to make large baskets, such as a laundry basket, with chunky yarn.
If you prefer, you can line this crochet basket with a piece of fabric.
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All you need to know is how much yarn you will use on the project in either meters, yards or skeins. Then crochet your test square & time it.
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The Granny Basket Crochet Pattern Summary
The Granny Square Basket is a great basket crochet pattern featuring the classic granny square.
Crochet the granny squares and the base basket separately and then assemble them separately.
Made with 4 medium cotton yarn.
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Materials Needed For The Granny Square Basket
Yarn
Yarn used:
Lion Brand Yarn – 24/7 Cotton in color Ecru (CA), Amber (CB), Succulent (CC), Denim (CD) and Dragonfly (CE).
How much yarn needed for the Granny Square Basket:
- Color A (CA): 2 skeins
- Color B (CB): <1 skein
- Color C (CC): <1 skein
- Color D (CD): <1 skein
- Color E (CE): <1 skein
Yarn characteristics:
- 4 medium yarn.
- 100 % cotton
Other Materials Needed
- Needle, find one here
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
Gauge
Measured over double crochet worked in rounds:
18 stitches & 10 rows per 10 cm / 4”.
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size, however size adjustments are suggested under the heading “Size & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Size and Measurements
Base Diameter: 21.5 cm / 8.5 inches
Circumference: 68 cm / 27.7 inches
Height: 14.5 cm / 5.7 inches
Granny Square: 8.5 x 8.5 cm / 3.3 x 3.3 inches
Size Adjustments
- Adjust diameter by adding or reducing the number of rounds with double crochet you crochet.
- Adjust the height by adding or reducing the number of single crochet rounds you crochet.
- Adjust granny square size by adding or reducing the number of granny square rounds you crochet. Keep in mind getting the right amount for the circumference
Abbreviations
- beg = beginning
- ch = chain (s)
- ch-2-sp = refers to chain or space previously made, with 2 ch
- dc = double crochet
- prev = previous
- rep = repeat
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch (es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Techniques Used In The Crochet Pattern
To seam the squares together, using the whip stitch is suggested.
Granny Square Basket Instructions
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