Santa's Crochet Gift Basket

Santa's Crochet Gift Basket will not only be a festive added piece of homemade Christmas decor, but it will also serve a great purpose. After you work up this cute crochet basket pattern, you are going to need something to put in it. Throw some balls of yarn into it and give the whole thing as a gift. If you print out one of our Christmas crochet patterns, you can slide the piece of paper right on in there to give them something to do with all that yarn. You can keep it for yourself, too, as a fun gift basket under the tree.

Easy

Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge4 sc and 4 rows = 4" [10 cm]

Finished SizeApprox 15

Materials List

Bernat Mega BulkyTM (10.5 oz/300 g; 64 yds/58 m): Main Color (MC) Claret (88532) 2 balls, Contrast A Aran (88008) 1 ball, Contrast B Black (88040) 1 ball
Size U.S. S (19 mm) crochet hook
2 sets of hooks and loops fasteners
4 buttons
Small amount of Gold (88607)
Stitch marker

Basket

With A, ch 4. Join with sl st to first ch to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1. 8 sc in ring. Join with sl st in first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st in first sc. 16 sc. 3rd rnd: Ch 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. 24 sc. 4th rnd: Ch 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. 32 sc. 5th rnd: Ch 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. 40 sc. 6th rnd: Ch 1. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st in first sc. 48 sc. 7th rnd: Ch 1. Working through back loops only, 1 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st in first sc. Place marker at end of rnd. 8th rnd: Ch 1. Working through both loops, 1 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st in first sc. Join MC. Break A. With MC, rep last rnd 3 times more. Do not break MC. With B, rep last rnd twice more. Break B. With MC, rep last rnd 4 times more. Next rnd: Ch 1. Working from left to right instead of right to left as usual, work 1 reverse sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Arms/handles: (make 2). With MC, ch 6. Join with sl st in first ch to form rnd, placing marker on first st. 1st rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. 6 sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Rep last rnd until work from beg measures 6" [15 cm]. Join B. Break MC. Mitten: With B, ch 1. Working in back loops only, 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. 2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 2 sc. Join with sl st to first sc. 8 sc. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Ch 1. Working in both loops, 1 sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. 4th rnd: (Thumb). Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. 1 dtr in next sc. Push post to RS of work for thumb. 1 sc in each sc to end of rnd. Join with sl st to first sc. 5th and 6th rnds: As 2nd rnd. 7th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) 4 times. Join with sl st to first st. 4 sts. 8th rnd: Ch 1. (Sc2tog) twice. Join with sl st to first st. 2 sts. Fasten off. Sew Arms at sides of Basket, securing with buttons through all thicknesses. Sew hooks and loops fasteners to mittens and front of Basket. With Gold, embroider buckle with chain stitch to front of Basket as illustrated.

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Delphine Bryant

Sep 23, 2018

This would make an excellent gift for family and friends. Once the contents of the basket have been used, the basket can become a part of the decor next year during the winter holiday season.

Morehouse17

Aug 16, 2018

I work in an office that gets a lot of foot traffic. I love to have a vessel filled with penny candy and this will be adorable on my desk this Christmas. It would also be a nice flower pot holder for the Christmas cactus I place on my desk each December.

Ydsc81 8614371

Oct 10, 2017

Hi, this is a very cute basket. I've made the basket, but am stuck on the arm section. Can you explain how to do the arms or even show a video. I am making this for some of my friends as a gift. Would greatly appreciate your help. Thank You

AFC Editor Julia

Oct 11, 2017

Hi Ydsc, This is a yarnspirations.com pattern, so I would suggest going directly to them/their customer service and see what they have to help you. :) Julia, editor for AllFreeCrochet

mulberrygalprinces s

Oct 09, 2017

This is just too cute. I have four grand kids all little ones so they will love it. I will make two. One for their house so their mom can make use of it and one for me to put my Christmas cards in that I receive. Thank you for sharing this.

Hippie Chick

Sep 28, 2017

A cute gift basket. This could hold so much stuff to help you decorate your house this Christmas. Candy, glass balls, yarn, and the list goes on. This uses bulky yarns so it will definitely not take too long for this project. The pattern looks so easy to make and one at each end of the fireplace would be a good look.

lcarr

Sep 19, 2017

I love this. I think I will be making several of them. Some for me to use during the holidays, and others to use for gift baskets to give to my family at Christmas. I may even add ties to the ends of the hands so they can be used as a handle if wanted.

Hippie Chick

Aug 31, 2017

I have already started on making my Christmas gifts for this year..and early I might add. I am usually hustling at the last minute and then wind up with nothing. But thanks to me finding your awesome website and all the free patterns I am ahead of the game this year.

JaneEK

Dec 22, 2016

This is such a cute idea. I would make a nice gift basket for another yarn enthusiast, but I can see it filled with all sorts of bagged goodies. I usually back mini loaves of banana and other nut breads, but I dont have a nice basket to display them in. Or I might fill it with some homemade popcorn balls instead. It would be easy to make a matching Mrs. Santa (add a skirt) or change to green for an elf.

egoodpaster84 0745 534

Oct 08, 2016

Where do we actually get the pattern from? I saved 2 and just keep getting the picture

AFC Editor Julia

Oct 10, 2016

Hi egoodpaster, The pattern is actually available right on this page! There are instructions for this under the difficulty, gauge and finished size. Thanks! Julia, editor for AllFreeCrochet

crochetr

Aug 22, 2016

Thank you for all your ideas, I'm making this for my upcoming holidays.

mulberrygalprinces s

Aug 21, 2016

Oh this will definitely be made. I have a couple of uses in mind for it too. something to hold a bag of cookies to give away? Something to set on the bathrooms vanity to hold extra little items,fill it with mixed nuts and put it on a side table. The possibilities go on and on, thank you for sharing.