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.
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.