Project: Mini Crochet Basket Pattern

As I gear up for craft fair season, I find myself looking at options to add to my display table.  One of the things I need that I seem to always forget to look for or pick up when I am in a store is a small basket to put my snap clip hair felties in.  I decided this afternoon to make one while I was outside with the kids in the backyard.

This is fully adjustable to whatever size you want.  The texture on the sides of the little basket make it more interesting than straight walls.  The basket I made measures roughly 4.5" in diameter and 2.25" in height. Gauge is not important.

Materials:
I used Lily Sugar and Cream Cotton in Ecru. The amount of yarn used will depend on the size of the basket you make.
I used a K and a J hook

Stitches and Abbreviations Used:
Magic Circle - MC
Single Crochet - SC
Slip Stitch - Sl St
Beginning Double Crochet - Beg DC
Double Crochet - DC
Front Post Double Crochet- FPDC
Stitches - Sts
Chains - Chs

Notes:
The basket is made in joined rounds.

Bottom of Basket - Using K Hook.
Round 1: 8 SC in MC. Join to first SC with Sl St. (8 SC)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2 SC in each SC.  Join to first SC with Sl St. (16 SC)
Round 3: Ch 1. *SC in first SC. 2 SC in next SC.** Repeat from * to ** around. Join to first SC with Sl St. (24 SC)
Round 4: Ch 1. *SC in first SC. SC in next SC. 2 SC in next Sc.**  Repeat from * to ** around. Join to first SC with Sl St. (32 SC)
Round 5: Ch 1. *SC in first SC. SC in next two SC. 2 SC in next SC.** Repeat from * to ** around. Join to first SC with Sl St. (40 SC)
Round 6: Ch 1.  *SC in first SC. SC in each of the next three SC.  2 SC in next SC.** Repeat from * to ** around. Join to first SC with Sl St. (48 SC)

Sides of Basket
Round 1: Turn.  Beg DC in Back Loop Only (BLO). DC in BLO of each stitch all the way around. Join to Beg DC with Sl St. (48 DC)
Round 2:  Beg DC. FPDC in next DC. *DC in next DC. FPDC in next DC.**  Repeat from * to ** all the way around.  Join to Beg DC with Sl St. (48 sts)
Switch to J Hook
Round 3: Ch 1. SC in first and each DC across. Join to first SC with Sl St. (48 SC)
Round 4: Ch 1. SC in first and each of next 7 sts.  Ch 8.  Skip 8 Sts.  SC in each of next 16 sts.  Ch 8.  Skip 8 Sts. SC in each of the last 8 sts. Join to first SC with Sl St. (32 sts and 2 sets of 8 chs)
Round 5:  Ch 1. SC in each SC acround.  8 SC over Ch 8 space.  SC in each SC across.  8 SC over Ch 8 space. SC in each SC around.  Join to first SC with Sl St or with invisible join.
Fasten off, weave in ends.

Special Notes:  You can make the basket larger by continuing to increase in rounds when making the basket bottom.  You can also make the basket taller by repeating Round 2 as many times as you want until you reach about an inch shorter than your desired basket height.

Enjoy!