Crochet Storage Basket with Handles | Crochet Tutorial & Free Pattern | Great Stash-Busting Project!

[@kathyberg5782]

Great tutorial! You make it very easy to follow along. Thank you!😊

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You're very welcome!

[@jeniphirtaylor-mcintire81]

Excellent tutorial! You are a natural teacher. I made a basket in about three non-consecutive hours, used up a bunch of scrap yarn, and now have a project bag to hold yarn for my next scrappy basket!

[@cintiapollock2486]

oh this reminds me of strip baskets me and my sisters use to make as a kids you strip rip sheets sew them together iron them and ball it up then crochet baskets they last like 4ever thanks I had forgotten how handy they are cant wait to use yarn this time : )

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I have an old bed sheet I saved for crafting projects, and now you've got me wanting to tear it up and make another basket!

[@lalagamma4452]

@@CraftersAutonomous I hope you make a video on this project with sheet strips!!! When we move we're getting a new bed it's going to be one of those that has the two bottom parts that go up and down separately. Well to make a long story short it means my bottom sheets were no longer be usable because this takes two twin sheets. So I'll have lots of sheets to crochet with I didn't even know you could crochet with sheets oh my goodness the possibilities!!! I love this idea!!✌️🐞🕉️

[@lalagamma4452]

@CinthiaPollock I I think this sounds genius! Think about it you can get sheets at the thrift store. I'm going to have a bunch of myself but be easy to get more if I needed them. TFS 🤗🐞🥰

[@pamelafreeman4548]

Thank you for sharing! Great and easy to understand!!😊

[@AByrd-kf2bd]

Awesome tutorial! I actually finished my project🎉 Thank you so much❤

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Way to go! You are so welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed this project.

[@hotfiama]

This is the best instructional video I’ve ever watched!!! Clearly explained instructions and clearly visible as stitches were worked. Thank you so much!!! Beautiful work!!!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so sweet! Always exciting when people enjoy my videos and find them helpful

[@carriem7832]

My granddaughter loves to finger crochet yarn into ropes and then I use that to crochet a basket……a fun together project

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Oooh I love this idea! I used to finger crochet the thick chains when I was a kid too. Never came up with any use for them besides making the occasional toy leash for a stuffed animal. But I loved to finger crochet through a whole skein of yarn, and then finger crochet that to make it even thicker. I bet it works up into some thick sturdy baskets!

[@carriem7832]

@@CraftersAutonomous it takes thin yarns and makes them useable for crocheting….but it gives her a sense of accomplishing a project together. We have used them to make plant hangers also.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

What a fun way to bond! She will treasure those memories as she gets older.

[@chitterzz]

Thank you for this tutorial! I just made one in mauve, purple and black & it’s beautiful. 😍 I love how you used yellow as the common colour throughout your basket. I have a huge ball of dark pink so I’m going to make a multi-coloured one next and use the pink throughout. 😃🧶 Thanks again!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Oooh that sounds so pretty! Glad you enjoyed this project.

[@vajee5]

I like this idea of using up scrap yarn and making a useful basket out of it. Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial with us.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome!

[@klaudiagreenaway3111]

Wow! I followed this video step by step and ended up with a beautiful basket! Great instructions, thank you!!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed this project!

[@barbarabailey8158]

This an excellent tutorial. I have attempted this project several times but with this video I was finally successful!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I'm so glad to hear this helped you make this project! Way to go!

[@danwillis5685]

Love your details with the math and how you wrapped your handles. Thank you!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@traceyallen8286]

I'm a new subscriber. This is a really clear thorough explanation of the "recipe" for this bag to make it very customisable. Also, enjoyed this version of the handle which I haven't seen before.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad to have you here! Thanks for watching.

[@user-we9zy7px8s]

Enjoy your crochetIng basket.❤ Love this❤

[@broella6493]

Great tutorial! You’re a wonderful teacher! I’ve been making baskets for awhile now, and the handles are always the trickiest part for me. With the math formulation you showed, you made it so much easier than the way I’ve been doing it. And I love how you added the extra stitches to make the handles stand up a little. Nice! Thank you very much!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are very welcome! So glad you enjoyed this tutorial

[@violashook]

Great explanations for why you do it this way! thank you.

[@SageWhite-Rose]

These are terrific scrap busters too. 🎉

[@CraftersAutonomous]

And they turn out so unique and beautiful when made with scraps too!

[@catherinefleming3112]

Looks great!!!👍 ,very colourful, great for keeping crochet wools and hooks inside.👏👏👏💓

[@tracyhall4648]

Colorful and cool, keeps Yarn and hooks safe!!!

[@lisastephens9703]

Thx for demo on KZbin...baskets are so helpful and functional. I like project bags for my crochet when I to Sr activities and crochet/knit while playing bingo💜I'm using flat trays for slow stitching projects now...pick up tray that has everything in it to work on a particular project. This gives me a chance to do a different project just because or deadline/birthday/gift giving. Love bulky yarn idea(3strands). 🇺🇸 Waynesville NC

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I like the idea of using trays to hold projects!

[@hope46sf]

Great video!! I am new to basket crochet, and you have made this very beginner- friendly!! Thank you very much!!😊

[@lindaparrish4515]

You gave us great advice on how to figure out the numbers per rows ! Thank you !! That is where I have the biggest problem . Numbers don't like me ! Lol

[@CraftersAutonomous]

haha, I'm the opposite way and am one of those weird people who actually likes math 😆 So it makes me happy when I'm able to help others understand what's going on with the numbers too! 😄

[@shyrlcourtright4605]

Fun and looks like a pretty fast project. Would make awesome Christmas gifts

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Ooh, these would make great gifts! Thanks for sharing the idea.

[@lauretteguerbette4040]

Merci ❤ that's my second projet of that year that I will anderstand. Merci et je vais avoir du plaisir aussi ( pas de stresse ). Happy new year To all Aurevoir de Montréal

[@CraftersAutonomous]

You are very welcome! Happy New Year!

[@joancook5566]

Love it! Very clear, can't wait to get started!

[@idareandevers9211]

I love this basket you use three colors I think with my skills I will use 2 color to work with comfortable but I will follow your direction. I have made smaller basket never tried to larger but you give me courage to do the big one. Thanks

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad to hear you're going to try this project! I'm sure your basket will turn out awesome.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

This is delightful! I've made many things like this, but this is charming. Well done!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Thank you! 😊

[@dianevandyke4922]

Great basket! Good fine tuning details!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@pambrady7050]

@craftersautonomous do you have a video showing how you connect scrap yarn to make a 🧶 yarn ball. I like the idea of joining random scraps of yarn together to create a ball of yarn. Thanks

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Sure do! I like to use the magic join method to make a "magic yarn ball" out of my leftover scraps. It's a great way to minimize waste, and every item turns out so beautifully unique! Here's a tutorial on that process - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpuUp4iPoJicfcU

[@peggyharwell3674]

Great instructions. Thank you

[@betzmiller5342]

Love this!!! The idea of changing up where you double up stitches is great! Is this pattern written out somewhere?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I don't currently have a written pattern, sorry.

[@lindabyrum365]

Thanks. Great fun. Christmas presents in mind.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Never too early to think about Christmas! Thanks for watching.

[@BeYou4You]

When it comes to the magic circle…You had me at “I’m just not a fan” I am not a fan either….it distracts from the now

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Haha love that it's not just me lol I've been warming up to the magic circle a little bit lately, but some projects I just don't want to fool with it.

[@godscreation6673]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@Suzanne_Is_Hooked]

Totally awesome 👌

[@christineprice5463]

Great yarn basket!

[@lalagamma4452]

Love 😘 love 💝 Love💕 this!! About that you do like Cinthia said below and creat a tutorial using the sheets!!! Namaste 🧶🐞🕉️✌️

[@brendaestes5391]

This is a great video. Thank you.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@brendacraig9043]

Nice scrap basket

[@marshaerickson156]

I can’t wait to make great tutorial!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

So glad you enjoyed this project! It seems like every time I make one I think it's the last one I need, and then after a little while I'm like "I need to make another one of these baskets!" haha

[@evamalenica3369]

Super idea!! Love it!!❤

[@lisaknits69]

Beautiful love you work

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Thanks!

[@FightingForAnimals.Pondue]

I've made very large ones with about 22 rounds at the base, to prevent it bowing and becoming misshapen when filled, after the round in the back loop, I decreased by 6 stitches in the next 4 rounds. It's easy to see where to decrease, the same places where you increased, it's very obvious when working with a big hook and chunky/doubled/tripled yarn

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Ooh, I love this idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@FightingForAnimals.Pondue]

@@CraftersAutonomous great video, thank you 👍

[@aroobamoin7061]

This was so cool i just crocheted cute mochi animals , and a cats dogs shiba innui and i found this so i made this basket so that way i could add all of the animals in here oh and i am a new subscriber❤❤❤❤ and can we make this with one yarn?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Ohh I bet they look so cute in their new basket home! Thanks for subscribing! You absolutely can use just one strand of yarn to make this project. If you use a thicker yarn that's the same thickness as using three strands of worsted weight/weigh 4 yarn, then it will work up quickly and be roughly the same size. Otherwise, if you use just one strand of weight 4 yarn, it will turn out smaller if you use the exact same stitch counts I used in the video. But the video shares the basic idea of how to adjust the size, so you can make it as big or little as you want.

[@aroobamoin7061]

OMG THE QUEEN ANSWERD

[@CraftersAutonomous]

@@aroobamoin7061 I appreciate any chance I get to help out my viewers! Thanks so much for the support!

[@aroobamoin7061]

Ahhuhha

[@mushundir5238]

I absolutely love this idea! As someone who desperately needs storage solutions, this seems like it’ll be very helpful and cheap! Also, do you wear that glove to help with the cramping of your left hand? That’s always a problem for me when crocheting long term, haha

[@cintiapollock2486]

its probably the position of your hips and shoulders pinching a nerve change your chair or table height and make sure your feet are flat on the floor sit straight poster helps a lot with my hands not hurting or going numb

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I usually don't get actual cramping in my hands, but I do get pain that I think is repetitive motion strain from crocheting for too long with too much tension. I wear the compression gloves to help with the pain, and while it hasn't "healed" my hands, it does greatly minimize the pain and I can crochet for longer periods without issue. They're also great to wear preventively, so sometimes I'll wear them overnight when I'm sleeping and then crochet the next day without wearing them. When I wear them either while crocheting or for a few hours prior to crocheting, I have little to no pain. You might be interested in the review video I made on these gloves: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmrQl3auqd1sq7s And here are some stretches that have helped me (and that I need to do more often than I currently do! haha): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmrQl3auqd1sq7s Preventing hand pain when crocheting really comes down to the cause (e.g. is it just because I'm sitting with bad posture or do I have arthritis?), which usually involves a doctor visit to accurately diagnose, but compression gloves and hand stretches are a great starting place for relief at home.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Good posture when crocheting (and really when doing most things in life) is so important! Thanks for the reminder to stop slouching over while I'm crocheting 😆

[@mushundir5238]

@@CraftersAutonomous haha. It’s more my hands that’re the problems. I hold my yarn really tightly and it’s kinda like I’m clenching my fist the whole time, so my fingers get cramped. I just need to get used to holding it more loosely, I think haha. But yes, good posture is definitely important! Haha

[@elizabethalexander-pukerud7951]

I'm getting the Push Meta Grip thumb brace. I'm waiting to see what else the brace experts suggest to go over this or with this for a wrist brace! The thumb braces allow me to continue to crochet. However I am slow! Better than stopped. I have rheumatoid arthritis

[@gardengalsu]

I just made my 1st basket and enjoyed it - - - -except the instructions nearly killed my hands!- I hope to make many baskets following your instructions. *Thank you very much! :))* BTW, where did you get your glove? I suffer from a poor grip, so I made my own from gardening gloves ...

[@CraftersAutonomous]

The gloves I'm wearing are the Vive Compression gloves and can be found here - amzn.to/3GzaXSJ I also have a review video that goes over the gloves a little bit more if you want to check that out as well - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmrQl3auqd1sq7s Hope this helps and you have fun crocheting more baskets!

[@toniparker181]

Yours is a bit different working just in back stich when you start the sides interesting

[@kimberlyporter3671]

Loved the video , can you show how you made the third basket in the picture?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

It's made the exact same way, just without handles and using different yarn! The yarn used is Lion Brand's Wool Ease - amzn.to/3IoLxa9 I think they discontinued the color shown in the picture, but there's lots of beautiful color choices.

[@user-mu4jl6ul9y]

love this basket. Is there a written pattern?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I don't have a written pattern at the moment, but I've had several requests for one. Maybe I'll be able to type it up and put it on my blog one of these days!

[@morenagomes7607]

Genial!👏🧶

[@eb5153]

Nice! I need one of these. :-)

[@lindatreend254]

I love that you don't use a magic circle to begin the basket!!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

The magic ring is always an option, but I'm one of those people who just can't seem to get it to work for me! haha

[@easyknittingcrochet4394]

Wonderful 👌👌👌👌❤️

[@denisebialobrzski7083]

I have been wanting to do an oval. Can you help please? You teach very well. Thank you!

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I don't currently have a tutorial for crocheting an oval, but I've been wanting to make a video on it. It's a little confusing to explain in writing, but if I make a video tutorial I'll try to let you know!

[@denisebialobrzski7083]

Thanks for your consideration!

[@bamz0513]

Do you have to use 3 strands of yarn?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Nope! I used 3 strands to make a bulkier, sturdier basket. But you could use the same process with just one strand. If you use a single strand of bulky yarn, it will turn out similar to the 3 strands of weight 4 yarn. If you use say just one strand of weight 4 yarn, the stitches will be smaller. Following the same stitch counts as I showed in the video but with one strand of yarn will create a smaller basket. But if you want the basket to be made from one strand but the same size, you would need to do extra rounds of increasing for the bottom and extra rows going up the side. Hope this info helps!

[@joanminske2498]

? So what am I doing wrong my basket just keeps becoming a bigger & bigger circle how do I go about firming up the sides

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Most likely you are adding stitches to each round without realizing it. 😃 Something that helps me is to use a stitch counter. I mark the first stitch of the round. Then when I'm done working a round, I count to make sure I have the correct number of stitches. Working the same number of stitches each round is what makes the sides go up straight instead of continuing to get wider. Hope this helps!

[@gilmasilva6254]

Muy lindoooo uauu

[@robbizawojskyj1590]

Is the "P" hook a normal size hook? My gal Palladino went to Walmart, hobby lobby,Joanne's and Michael's to be able to get the hook and they looked at her like she was crazy.

[@CraftersAutonomous]

It's definitely not a common one. I found mine at Walmart several years back, but I'm not sure if they still stock them. This hook was sold in a multi-pack that looks like this one I found on Amazon (amzn.to/3IQgyoo), only difference is the hook colors. Another thing too - Boye sometimes changes what millimeter size corresponds with the hook's letter name. For instance, when I bought a size G Boye hook years ago, it was 4.5mm. But now the size G hooks that Boye sells are 4.25mm. Unfortunately, there's not a standard for what letter goes with what mm. So the current size P hook that Boye sells is 11.5mm, but I think when I bought it they were making the size P hooks 11mm. The good news is with these baskets, the hook size doesn't have to be exact. A smaller hook will just make the stitches tighter and a larger hook will make them looser. Hope this helps!

[@sydneyholcomb8210]

How do you get it to stand up so well . I have made this with 3 strand and it's floppy . What could I do to prevent that !? Thank you

[@CraftersAutonomous]

They're going to be a little floppy no matter what, but to minimize it collapsing, I would try to work the stitches extra tightly. A great way to make the stitches tighter would be to use as small of a hook size as you can for the thickness of your yarn. The tight stitches tend to have a little more structure and be more sturdy. And lastly, different yarns will be stiffer than others. If the yarn is really soft and has less "structure" to it, the basket will be a little floppier. Hope this helps!

[@sydneyholcomb8210]

@@CraftersAutonomous Thank you !!!!

[@ellenlowery6497]

Is there a written pattern?

[@CraftersAutonomous]

I don't currently have a written version of this pattern since I teach the tutorial in a customizable way.

[@mushundir5238]

Ok this is weird… I just watched this video yesterday and today my mom asked me to crochet a grocery basket for a woman at work. What are the odds???

[@CraftersAutonomous]

That's so crazy! *Twilight Zone theme intensifies*

[@mushundir5238]

@@CraftersAutonomous hahaha that’s exactly what I said xD

[@sandyqueen9711]

I guess I di not understand

[@tracyhall4648]

Why are you wearing just 1 glove? lol

[@CraftersAutonomous]

Haha asking the tough questions now! 😂 I'm not sure why for this particular video, but most likely only one hand was bothering me and needed the compression from the glove.

[@tracyhall4648]

@@CraftersAutonomous I thought maybe you had a cold hand..lol