Crochet Fabric Nesting Baskets Pattern

I love these little fabric nesting baskets!  They are perfect for organizing your office, counter tops, baby’s room, or anywhere else you need an attractive storage solution.  The fabric yarn used to make these baskets gives them a cozy charm and makes them more durable to use for storage than baskets made from regular yarn. You can make your own fabric yarn with my tutorial Making Fabric into Yarn. Or if you prefer you can just as easily work these up in T-shirt yarn.

Fabric Nesting Baskets

Here’s what you need:

• approx. 200 yd fabric or T-shirt yarn
• US M-13 / 9 mm crochet hook
• tapestry needle and scissors for finishing

This free crochet pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms and abbreviations. Stitch counts are provided at the end of each row to help you keep on track.

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful for following this pattern include: Crochet Abbreviations and U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart.

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Finished baskets measure as follows: Small = approx. 6 in. x 2½ in.; Medium = approx. 7 in. x 3 in.; Large = approx. 8 in. x 3½ in.

Tip: Use a stitch marker to keep track of rounds.

Small

Ch 2

Foundation Round: Work 6 sc in furthest ch from hook, do not join — 6 sts.

Round 1: Work 2 sc in each st around, do not join — 12 sts.

Round 2: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, do not join — 18 sts.

Round 3: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, do not join — 24 sts.

Round 4: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 30 sts.

Round 5: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 30 sts.

Rounds 6 through 9: Repeat Round 5.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Medium

Ch 2

Foundation Round: Work 6 sc in furthest ch from hook, do not join — 6 sts.

Round 1: Work 2 sc in each st around, do not join — 12 sts.

Round 2: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, do not join — 18 sts.

Round 3: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, do not join — 24 sts.

Round 4: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 30 sts.

Round 5: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 36 sts.

Round 6: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 36 sts.

Rounds 7 through 11: Repeat Round 6.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Large

Ch 2

Foundation Round: Work 6 sc in furthest ch from hook, do not join — 6 sts.

Round 1: Work 2 sc in each st around, do not join — 12 sts.

Round 2: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, do not join — 18 sts.

Round 3: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around, do not join — 24 sts.

Round 4: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 30 sts.

Round 5: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 36 sts.

Round 6: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, rep from * around, join and turn — 42 sts.

Round 7: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 42 sts.

Rounds 8 through 13: Repeat Round 7.

Fasten off and weave in ends.