Hi everyone! How’s your week going? I’ve been working hard, packing, cleaning, and designing up a storm. Did you see my Instagram? I have a new tank top design that I’m so jazzed about. So much fun!
Anyway… so this week’s new design I’ve had on my hook for a long time! It’s a not a hard design it’s just very big, like SO big, so it took me a while to get it done because I had many other designs I was working on. I actually started it back in October of last year and worked on it when I got a chance. It became that sort of design for me, the “when I get a moment” because it was such a big basket. When I did finish it, it went on the schedule and here it finally is! I’m so happy with how it turned out. I think if I make another (possibly making a smaller version) I will do something bright and wild! You know how I love colorful designs. 😀 I do know I want to make an other argyle design in the future because I love this pattern and want to make more with it.
Well, I hope you have a great week and give this basket a try. Or, at least start it, because I think this is a big project so I’d understand if it takes a while. 😉
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Materials
- US H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
- Aran/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- approx 4.8 oz/ 244 yds
- I used Caron One Pound
- Yarn needle
Gauge
- 16 scs x 14 rows = 4″
Terms/ stitches
- RS: right side (side that faces out)
- Magic Circle
- Ch: chain
- St: stitch
- Slip st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Hdc: half double crochet
- BLO: back loop only
Notes
- This pattern is worked in 2 sections, from the bottom up: the base and the sides and they’re all worked in the round, with a slip st into the first st of the row.
- The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
- All of the stitches in the sides portion of this pattern are single crochets. The directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many single crochets to make.
- In the example, the inactive yarn is carried behind the active. If this is confusing, you might want to check out this helpful Moogly video on tapestry.
- You need to know how to work into the back loop only (BLO) for this pattern. At the end of the row, slip st into both loops, this will help keep your seam straight. If you don’t work this pattern in the back loop only, it might end up leaning. You can block the finished item to make it lean less.
- You will need to know how to work into the back third loop a half double crochet for this pattern.
- In the photos: color A is black (Caron One Pound in Black), color B is off white (Caron One Pound in Off White), and color C is purple (Caron One Pound in Lavender Blue).
Finished measurements
- Height: 11.5″ (row 23/ base to top of basket)
- Diameter: 17.25″ – 17.5″ (when laid flat)
Big Argyle Basket crochet Pattern instructions
– Base –
(worked into both loops)
Row 1: A: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 12 times into the circle, slip st into the first st – 12 scs
Row 2: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 18 scs
Row 3: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 2 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 2 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 24 scs
Row 4: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 30 scs
Row 5: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 4 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 36 scs
Row 6: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 42 scs
Row 7: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 6 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 6 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 48 scs
Row 8: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 54 scs
Row 9: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 8 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 8 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 60 scs
Row 10: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 8 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 66 scs
Row 11: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 10 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 10 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 72 scs
Row 12: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 78 scs
Row 13: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 12 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 12 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 84 scs
Row 14: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 12 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 13 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 90 scs
Row 15: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 14 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 14 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 96 scs
Row 16: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 14 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 15 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 102 scs
Row 17: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 16 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 16 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 108 scs
Row 18: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 16 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 17 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 114 scs
Row 19: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 18 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 18 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 120 scs
Row 20: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 18 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 19 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 126 scs
Row 21: A: Ch 1, sc twice into the same st as join, sc into the next 19 sts, *sc twice into the nest st, sc into the next 20 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 132 scs
Row 22: A: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc into the next 21 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc into the next 21 sts, sc twice into the next,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, slip st into the first st – 138 scs
Row 23: A: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), hdc twice into the same st as join, hdc into the next 22 sts, *hdc twice into the next st, hdc into the next 22 sts,* repeat from * to * 6 more times, slip st into the first st – 144 hdcs
The base should be 11.5″ across at this point.
Row 24: A: Ch 1, sc into the back third loop of the hdc as the same st as join and into the back third loop of the next 143 hdcs, slip st into the first st – 144 hdcs
– Sides –
Notes:
- Rows 25 – 61 are worked into the back loop only.
- The following directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many stitches to make.
- Following the ch 1, the first st is worked into the same st as join.
Row 25: A: Ch 1, (144), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 26 – 27: B: Ch 1, (1), A: (7), C: (2), A: (7), *B: (2), A: (7), C: (2), A: (7),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, B: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 28 – 29: A: Ch 1, (1), B: (1), A: (5), C: (4), A: (5), B: (1), *A: (2), B: (1), A: (5), C: (4), A: (5), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 30 – 31: A: Ch 1, (2), B: (1), A: (3), C: (6), A: (3), B: (1), *A: (4), B: (1), A: (3), C: (6), A: (3), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 32 – 33: A: Ch 1, (3), B: (1), A: (1), C: (8), A: (1), B: (1), *A: (6), B: (1), A: (1), C: (8), A: (1), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 34 – 35: A: Ch 1, (4), B: (1), C: (8), B: (1), *A: (8), B: (1), C: (8), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (4), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 36 – 37: A: Ch 1, (3), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), *A: (6), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 38 – 39: A: Ch 1, (2), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), *A: (4), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 40 – 41: A: Ch 1, (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), *A: (2), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Note: you don’t have to fasten off color A for the following 2 rows, just drop the color here and pick it back up on row 44.
Rows 42 – 43: C: Ch 1, (8), B: (2), *C: (16), B: (2),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, C: (8), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 44 – 45: A: Ch 1, (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), *A: (2), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 46 – 47: A: Ch 1, (2), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), *A: (4), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4), B: (1), C: (4),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 48 – 49: A: Ch 1, (3), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2), *A: (6), C: (2), B: (1), C: (6), B: (1), C: (2),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 50 – 51: A: Ch 1, (4), B: (1), C: (8), B: (1), *A: (8), B: (1), C: (8), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (4), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 52 – 53: A: Ch 1, (3), B: (1), A: (1), C: (8), A: (1), B: (1), *A: (6), B: (1), A: (1), C: (8), A: (1), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (3), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 54 – 55: A: Ch 1, (2), B: (1), A: (3), C: (6), A: (3), B: (1), *A: (4), B: (1), A: (3), C: (6), A: (3), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (2), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 56 – 57: A: Ch 1, (1), B: (1), A: (5), C: (4), A: (5), B: (1), *A: (2), B: (1), A: (5), C: (4), A: (5), B: (1),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, A: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Rows 58 – 59: B: Ch 1, (1), A: (7), C: (2), A: (7), *B: (2), A: (7), C: (2), A: (7),* repeat from * to * 6 more times, B: (1), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Fasten off color C. Drop color B for row 60 and pick it back up on row 61.
Row 60: A: Ch 1, (144), slip st into the first st – 144 scs
Fasten off color A.
Row 61: B: Slip st into the BLO of the same st as join, slip st into the BLO of the next 143 sts, slip st into the first st – 144 Slip sts
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Tada! There it is – I hope you dig it 😀