With its charming design, this piece brings a special warmth and character to your living space. Let it be a part of your home, adding beauty and function in one delightful package.

Materials Needed

• 7 mm crochet hook
• 30 meters of cotton rope yarn
• Stitch marker
• Scissors

Steps

Create the Base:

• Make a slipknot.
• Insert your hook into the slipknot and make a chain stitch.
• Insert the hook back into the slipknot and draw the yarn to make two stitches (single crochet).
• Repeat this process until you have 6 loops on top.

Form a Circle:

• Pull the end of the yarn to tighten the slipknot and turn the row into a circle.
• Insert the hook into the first stitch of the round to join the circle.

Second Row:

• Start knitting in spiral rounds.
• Insert the hook into the first stitch, draw the strand, and knit two loops together (single crochet). Repeat this for the second row.
• Each stitch should be doubled in this row. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch and avoid losing your place.

Third Row:

• Double every other stitch.
• Alternate one single stitch followed by a double stitch (two stitches into one). Continue this pattern around.

Fourth Row:

• Double every third stitch.
• Insert single stitches for two stitches, then one double stitch. Continue this pattern around the circle.

Building the Walls:

• Add rows to build the walls of the basket by making single crochets into each stitch without increasing.
• To create an elongated shape, triple the first stitch of the row by making three single crochets into one stitch.

Continue Knitting:

• Repeat this process, marking the middle stitch each time you triple it to maintain symmetry.
• Every fourth row, decrease stitches on the front of the basket to form the teardrop shape by inserting the hook, drawing the yarn through the stitch, and knitting them together as described.

Form the Handle:

• Once the basket is the desired height, decrease the front 10 stitches by turning two stitches into one.
• Knit a chain of 10 chain stitches to form the basket’s handle.
• Connect the handle back to the basket with a single crochet.\

Finishing Touches:

• Cut a long tail of about 15 cm.
• Wrap the tail around the connecting point of the handle and basket securely.
• Hide the end of the yarn by pulling it through the basket’s layers using a smaller hook.

Final Adjustments:

• Ensure that everything is tight and secure.
• Optionally, you can sew the yarn tail to the basket to secure it further using matching threads.

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