This basket is super easy to make and will surely become your favorite summer accessory.
Hit the beach with style and confidence!
The minute I saw this ra-ra raffia, I knew I needed to make some kind of bag with it. There were many ideas, some frogging, but I’ve ended up making a very simple, clean shape. Adding cotton handles was cherry on top!
I hope you will like the simplicity of this Beach Basket too! It’s a great mindless project, that can be easily completed on a summer weekend.
Have fun!
This pattern is available as ad-free, printable PDF on Etsy HERE or on LoveCrafts HERE.
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If you need some more bag inspo, have a look at Travel the World Tote, Granny Square Bag (FREE PATTERN!), Africa Soulder Bag, Rainbow Sports Bag, Dutch Tiles C2C Bag or Granny Flower Tote!
Supplies
-US H/8 (5mm) and G/6 (4mm) crochet hooks
● Yarn:
-Wool and the Gang Ra-Ra Raffia (100% paper, 100g, 250m/273yd)
yarn A: Powder Blue: one ball
yarn B: Desert Palm: one ball
-Wool and the Gang Shiny Happy Cotton (100% cotton, 100g, 142m/155yd)
yarn C: Powder Blue: one ball
For yarn substitution see yarnsub.com.
● Tapestry needle
● Scissors
Abbreviations (in US terms)
ch – chain
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st/s – stitch/es
Tension
12sc x 12 rows measure 10x10cm/4×4”
Finished size
height x width x depth: 21 x 36 x 8cm/8 x 14 x 3”
handles: 62cm/24.5”
This pattern is available as ad-free, printable PDF on Etsy HERE or on LoveCrafts HERE.
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Notes
– Basket is crocheted in rows (bottom and handles) and spiral rounds (sides).
– When working with yarns A and B (raffia), work with two strands of yarn held together: use both ends of the same ball: one from the center, the other from the outside.
– Handles are crocheted separately and sewn on finished basket.
PATTERN
BASKET
With yarn A, and H/8 (5mm) hook, ch12.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (11 sts)
Row 2: Ch1 (does not count as st), sc across, turn. (11 sts)
Rep Row 2 thirty six more times, do not turn.
Round 1: Ch1, sc in each row-end, 3 sc in corner, sc in each st, 3sc in corner, sc in each row-end, 3sc in corner, sc in each st, 3sc in corner, do not turn. (102 sts)
Continue in spiral rounds, working 1sc in each st around, until you complete 9 rounds. Next, join yarn B, continue
in spiral rounds, until you complete 16 more rounds. Sl st in 3 next sts to finish. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
This pattern is available as ad-free, printable PDF on Etsy HERE or on LoveCrafts HERE.
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HANDLES
With yarn C and G/6 (4mm) hook, ch361. Do not worry if you lose count, just make sure your chain measures approx 228cm/90”.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (360 sts)
Row 2: Ch1 (does not count as st), sc across, turn. (360 sts)
Rep Row 2 five more times, fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Use the tail and needle to sew both ends of the strap together to make a loop.
FINISHING
With the remaining yarn C, sew the handles to basket, making sure they are the same length.
Handle straps should be spaced apart by about 15 stitches (see picture). Place the seam on the bottom of the basket.
