Star Stitch Crochet Basket

This Star Stitch Crochet Basket is the perfect addition to your handmade home decor! Using a pretty crochet stitch this handmade basket would be great to make for yourself or as a house warming gift! I made this easy crochet basket using a new worsted weight yarn from Lion Brand called Skein Tones! Keep scrolling to use the free crochet pattern in this blog post or click the button below for an affordable pdf!

Design Story and Inspiration

The Star Stitch Crochet Pattern has quickly become one of my favorite stitches to incorporate into my designs. I have used it on many patterns recently but really wanted to use it for a crochet basket pattern. I had tried once before but I couldn’t get it to work out how I envisioned it. With a new yarn coming out from Lion Brand needing a design I decided this yarn was worth the challenge and to try again!

For this design I wanted to try two things, one was the star stitch crochet in the round and the other was making this basket using the same method as a double brim beanie. My hope was that by using the double brim method it would help to give this basket some structure. Being as I was using a worsted weight yarn and making a large crochet basket I was worried about it holding itself up. Thankfully using the double brim method, with the addition of surface slip stitch, this basket is as sturdy as it needs to be especially once it is filled up!

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About the Yarn

“Skein Tones offers a modern neutral palette aiming to complement a wide spectrum of skin tones. The collection of colors is part of the Basic Stitch® Anti-Pilling family, a very versatile 100% acrylic CYC4. Makers who gravitate towards creating garments that will integrate into their wardrobes often turn to neutral colors, and many who choose colorwork projects need a neutral to balance the bolder hues. By having a 12-color palette of nuanced neutral options you no longer have to settle for an “almost” complement to your color selections.” From the Lion Brand Website.

I love that this yarn is from the Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling Family. Basic Stitch is such a durable and multifunctional yarn! Plus it comes in a ton of colors that you can mix and match with the beautiful neutrals of Skein Tones! Keep scrolling to use the free crochet pattern in this blog post or click the button below to get a Kit from Lion Brand that includes a pdf!

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Materials

Size 5.00 mm crochet hook
#4 Worsted Wt. Yarn, Lion Brand Skein Tones
1 Skein in Adobe – 3.5 ounces, 185 yards – Color A
1 Skein in Honey – 3.5 ounces, 185 yards – Color B
1 Skein in Ivory – 3.5 ounces, 185 yards – Color C

Gauge

16 sts x 20 rows in sc in the round is 4” x 4”

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

Chain Stitch – ch
Slip Stitch – Sl St
Single Crochet – sc
Back Loops Only – BLO – When working the stitch, use only the back loop of the top of the stitch.

Pattern Notes

One Sizes – 4.5” Tall x 12” Diameter
* Designates a repeat.
Ch 1 does not count as a stitch
Do not turn at the end of rounds.
Sl st to first st of each round.
“sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch.
“sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches.
“2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next stitch to create an increase.
Skill Level: Easy

Star Stitch Crochet Basket Pattern Begins

Round 1 – Color A
Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, ch 1. [6 sts]
Round 2
2 sc in each st, ch 1. [12 sts]
Round 3
*Sc 1, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [18 sts]
Round 4
*Sc 2, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [24 sts]
Round 5
*Sc 3, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [30 sts]
Round 6
*Sc 4, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [36 sts]
Round 7
*Sc 5, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [42 sts]
Round 8
*Sc 6, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [48 sts]
Round 9
*Sc 7, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [54 sts]
Round 10*Sc 8, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [60 sts]
Round 11
*Sc 9, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [66 sts]
Round 12
*Sc 10, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [72 sts]
Round 13
*Sc 11, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [78 sts]
Round 14
*Sc 12, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [84 sts]
Round 15
*Sc 13, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [90 sts]
Round 16
*Sc 14, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [96 sts]
Round 17
*Sc 15, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [102 sts]
Round 18
*Sc 16, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [108 sts]
Round 19
*Sc 17, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [114 sts]
Round 20
*Sc 18, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [120 sts]
Round 21
*Sc 19, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [126 sts]
Round 22
*Sc 20, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [132 sts]
Round 23
*Sc 21, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [138 sts]
Round 24
*Sc 22, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [144 sts]
Round 25
*Sc 23, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [150 sts]
Round 26
*Sc 24, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [156 sts]
Round 27
*Sc 25, 2 sc in next st, repeat from* to end, ch 1. [162 sts]

Round 28
Sc blo in each stitch to end, ch 1. [162 sts]
Rounds 29 & 30
Sc in each stitch to end, ch 1. [162 sts]
Round 31 – Color B
Sc in each stitch to end, ch 2. [162 sts]
Round 32
Pick up 2 loops in the 2^nd chain from the hook using the front and back of the chain, pick up a loop in the 1st sc, pick up a loop in the next 2-sc, (6 loops on hook) yarn over, pull through all loops, yarn over pull through one loop (eye of star created), *pick up a loop in the eye, pick up a loop in the last loop of the star, pick up a loop in the same stitch as the last loop of the previous star, pick up a loop in the next 2-sc, (6 loops on hook) yarn over, pull through all loops, yarn over, pull through one loop. Repeat from * to end, sl st to 1st star stitch in top-most loop, ch 1.

Round 33
Sc in join, sc in next eye, *2 sc in next eye. Repeat from * to end, ch 2. [162 sts
Rounds 34 – 45
Repeat previous two rounds, on Round 45 finish with a ch 1 instead of a ch 2.
Round 46 – Color C
Sc in each stitch to end, ch 1. [162 sts]
Rounds 47 – 48
Sc blo in each stitch to end, ch 1. [162 sts]
Rounds 49 – 64
Sc in each stitch to end, ch 1. [162 sts]
Fold Round 64 down into your basket and surface slip stitch to Round 29, finish off and weave in your ends.

Finishing

With Color C, Surface Slip Stitch in the top 2 Single Crochet rounds between Star Stitch rounds to attach the outside of the basket to the inside of the basket. Finish off and weave in your ends.

Thank You!

I hope you enjoyed making this Crochet Star Stitch Basket as much as I did and that it gets lots of use in your home or by the special someone you gift it to! Be sure to Sign Up for the Life and Yarn Newsletter so that you never miss a new free crochet pattern!