Crochet Beach Basket: Your Essential Beach Accessory

Get ready to hit the beach in style with a Crochet Beach Basket! This trendy accessory not only adds a pop of color to your beach outfit but is also perfect for carrying all your seaside essentials like sunscreen, sunglasses, and a good book. The handcrafted charm of a crochet beach basket adds a fun and playful touch to your beach day. Say goodbye to boring tote bags and hello to a personalized and unique accessory that will make you stand out in the best way possible. So, grab your crochet beach basket and get ready for a day of sun, sand, and surf!

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
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• -Wool and the Gang Shiny Happy Cotton (100% cotton, 100g, 142m/155yd)
• yarn C: Powder Blue: one ball

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”

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, 3 sc in corner, sc in each row-end, 3 sc in corner, sc in each st, 3 sc in corner, do not turn. (102 sts)

Continue in spiral rounds, working 1 sc 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.

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 the 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.