Crochet Planter Basket

This crochet planter basket pattern is a simple project that can quickly add some style to your home decor. It works up really fast in a size 5 chunky yarn and fits nicely around a standard 6″ pot.

Though I styled this crochet planter basket for Christmas, it would really work during any season. You can use it as a quick dress up for seasonal items like the tree in the photo, a poinsettia, or mums in the fall. Or, you could use it all year long for your permanent house plants.

The pattern is easy enough to whip up more than one and get all your plants covered, or even use a basket or two for other storage. It is a nice size and stands up well by itself with this thick yarn.

The Origin Of This Pattern

I’m a big fan of home decor and love to see the new trends. Recently I noticed a few ceramic planter pots that were made to look like baskets, but were, of course, ceramic. First I thought, ‘cute!’ And second I thought, ‘why not make the real thing?’

I tossed around a few stitch ideas in my mind, but kept coming back to the waistcoat stitch. It has such wonderful clean definition, while staying simple and looking similar to a woven texture.

The sizing took a while to make it fit just how I wanted to a 6″ pot, but eventually this crochet planter basket pattern was born!

The Yarn For This Pattern

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For this pattern I used Premier Serenity Chunky in the color Pristine. Though it is a soft yarn, it has a good chunky bulk to it, which made it perfect for this pattern. I needed the bulk to help the sides stand up without any other additional materials.

The ‘pristine’ color was just what I was looking for, as it had the tone to mimic a light woven basket.

The Pattern

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Materials:

-135 yards Size 5/ Bulky Yarn (I used 135 yards/ 124 grams of Premier Serenity Chunky yarn in Pristine, which was a little more than one skein )
–US N/15/10.00 mm Crochet Hook
–Yarn Needle
–Scissors

Gauge:

The simplest way to measure gauge for this pattern is to measure the base after round 4. After round 4 (with the center circle cinched to about a ¼”), my round was about 4 ¼” across.

Sizing:

7” tall.
The base is technically 6 ½” wide, but with the “slouchiness” of the sides, the width of the basket is more like 7-8”. This basket fits loosely around a 6” flower pot, leaving about a 3/4” gap around all edges.

Stitches Used:

(ch) chain
(sl st) slip stitch
(sc) single crochet
(wc) waistcoat stitch (instructions in pattern)
(rsc) reverse single crochet (instructions in pattern)

Pattern Notes:

Beginning chain of each round in the base (rounds 1-8) does not count as a stitch.

Once you begin the rounds for working up the sides of the basket (rounds 9-27), you will start to crochet in a continuous round. This means that you will not join at the end of each round, but when you get to the end of the round you continue to stitch into the next stitch as if it is the same round (kind of in a spiral).

I tend to crochet tightly. So be sure to check your gauge after round 4 and if you are crocheting more loosely you can move to a smaller hook (or larger if you crochet even more tightly). Some people find they even need to go down two hook sizes to meet my gauge.

The waistcoat (or knit) stitch is difficult to do if your stitches are tight. So, once you start to work up the sides of the basket, be very intentional to keep your stitches loose.

This basket fits loosely around a 6” flower pot, leaving about a 3/4” gap around all edges. If you would like a tighter fit, you can stop at round 6, skip round 7, and move to round 8 (which will give you a stitch count of 45 for all following rounds).

Pattern:

Chain 5. Sl st to the first chain to form a circle. As you crochet round 1, work around your tail so that you can use it to cinch up the hole.

Alternative: if you prefer to start with a magic circle, you can use that method and move to round 1.

Round 1: Ch 1. Sc 10 times in the circle. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (10)

Round 2: Ch 1. Place 2 sc in the same stitch and in each stitch around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (20)

Round 3: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch. 2 sc in the next stitch. *Sc in the next stitch. 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (30)

Round 4: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch. Sc in each of the next 3 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch. *Sc in each of the next 4 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (36)

Note: This is a good place to check gauge. After round 4 (with the center circle cinched to about a ¼”), my round was about 4 ¼” across. If your sizing is different, you may want to start over with a smaller or larger hook.

Round 5: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch. Sc in each of the next 7 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch. *Sc in each of the next 8 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (40)

Round 6: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch. Sc in each of the next 6 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch. *Sc in each of the next 7 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (45)

Round 7: Ch 1. Sc in the same stitch. Sc in each of the next 7 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch. *Sc in each of the next 8 stitches. 2 sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (50)

Round 8: Ch 1. In the back loop only, sc in the same stitch and in each stitch around. (NOTE: be sure to sc very loosely, as the next row will be the waistcoat stitch, which requires loose stitches to be done easily.) Join with a sl st to the first sc of the round. (50)

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Round 9: Ch 1. Wc in the next stitch and in each stitch around. At the end of the round, do not join, but continue stitching into the next round in a spiral. Use a stitch marker to keep track of the end of the round. (50)

Rounds 10 – 26: Wc stitch in each stitch around. Keep track of the last stitch of the round with a stitch marker. (50) After the last stitch of round 26, sl st to the next stitch.

Round 27: Ch 1. Rsc in the same stitch (to the right of your chain) and in each stitch around to the right. Join with a sl st to the first rsc of the round. It may be easier to do this if you turn so that the wrong side of the basket is facing you. (50). Finish off and weave in your ends

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How to Reverse Single Crochet (Rsc)
1. Insert hook into the stitch to the right of the current stitch (enter from the front).
2. Yo and pull through. Now you have 2 loops on your hook.
3. Yo and pull through both loops on your hook.
4. Repeat across to the right.

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