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Hanging Basket Set Pattern

Hanging Basket Set Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cozy Accent

A warm touch for your space that transforms ordinary corners into inviting nooks filled with handmade charm.

About This Hanging Basket Set Pattern

This pattern shows you how to crochet a trio of hanging baskets in three sizes using cord or bulky yarn. It includes a diagram, a photo tutorial for the magic ring, step-by-step rounds for each basket size, crab stitch edging and a finished hanging loop.

Hanging Basket Set Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Perfect for displaying faux flowers, small plants, or organizing small items, these baskets are functional and decorative. Clear photos and exact stitch counts make following along easy.

Why You'll Love This Hanging Basket Set Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it turns simple cord yarn into practical, beautiful home decor. I enjoy how quickly one round transforms into a basket with personality and texture. The photo steps and diagram make the shaping approachable even when you are learning BLO and cluster increases. I also love the finishing touches — the crab stitch edge and wrapped hanging loop provide a polished, professional look. Sharing these baskets with friends and seeing them hang in a bright corner always makes me smile.

Hanging Basket Set Pattern step 1 - construction progress Hanging Basket Set Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Hanging Basket Set Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Hanging Basket Set Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love customizing these baskets by changing cord color to match my decor — try monochrome neutrals or bright contrasting hues.

I often swap cord thickness and hook size to make mini keychain baskets or oversized planters; changing yarn weight will change the finished size.

I sometimes add an inner fabric liner or a piece of cardboard in the base for extra stiffness if I plan to store heavier items.

I like to embroider initials or small patterns on the front of the basket using tapestry needle and leftover yarn for a personal touch.

For a decorative look, use two-colour rounds: alternate one round in a contrasting shade every 2-3 rounds to create stripes.

Try making seasonal sets by choosing yarns in holiday palettes or soft pastels for spring arrangements.

I occasionally add a tiny pocket inside the basket by crocheting a small rectangle and sewing it into the interior for keys or notes.

Swap the hanging loop for a wooden hoop or metal ring to give a different hanging aesthetic and added strength.

You can make the loop longer and add a decorative tassel or macrame knots for a boho finish that coordinates with the basket.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with embroidered flowers, beads, or leather labels to make each basket uniquely yours.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the stitch marker when working in a spiral will make it hard to track the first stitch; place and move a marker at the start of each round. ✗ Crocheting too loosely with cord yarn results in floppy baskets and distorted shape; maintain consistent, moderately firm tension to keep structure. ✗ Not working in the back loops only (BLO) where directed will change the texture and size; be sure to insert the hook in BLO when the pattern states it. ✗ Forgetting to hide the cord end before cutting leads to unraveling later; tuck the end inside the stitches and trim before continuing. ✗ Rushing increases (sc3inc) or doing irregular increases will create lumpy rounds; count your stitches after every increase round and follow the sequence exactly.

Hanging Basket Set Pattern

Make a set of stylish hanging crochet baskets for your home with this easy-to-follow pattern. You will create three sizes (small, medium and large) using cord yarn and basic single crochet techniques. The pattern includes step-by-step photos, a magic ring tutorial, crab stitch edging and a hanging loop finish so you can display your baskets proudly.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Hanging Basket Set Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cord yarn 4-5 mm (cotton, acrylic or polyester cord) approximately 250-300 meters total for three baskets
  • 02
    Color A: main cord yarn (beige) - bulk quantity for all baskets (approx 250-300 m)
  • 03
    Optional accent thread for wrapping the hanging loop - small piece (approx 10 inches)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 5 mm or 6 mm (recommended for main crocheting)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 2.5-3 mm (to hide the cord at the end and for finishing)
  • 03
    Stitch markers
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Yarn needle or tapestry needle for weaving ends
  • 06
    Small length of sewing thread for wrapping the hanging loop

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— Small basket :

Info :

Make MR: ch1, 6 sc (pic. 8-11). Pull the ring (pic. 12). Crochet in a spiral. Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the first round (move it each round). Work along diagram 1. When working BLO, also crochet in the 3rd back loop of each stitch to make your work tighter (pic. 13-16).

Round 1 :

work BLO, 6 inc (12) hide the end inside the stitches then cut it off (pic. 17-21)

Round 2 :

work BLO (inc, sc)*6 (18) (pic. 22)

Round 3 :

work BLO (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24) (pic. 23)

Round 4 :

work BLO (inc, 3 sc)* 6 (30) (pic. 24)

Round 5 :

work BLO, 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*5, inc, 2 sc (36) (pic. 25)

Round 6 :

work BLO, sc3inc, 35 sc (38) (pic. 26-27)

Round 7 :

work BLO, sc, sc3inc, 36 sc (40) (pic. 28-29)

Round 8 :

work BLO, 2 sc, sc3inc , 37 sc (42) (pic. 30-31)

Round 9 :

work BLO, 3 sc, sc3inc, 38 sc (44) (pic. 32)

Round 10 :

work BLO, 4 sc, sc3inc , 39 sc (46) (pic. 33)

Round 11 :

work BLO, 5 sc, sc3inc, 40 sc (48) (pic. 34)

Round 12 :

work BLO, 6 sc, sc3inc, 41 sc (50) (pic. 35)

Round 13 :

work BLO, 7 sc, sc3inc, 42 sc (52) (pic. 36)

Round 14 :

work BLO, 8 sc, sc3inc, 7 sc, 18 dec (pic. 37-43)

Round 15 :

work BLO, 36 sc. (pic. 44-45)

Info :

Cut off the cord. Fasten off (pic. 46-52).

Info :

- hide the end of the cord, cut off (pic. 53-55). - take a new cord. (pic. 56). - find the middle of the top of the basket. (pic. 57). - start crocheting a new round with new yarn (pic. 58-59) - make ch1 (pic. 60).

— Crab stitch :

Info :

- insert the hook from front to back in the first single crochet stitch on the right (pic. 61-62). - draw up a loop. You should have two loops on the hook. (pic. 63). - pull the thread through both stitches. There should be one stitch left on the hook. This completes the first crab stitch. (pic. 64-65). - repeat the crab stitch into the next stitch (pic. 66-69).

Info :

Work one crab stitch in each single crochet stitch until you reach the end (pic. 70-72).

— Hanging loop :

Hanging loop :

- make ch14 (pic. 73). - sl st in the stitch at the base (pic. 74). - sc in each stitch of the hanging loop (14) (pic. 75). - sl st in the stitch at the base (pic. 77).

Info :

- cut off the yarn, leaving a tail about 30 inches long.(pic. 78). - pull out the rest of the cord (pic. 79-80). - take a piece of thread about 10 inches, put as it is shown on the picture (pic. 81). - tightly wrap it with the cord first to the upper part, then to the bottom. - insert the 2 ends of the cord into the loop of the thread (pic. 84). - pull the end of the thread up, pull the 2 cords out (pic. 84). - cut the ends (pic. 85).

— Medium basket :

Info :

Make MR: ch1, 6 sc (pic. 8-11). Pull the ring (pic. 12). Crochet in a spiral. Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the first round (move it each round). Work along diagram 1. When working BLO, grab the jumper of the stitch to make your product tighter (pic. 13-16). For detailed pictures of rounds 1-5, see page 5, pic 17-25.

Round 1 :

work BLO, 6 inc (12) hide the end inside the stitches then cut it off

Round 2 :

work BLO (inc, sc)*6 (18)

Round 3 :

work BLO (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)

Round 4 :

work BLO (inc, 3 sc)* 6 (30)

Round 5 :

work BLO, 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 6 :

work BLO, 4 sc, (inc, 5 sc)*5, inc, sc (42) (pic. 87)

Round 7 :

work BLO, sc3inc, 41sc (44) (pic. 88)

Round 8 :

work BLO, sc, sc3inc, 42 sc (46) (pic. 89)

Round 9 :

work BLO, 2 sc, sc3inc, 43 sc (48) (pic. 90)

Round 10 :

work BLO, 3 sc, sc3inc, 44 sc (50) (pic. 91)

Round 11 :

work BLO, 4 sc, sc3inc, 45 sc (52) (pic. 92)

Round 12 :

work BLO, 5 sc, sc3inc, 46 sc (54)

Round 13 :

work BLO, 6 sc, sc3inc, 47 sc (56)

Round 14 :

work BLO, 7 sc, sc3inc, 48 sc (58)

Round 15 :

work BLO, 8 sc, sc3inc, 49 sc (60)

Round 16 :

work BLO, 9 sc, sc3inc, 50 sc (62) (pic. 93)

Round 17 :

work BLO, 10 sc, sc3inc, 9 sc, 21 dec (pic. 94-97)

Round 18 :

work BLO, 41 sc. Cut off the cord. Finish crocheting. (pic. 99-101 or pic. 46-52 page 8)

Info :

Take a new cord. Make a crab stitch in each stitches. For details on how to make a crab stitch, see pages 9-11, pic. 56-72. Make a loop for hanging. The hanging loop is made as in a small size basket. For details, see the pages 11-12, pic. 73-85.

— Large basket :

Info :

Make MR: ch1, 6 sc (pic. 8-11). Pull the ring (pic. 12). Crochet in a spiral. Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the first round (move it each round). Work along diagram 1. When working BLO, grab the jumper of the stitch to make your product tighter (pic. 13-16). For detailed pictures of rounds 1-5, see page 5, pic 17-25.

Round 1 :

work BLO, 6 inc (12) hide the end inside the stitches then cut it off

Round 2 :

work BLO (inc, sc)*6 (18)

Round 3 :

work BLO (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)

Round 4 :

work BLO (inc, 3 sc)* 6 (30)

Round 5 :

work BLO, 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*5, inc, 2 sc (36)

Round 6 :

work BLO, 4 sc, (inc, 5 sc)*5, inc, sc (42)

Round 7 :

work BLO, (6 sc, inc)*6 (48) (pic. 105)

Round 8 :

work BLO, sc3inc, 47 sc (50) (pic. 106-107)

Round 9 :

work BLO, sc, sc3inc, 48 sc (52) (pic. 108)

Round 10 :

work BLO, 2 sc, sc3inc, 49 sc (54) (pic. 109)

Round 11 :

work BLO, 3 sc, sc3inc, 50 sc (56) (pic. 110)

Round 12 :

work BLO, 4 sc, sc3inc, 51 sc (58)

Round 13 :

work BLO, 5 sc, sc3inc, 52 sc (60)

Round 14 :

work BLO, 6 sc, sc3inc, 53 sc (62)

Round 15 :

work BLO, 7 sc, sc3inc, 54 sc (64)

Round 16 :

work BLO, 8 sc, sc3inc, 55 sc (66)

Round 17 :

work BLO, 9 sc, sc3inc, 56 sc (68)

Round 18 :

work BLO, 10 sc, sc3inc, 57 sc (70)

Round 19 :

work BLO, 11 sc, sc3inc, 58 sc (72)

Round 20 :

work BLO, 12 sc, sc3inc, 11 sc, 24 dec

Round 21 :

work BLO, 50 sc. Cut off the cord. Finish crocheting. How to finish crocheting beautifully see pic. 46-52 page 8.

Info :

Take a new cord. Make a crab stitch in each stitches. For details on how to make a crab stitch, see pages 9-11, pic. 56-72. Make a loop for hanging. The hanging loop is made as in a small size basket. For details, see the pages 11-12, pic. 73-85.

Assembly Instructions

  • Find and mark the middle of the top edge of the basket (pic. 57) before attaching the hanging loop to ensure centered placement.
  • Make the hanging loop by chaining 14, slip stitching to the base and single crocheting around the chain (14 sc), then slip stitch back into the base to secure the loop.
  • Hide and secure cord ends by tucking the yarn end inside the stitches before cutting; then take a new cord and start a new round where indicated to finish the edge.
  • Wrap the hanging loop with a small length of contrasting thread as shown: insert thread loop, wrap cord tightly around the loop top to bottom, insert cord ends into the thread loop and pull to hide ends.
  • Work one crab stitch into each single crochet around the top edge after adding the new cord to create a neat, finished border.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of every round and move it each round to keep your spiral even and avoid misplaced increases.
  • 💡Work the specified BLO (back loops only) instruction when requested to achieve the basket texture and correct shaping.
  • 💡Hide ends inside the stitches and trim them before finishing to keep the inside of the basket neat and prevent unraveling.
  • 💡Maintain consistent tension with cord yarn; too loose tension will make the basket floppy while too tight will make it stiff.
  • 💡Count stitches at the end of each round, especially after increases and decreases, to ensure you match the stitch totals given.

Create a beautiful trio of hanging baskets to brighten your walls and organize small items with handmade charm. These baskets use simple stitches and cord yarn to achieve sturdy, stylish storage you can hang anywhere. Finished with a neat crab stitch border and wrapped hanging loop, they make thoughtful handmade gifts or a lovely addition to your home. 🧶🏡✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished baskets vary by size and yarn thickness; using the recommended cord and hooks you can expect a small, medium and large set that scale up as shown in the photos.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but the final size and structure will change; bulkier cord and a larger hook produce a chunkier, larger basket while thinner cord makes a smaller, denser basket.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is intermediate: you should be comfortable with single crochet, increasing, decreasing, working in BLO, and basic finishing techniques like slip stitch and crab stitch.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete a set in about 5-7 hours depending on size and experience, though individual baskets can be made in shorter sessions if you focus on one size.