This is an easy Tunisian Crochet basket, can be used for storage, decoration, flower pot cover. The written detailed instructions and the materials in below.
Materials:
Yarn: 100% Cotton bulky yarn, any bulky yarn would work.
Tunisian crochet hook 5 mm https://amzn.to/3ICWojx
Tapestry needle, scissors.
Gauge: 10 Tunisian simple stitches in width and 10 rows in height = 10cm (4 inch)
Completed measurement of the basket in this tutorial:
Bottom (flat circle): 16.5 cm (6.5 inch)
Height: 7.5 cm(3 inch)
Abbreviations:
MC: Magic Circle
TSS: Tunisian Simple Stitch
SM: Stitch Marker
Written Instructions:
Round 1: Make a MC. Insert the Tunisian hook into the loop yarn over and pull up (2 loops in the hook), yarn over and go into the loop again and pull up (4 loops on the hook), yarn over and go into the loop last time and pull up (6 loops on the hook)
Add color b to the second end of the hook, yarn over and pull through one loop first and 2 loops at a time until 2 loops left on the hook. Tighten the MC.
Round 2: Now back to first end of the hook with color a, insert the hook, back vertical loop, yarn over and pull through, insert the hook into the front vertical loop (TSS), yarn over and pull through (you have 4 loops on the hook) back to 2nd end of the hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops at a time until there are 2 loops on the hook).
Continue picking up from back and front loops of every st from the 1st end of the hook and yarn over and pull through two loops at a time from the 2nd end of the hook. End of the row, you have 12 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 3: * 1 tss to next front st, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep. from * until the end of the round. 18 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 4: * 1 tss to next two front sts, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep. from * until the end of the round. 24 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 5: * 1 tss to next three front sts, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep. from * until the end of the round. 30 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 6: * 1 tss to next four front sts, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep. from * until the end of the round. 36 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 7: * 1 tss to next five front sts, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep. from * until the end of the round. 42 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 8: * 1 tss to next six front sts, 1 back and front tss to next st. And continue return pass with yarning over and pull through two loops at a time with the 2nd end of the hook. Rep from * until the end of the round. 48 Tunisian simple stitches.
Round 8-16: Continue Tss in the round, spiraling until the basket reaches desired height.
Round 17: 1 sl st to each st, ch 1 and cut the yarn and weave the ends.
