Crochet Santa Basket: A Festive DIY Holiday Project

Crochet Santa Basket

The hol­i­days are the per­fect time to dive into cre­ative cro­chet projects, and what bet­ter way to spread fes­tive cheer than with a hand­made **Cro­chet San­ta Bas­ket**? Whether you are a sea­soned cro­cheter or a begin­ner look­ing for a fun chal­lenge, this project is a **great way** to add a per­son­al touch to your Christ­mas dec­o­ra­tions. This **free cro­chet pat­tern** offers step-by-step instruc­tions to cre­ate a charm­ing San­ta-inspired bas­ket that is per­fect for stor­ing hol­i­day treats or as a home decor item for your **Christ­mas table**. With easy-to-fol­low **pho­to instruc­tions**, even first-timers can tack­le this project with con­fi­dence.

To begin your **San­ta bas­ket**, start with a **mag­ic ring** or **mag­ic circle**—this will form the **bot­tom round** of your bas­ket. You’ll use **sin­gle cro­chet stitch** (sc) for most of the project, work­ing in **con­tin­u­ous rounds** to avoid seams. Be sure to use a **mm hook** size that suits your yarn, and if you’re work­ing with **t‑shirt yarn** or a **lux­u­ri­ous­ly thick bas­ket**, you might want to choose a **small­er hook** for a firmer tex­ture.

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After you’ve com­plet­ed the base, start work­ing up the sides of your bas­ket. This is where you’ll intro­duce the **red yarn** to cre­ate Santa’s icon­ic suit, and you may want to **change colour** to white for his **belt buck­le**. You can incor­po­rate **colour changes** to add lit­tle details, such as a **belt buck­le** or even small **Christ­mas orna­ments** as embell­ish­ments. Remem­ber to mark the **start of each round** with a **stitch mark­er** to keep track of your **stitch count**. If you’re not famil­iar with the tech­nique, there are **video tuto­ri­als** avail­able to walk you through each step, mak­ing this project more acces­si­ble than ever.

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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

Abbre­vi­a­tions:

ch=chain

sc=single cro­chet

sl st=slip stitch

H and G hook

Red, Black, and Yel­low Yarn

Mea­sures 6.5 x 4.5 inch­es, to make this small­er then do less increased rounds 

Rnd 1: H hook, Red Yarn, In the Mag­ic Cir­cle, 6 sc, sl st

Rnd 2:  2 sc in each stitch around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑12 sc

Rnd 3: *sc, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑18 sc

Rnd 4:  *sc in the next two stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑24 sc

Rnd 5:  *sc in the next three stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑30 sc

Rnd 6:  *sc in the next four stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑36 sc

Rnd 7:  *sc in the next five stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑42 sc

Rnd 8:  *sc in the next six stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑48 sc

Rnd 9:  *sc in the next sev­en stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑54 sc

Rnd 10:  *sc in the next eight stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑60 sc

Rnd 11:  *sc in the next nine stitch­es, 2 sc in each stitch around, *Repeat around, work in con­tin­u­al rounds ‑66 sc

Rnd 12:  sl st, sc in each front loop around, sl st

Rnds 13–18:  *sc in each sc around, *Repeat for 6 rounds total

Rnds 19–22:  sl st with black yarn, *sc in each sc around, *Repeat for 4 rounds total, sl st

Rnds 23–28:  sl st with red yarn, *sc in each sc around, *Repeat for 6 rounds total, sl st

Rnds 29–30:  sl st with white yarn, *sc in each sc around, *Repeat for 2 rounds total, sl st Fas­ten off and Weave in your ends. 

Buck­le: G hook, Chain 20, *sc in the next 4 chains, 2 sc in the next chain, *Repeat around, sl st. Sew onto the cen­ter of the black stripe. 

One of the fun fea­tures of this pat­tern is the option­al han­dles. If you’d like to add them, you’ll need to cro­chet them sep­a­rate­ly and then attach them to the basket’s sides. Alter­na­tive­ly, if you pre­fer a more tra­di­tion­al bas­ket look, you can skip the han­dles entire­ly. Either way, the final result is a beau­ti­ful, stur­dy bas­ket that’s per­fect for stor­ing small gifts, **hol­i­day treats**, or sim­ply as a charm­ing piece of **Christ­mas decor**.

As you fin­ish the top of the bas­ket, be sure to keep track of the **num­ber of stitch­es** in each round to ensure that the bas­ket stays even. Once you’ve com­plet­ed the sides and the top edge, use a **slip stitch** (sl st) to fas­ten off your work, and make sure to leave a **long tail** for weav­ing in the ends. If you’d like to give your bas­ket a lit­tle extra flair, con­sid­er adding some dec­o­ra­tive **Christ­mas trees** or using **sharp nee­dles** to sew in addi­tion­al details like but­tons or beads.

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The **Cro­chet San­ta Bas­ket** is a delight­ful project that adds a per­son­al touch to your **Christ­mas table** or hol­i­day decor. Whether you’re gift­ing it or using it to store small good­ies, this bas­ket is both prac­ti­cal and fes­tive. With this **free cro­chet pat­tern**, you can enjoy the process of cre­at­ing a **lux­u­ri­ous­ly thick bas­ket** while learn­ing new tech­niques, such as **sin­gle cro­chet increase** (sc inc) or work­ing in the **back loop**. Be sure to check out **affil­i­ate links** for yarn and sup­plies, or vis­it my **Rav­el­ry shop** for more cro­chet pat­terns.

Remem­ber, cro­chet is a **great way** to relax and unwind, and this **San­ta bas­ket** project makes for an enjoy­able and reward­ing expe­ri­ence. Whether you share your cre­ation on **social media**, in a **Face­book group**, or in your per­son­al space, it’s bound to be a crowd-pleas­er. So, gath­er your **strands of yarn**, grab your **hook size**, and start craft­ing your very own **Christ­mas bas­ket cro­chet pat­tern** to kick off a boun­ti­ful hol­i­day sea­son. **Hap­py cro­chet­ing!**

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