Simple Crochet Treat Basket

The Simple Crochet Treat Basket is going to be a new favorite! Are there certain occasions that just sneak up on you last minute, or perhaps you just have a quick feeling that you should reach out to someone with a little extra something?

The Simple Crochet Treat Basket has you covered! This super cute gift idea takes under an hour to make and assemble and is sure to pack a punch in the department of fun to receive as a handmade gift category. Not to mention that it’s also a great stash buster project! Win! Win! Win!

Don’t forget the fun possibilities for cute storage and organization too! Have barrettes and bobby pins cluttering your bathroom drawers? Use a cute basket! Are you a collector of buttons and other small craft odds and ends? I know that I sure am and these baskets have been the answer to cute organization!

Covering small potted plants is another way that I like to use them for myself and as gifts for friends. Truly the options are endless!

Not only is the Simple Treat Basket super quick to make it’s also extremely customizable. It’s as simple as changing the color of yarn or the treats used to fill the basket that makes it easily fit any occasion you can dream up.

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The Pattern

Difficulty

Beginner

Materials

For the Basket

• Crochet Hook, Size I/9 (5.5 mm) 
• Stitch Marker(s)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Worsted Weight Yarn. Two strands held together at a time. (See Design Notes for additional yarn options and information.)
  Colors pictured in this pattern include:

  •  Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, 170 yds/156 m, 3.5 oz/100 g), in Barley and Grey Marble, used approx 112 yds.

  • Red Heart Super Saver (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, 260 yds/238 m, 5 oz/141 g), Buff Fleck, used approx 112 yds.

Other Supplies

• Treats!
• Treat bags. I was able to use the bags that my chocolates were purchased in for this project, but regular treat bags like these are great to have on hand.
• Twine or ribbon for tying the treat bag closed.
• Pinking Shears (optional) for cutting extra length off the top of the treat bag.

Gauge

Using hook size I/9 (5.5 mm), Rows 1-5 measure 3 inches (8 cm) across.

Finished Measurements

Using hook size I/9 (5.5 mm), finished height is approximately 2.25 inches (6 cm), the diameter is approximately 3.5 inches (9 cm) and circumference is approximately 10.5 inches (27 cm).

Design Notes

• The pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
• The pattern is written in continuous rounds except where noted in the pattern to ch. It will be helpful to place a stitch marker at the beginning stitch of the round and move it up at the start of each additional round. 
• At the end of each round, the number of stitches for completion is noted in parentheses.
• The pattern is written using two strands of worsted weight yarn held together. That noted, working up the pattern using Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (a Super Bulky, Size 6 yarn) with just one strand (approx 32 yds) and hook size I (5.5 mm) results in a comparably sized basket. A great option to use whatever yarn option is available!
• If making several Treat Baskets it may be helpful to know that three complete baskets can be made from one 3 oz skein of Vanna’s Choice yarn with just a small amount left over. Five complete baskets can be made from one, 5 oz skein of Red Heart yarn with a 6th through Rnd 12.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

• BLO – Back Loop Only
• ch – Chain
• Rsc  – Reverse single crochet (also called the Crab stitch) – see Special Stitches for instructions
• Rnd(s) – Round(s)
• sc – Single crochet
• sl st – Slip stitch
• st(s) – Stitch(s)
• yo – Yarn over
• magic circle/adjustable ring

Special Stitches

Reverse single crochet or crab stitch (Rsc): Insert hook from front to back in the stitch to the right of the hook (this is in the opposite direction you would normally crochet in if right-handed) yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. (Essentially, it’s a single crochet but working to the right instead of the usual left).

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Let’s Make Our Treat Basket!

Using yarn of choice (bulky yarn single stranded and worsted weight with two strands held together)

• Rnd 1: 7sc in adjustable (magic) circle. (7sts)
• Rnd 1 alternative: If preferred, ch2 and then 7sc in 2nd chain from hook. (7sts)
• Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around. (14sts)
• Rnd 3: [Sc in the next st, 2sc in next st] 7 times. (21sts)
• Rnd 4: [Sc in the next 2sts, 2sc in next st] 7 times. (28sts)
• Rnd 5: [Sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in next st] 7 times. (35sts)
• Rnd 6: In BLO Sc in each st around. (35sts)
• Rnds 7-11: Sc in each st around. (35sts for 5 rows)
• Rnd 12: Sc in the next 6sts, ch6, skip the next 6sts, sc in the next 11sts, ch6, skip the next 6sts, sc in the next 6sts, sl st to the 1st st.
• Rnd 13: Ch 1, Rsc in the next 6sts, Rsc 6 in the ch6 space, Rsc in the next 11sts, Rsc 6 in the ch6 space, Rsc in the next 6sts. (35sts)
• Fasten off.  Thread tapestry needle and slip ends through the top of the first Rsc. Wrap yarn ends around the edge to mimic the other Rsc.
• Weave in the ends.

Treat Basket Assembly

All of this may be self-explanatory, but sharing a few tips may help as well. Once your basket is complete, gather all the additional supplies noted above under other supplies.

I found it helpful to add just a few chocolates to the bag, place this in the basket, and then continue filling the treat bag to the desired fullness. Then tie with twine, ribbon, or another desired closure.

The next step is totally optional, but I used my pinking scissors (they have a zig-zag cutting blade) to cut the extra amount of plastic off the top of the treat bag, making it have a zig-zag top edge! The little details just make it fun!

You can definitely embellish more with tag, tassels or trinkets if you choose. Go wild and please do share your ideas, I’d love to see!

One Additional Thing

The following item may or may not just happen to be based on experience.

Scenario: You want to share your new creation with the world, so you set up your backdrops near a well-lit window and you take all the pictures you need to let the world know why they too should make this fabulously cute and super fast and easy creation! Then life calls you away. (Read, kids needed you.)

You come back a couple hours later and you still have baskets full of chocolate, but it’s now bags of melted chocolate, all shades of brown and white melded together with bits of nuts and fruit floating around in it.

No need to fret! They might not be super gift-able anymore, but pop those bags into the freezer for a bit to let them harden back up, wack it with a hammer a few times to break it up and you still have a yummy enjoyable treat!

…..or just remember not to leave chocolate in the hot sun. Your choice!

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Looking for more great patterns?

These may be of interest! 1. Simple Amigurumi Penguin 2. Crochet Bobble Sheep 3. Fantastic Crochet Fox

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