Crochet tutorial of a miniature basket.
If you are a miniature crochet lover, like me, this pattern is for you!
I’ll show you how to crochet a simple small basket with two side handles and one center handle.
I thought of making this tutorial, to combine it with an amigurumi bunny, with chocolate eggs inside the basket, to give at Easter to my kids!
🧶 Yarn used to make the miniature crochet basket

- 50 gr BIO BIMBO SESIA shaded light blue, beige and white (code 3210)
- Crochet hook 2-3 mm
- Stitch marker
- needle
- scissor
Useful information before starting
Start with a circular base in a spiral, without closing with the slip stitch.
Use a stitch marker to mark the last stitch of each round and move it to each new round, it will be useful for not losing count.
📗 Abbreviations & meanings (US terms)
- CH = chain
- MR = Magic Ring
- SC = single crochet
- SLST = slip stitch
- INC = Increase, 2 SC in the same stitch
- DEC = Decrease, 2 SC together
- REP * = repeat from * to * until the end of the row
📜 Small basket with side handles pattern
ROUND | INSTRUCTIONS | TOT |
---|---|---|
1 | MR, 6 SC inside the ring | 6 |
2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
3 | *1 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 18 |
4 | 1 SC, INC * 2SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 24 |
5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 30 |
6 | 2 SC, INC * 4 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 2 SC | 36 |
7 | *5 SC, INC *; REP * 6 times | 42 |
8 | 3 SC, INC * 6 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 3 SC | 48 |
9 | 1 SC in each stitches around BACK LOOP ONLY | 48 |
10-17 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 48×8 |
18 | 4 CHs, skip 3 stitches and make 20 SC, 4 CHs, skip 3 stitches and make 22 SC | 8 CH, 42 SC |
19 | 4 SC through the first chain loop, 20 SC, 4 SC through the second chain loop, 22 SC | 50 |
20 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 50 |
21 | Make a Crab stitch all around and fasten off |
Repeat from 1st to 8th round to make a second circle, and sew it on the bottom of the basket.
Finished the 8th round, make 1 SL ST in the next stitch and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail, use it to sew.
Pass the thread between the back loop stitch of the circle you just made and in the stitch of the 9th round of the basket (i.e. the round where you worked the back loop only).

📜 Small basket with central handles pattern
Follow the explanation of the previous basket from 1st to 4th round.
5 | 1 SC in each stitches around BACK LOOP ONLY | 24 |
6-9 | 1 SC in each stitches around | 24×4 |
Start making the central handles of the basket: make 10 CHs and 1 SC in each CH to return on the base of the basket.
Work 1 SC in each stitches around and finish the basket crocheting the Crab stitch.
Close with 1 SL ST and cut the yarn, leave a long tail and use it to sew one side of the handles on the opposite side of the basket.

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