Crochet baby basket “Lise”
Crochet a beautiful Moses basket/baby basket
A Moses basket, or baby basket, is a lovely gift to give or to crochet for your own little baby. It is both beautiful and practical, a perfect place for a small baby to sleep. The basket is crocheted in a sturdy pattern, and you can choose whether or not to crochet a canopy. We have used EKO medium yarn for the basket along with a 8 mm crochet hook. You will also need a wooden bottom and markers.
Yarn consumption: Approximately 1 600 g. Yarn consumption depens on how tight you crochet and how high basket you crochet.
Please note that in this pattern, we use videos from our technique library along with explanatory pictures.
This is what you need:
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ECO Medium Tube yarn
The medium-thick variant of our tube yarns for crochet, made of 80% recycled cotton
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Madrass till en baby-säng
En madrass av hög kvalité, passar ihop med vår träbotten 40 x 75 cm träbotten.
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The Moses basket is first crocheted around the wooden bottom to build the height, and then you crochet the handles. The techniques are simple, but it takes time to crochet the basket because it is large. Be careful not to crochet too loosely or tightly, as this could make the basket crooked. For this technique, you will need to crochet a "yarn over," meaning you bring the yarn over the hook. Check out our technique video on this so you can see how it's done. If you prefer to crochet Waistcoat stitches, that works too. You can find that technique in our technique school (you can also crochet "yarn under" there). /Emma
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The first two rounds
A tip is to pull out a lot of yarn from the skein before you start crocheting. This helps prevent the yarn from twisting easily.
Round 1: Start by crocheting a round around the wooden bottom. Begin by laying the yarn in a U-shape (about 10 cm long). Then, insert the crochet hook into the hole and pull up a loop. Crochet single crochets around the entire basket. When you finish the round, you should have the same number of stitches as there are holes in the wooden bottom. Finish with a slip stitch in the first stitch. If you're unsure how to crochet single crochets or slip stitches, see the videos below.
Round 2:
Now we will start crocheting the "goose feet stitch" technique. We begin with a foundation round and then move directly to the technique in round 3, which you will continue with until you are happy with the height. Start by making two single crochets in the same stitch (in the first stitch of the round). Skip one stitch, then continue in the same manner around the entire round.
If you'd like to see a video for the first round, you can find it in the video below (Goose Feet Stitch). In that video, the bottom is crocheted, which we’re not doing here because we have a wooden bottom. Therefore, start at 0:30 and then move to the next step to see the continuation.
Round 3 and onwards:
When you start the next round, you will crochet 2 single crochets into the same stitch, but you will insert the hook between the 3rd and 4th lines from the 4 lines of the previous round. This means you need to go a bit deeper to get between the 3rd and 4th lines. Crochet two stitches between the 3rd and 4th lines, then skip one stitch. It is important to do a "yarn over" as shown in the video. The so-called "yarn under" technique doesn’t create the same tightness or structure.
Continue in this way all around the basket until you are happy with the height. Keep in mind that you should leave three rounds of height left (this is where we will start crocheting the handles). You will always have the same number of stitches per round (double-check if you’re unsure). When the basket is as tall as you want it (remember, you still have three more rounds of height), then proceed to the handles.
The video below demonstrates the technique, and it is the same video shown at the end of Step 1.
Handles
When you have 3 rounds left of height (or when you are happy with the height), it’s time to create the handles.
Use 4 pieces of yarn or 4 stitch markers. Mark where on the long sides you want the handles to start and end. Your first marker should be placed in the stitch between the 3rd and 4th lines, and the same goes for the second marker.
Make sure the handles are placed directly across from each other. We have 8 stitches between the markers, but you can choose how large or small you want the handles to be.
Crochet now, in the same way as before, until you reach the first marker. At the marker, crochet two single crochets between the 3rd and 4th lines. If you have 8 stitches between the markers, crochet 8 chain stitches. Then, go down into the stitch where your second marker is placed and continue crocheting two single crochets between the 3rd and 4th stitch. Repeat this process when you reach your next markers.
When you have finished the round, we will crochet two more rounds with the Goose Feet stitch. However, when you reach your chain stitches, crochet single crochets, one in each chain stitch. Between the chain stitches, crochet the Goose Feet stitch. In the round after this, do the same, but when you come to the single crochets you made in the chain stitches, crochet single crochets into those stitches.
If you are happy with the thickness of your handles, proceed to the last round in the next step. If you want the handles to be wider, repeat this last round once more.
Last round
The last round consists of slip stitches, one in each stitch. This gives the basket a nice and stable finish on the final round. When you have completed the slip stitches all the way around, cut the yarn and fasten it. If you're unsure how to fasten the yarn, see the video below.
You’re finished with your Moses basket / baby basket! Feel free to share your pictures :)
The first two rounds
A tip is to pull out a lot of yarn from the skein before you start crocheting. This helps prevent the yarn from twisting easily.
Round 1: Start by crocheting a round around the wooden bottom. Begin by laying the yarn in a U-shape (about 10 cm long). Then, insert the crochet hook into the hole and pull up a loop. Crochet single crochets around the entire basket. When you finish the round, you should have the same number of stitches as there are holes in the wooden bottom. Finish with a slip stitch in the first stitch. If you're unsure how to crochet single crochets or slip stitches, see the videos below.
Round 2:
Now we will start crocheting the "goose feet stitch" technique. We begin with a foundation round and then move directly to the technique in round 3, which you will continue with until you are happy with the height. Start by making two single crochets in the same stitch (in the first stitch of the round). Skip one stitch, then continue in the same manner around the entire round.
If you'd like to see a video for the first round, you can find it in the video below (Goose Feet Stitch). In that video, the bottom is crocheted, which we’re not doing here because we have a wooden bottom. Therefore, start at 0:30 and then move to the next step to see the continuation.
Round 3 and onwards:
When you start the next round, you will crochet 2 single crochets into the same stitch, but you will insert the hook between the 3rd and 4th lines from the 4 lines of the previous round. This means you need to go a bit deeper to get between the 3rd and 4th lines. Crochet two stitches between the 3rd and 4th lines, then skip one stitch. It is important to do a "yarn over" as shown in the video. The so-called "yarn under" technique doesn’t create the same tightness or structure.
Continue in this way all around the basket until you are happy with the height. Keep in mind that you should leave three rounds of height left (this is where we will start crocheting the handles). You will always have the same number of stitches per round (double-check if you’re unsure). When the basket is as tall as you want it (remember, you still have three more rounds of height), then proceed to the handles.
The video below demonstrates the technique, and it is the same video shown at the end of Step 1.
Handles
When you have 3 rounds left of height (or when you are happy with the height), it’s time to create the handles.
Use 4 pieces of yarn or 4 stitch markers. Mark where on the long sides you want the handles to start and end. Your first marker should be placed in the stitch between the 3rd and 4th lines, and the same goes for the second marker.
Make sure the handles are placed directly across from each other. We have 8 stitches between the markers, but you can choose how large or small you want the handles to be.
Crochet now, in the same way as before, until you reach the first marker. At the marker, crochet two single crochets between the 3rd and 4th lines. If you have 8 stitches between the markers, crochet 8 chain stitches. Then, go down into the stitch where your second marker is placed and continue crocheting two single crochets between the 3rd and 4th stitch. Repeat this process when you reach your next markers.
When you have finished the round, we will crochet two more rounds with the Goose Feet stitch. However, when you reach your chain stitches, crochet single crochets, one in each chain stitch. Between the chain stitches, crochet the Goose Feet stitch. In the round after this, do the same, but when you come to the single crochets you made in the chain stitches, crochet single crochets into those stitches.
If you are happy with the thickness of your handles, proceed to the last round in the next step. If you want the handles to be wider, repeat this last round once more.
Last round
The last round consists of slip stitches, one in each stitch. This gives the basket a nice and stable finish on the final round. When you have completed the slip stitches all the way around, cut the yarn and fasten it. If you're unsure how to fasten the yarn, see the video below.
You’re finished with your Moses basket / baby basket! Feel free to share your pictures :)
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