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Tofino Basket
Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
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Tofino Basket
The Tofino Basket is the perfect size to hold your desktop accessories. With its rope-like bottom, and earthy colors, it’ll fit into any modern decor.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
The pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms. Tofino Basket is crocheted in sport/DK weight cotton yarn. Hold two strands of yarn together. I suggest using a stitch marker or different color yarn to keep track as needed.
Round Basket
Finished Dimensions: ~ 4” wide and 3” tall
Square Basket
Finished Dimensions: ~ 4.5” wide and 3” tall
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Tofino Basket Pattern Essentials
Supplies
- Sport/DK Weight Yarn
- We Are Knitters “The Cotton” in Olive/Mauve – Round Basket (~42 yards used) Square Basket (~51 yards used)
- We Are Knitters “The Cotton” in Natural – Round Basket (~63 yards used) Square Basket (~59 yards used)
- G (4.0mm) crochet hook
- H (5.00mm) crochet hook
- I (5.5mm) crochet hook
- Yarn/Darning needle
- Scissors
- Tape Measurer
- Locking Stitch Markers (optional)
- Plant pictured for the round basket is from IKEA:
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Techniques
- Slip Knot
- Chain
- Magic Circle
- Single Crochet
- Slip Stitch
- Half Double Crochet
- Waistcoat Stitch
- Seamless Join
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- st/sts – stitch(es)
- R1:- row 1
- ( ) – repeat this group of stitches
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
Tofino Basket Pattern Example
I used sport/DK weight cotton yarn for this project, holding two pieces of yarn at the same time. Please note if you use worsted weight yarn, the dimensions will be slightly bigger.
Three different hook sizes (G/H/I) are required for this pattern. If you don’t switch hook sizes when stated, the bottom part of the basket will be significantly smaller than the top.
Round Basket: Gauge: Using H/(5.0 mm) hook, First 4 rounds = 3.5” across
Square Basket: Gauge: Using H/(5.0 mm) hook, First 4 rounds = 2.5” across
Waistcoat stitch: Insert the hook in the middle of the V from the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook.
The base is worked in joined rounds. The body is worked in continuous, unjoined rounds.
For joined rounds, slip stitch into the first hdc of the previous round, not the Chain 1.
After the chain 1 at the beginning of the round, work your first stitch into the same stitch with the slip stitch.
Ch 1, (hdc inc) 10 times, join with a sl st {20 sts}
Chain 1, (place two half double crochet into each stitch) – repeat that sequence 10 times for a total of 20 stitches, join with a slip stitch
Ch 1, (hdc in next 2 sts, hdc inc) 10 times, join with a sl st {40 sts}
Chain 1, (place one half double crochet into each of the next two stitches, then place two half double crochet into the next stitch)- repeat that sequence 10 times for a total of 40 stitches, join with a slip stitch
Ch 1, (hdc, 3hdc) 2 times, join with a sl st {8 sts}
Chain 1, (half double crochet into the next stitch, then place three half double crochet into the next stitch) – repeat that sequence 2 times for a total of 8 stitches, join with a slip stitch
Tofino Basket Full Pattern
ROUND BASKET
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Using Two Strands of Sport/DK weight
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Color Mauve
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Using H/5mm Hook
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R1: 10 hdc into a magic circle, join with a sl st {10 sts}
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R2: Ch 1, (hdc inc) 10 times, join with a sl st {20 sts}
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R3: Ch 1, (hdc, hdc inc) 10 times, join with a sl st {30 sts}
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R4: Ch 1, (hdc in next 2 sts, hdc inc) 10 times, join with a sl st {40 sts} Should measure about 3.5" across at this point.
R4 starts the ridge of the basket, good to know for counting rounds.
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Change to an I/5.5mm hook
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R5: Ch 1, loosely sl st into the back loop only plus the back bar from R4, join with a sl st {40 sts}
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R6-10: Ch 1, loosely sl st into the back loop only, join with a sl st {40 sts}
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Change to a G/4mm hook
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Change to Color cream
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Start working in continuous rounds at the end of R11.
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R11: Change colors on the Ch 1, loosely single crochet into the back loop only in the next 40 sts, do not join {40 sts}
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R12: skip the sl st and ch 1, waistcoat st directly into the next stitch, waistcoat st in the next 39 sts {40 sts}
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R13-R19: waistcoat st in the next 40 sts {40 sts}
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R20: sl st in the next 40 sts {40 sts}
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Finish off by making 3 more slip stitches and then a seamless join.
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If you like Tofino Basket, make sure to check out my Casserole Carrier Free Crochet Pattern.