The Shamrock Crochet Basket is the perfect way to welcome a little luck and a lot of texture into your home this season. Designed with festive charm and practical function in mind, this basket blends eye-catching stitch detail with everyday usefulness. Whether you’re decorating for St. Patrick’s Day or simply love seasonal crochet projects, this basket adds a cheerful touch to your space while giving you another beautiful, functional piece in your Basket of the Month CAL collection.

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Shamrock Crochet Basket in the Basket of the Month CAL

This is the 3rd installment of the Basket of the Month CAL, a year-long crochet-along where you’ll create one unique, seasonal basket each month. Every design is inspired by the mood, colors, and textures of the current season; from cozy winter stitches to bright spring details and warm fall textures. These baskets are thoughtfully designed to be both beautiful and practical, giving you functional home decor pieces you’ll actually use. Crochet along month by month or jump in anytime and build your handmade basket collection one season at a time.

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Materials Used in this Shamrock Crochet Basket

#6 Bulky- Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Bulky-87 yds/80 m/3.5 oz/100 g

Color A {Green} 80 yds, Color B {Cream} 130 yds

US K Hook (6.5 mm)

Tapestry needle for weaving ends

Yarn Substitutions

Any #6 Bulky Yarn

Lion Brand Thick & Quick

King Cole Big Value Super Chunky Twist

Red Heart Super Easy

Gauge:

Base- 6 rows = 4” diameter x 12 dc = 4”     

Skill Level:

Advanced Beginner +             

Finished Size:

8” diameter 6” height

Abbreviation Used: US Terms

beg = beginning

BLO = back loop only

ch = chain

dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

Inc = Increase (2 stitches in same st)

MR = magic ring

rep = repeat

Rnd = round

sc = single crochet

st(s) = stitch(es)

tr = treble crochet

Special Stitch used in the Shamrock Crochet Basket:

Paired hdc: yo, insert hook in same st as previous hdc, yo, pull through, yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull through, yo, pull through all 5 loops on the hook.

Notes:

• Ch 2 does not count as a stitch.

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Pattern Instructions For Shamrock Crochet Basket:

Base of basket:

Rnd 1: With Color A, using a MR, 12 dc in ring, pull to close, sl st in beg st [12]

Rnds 2-7 are worked in the BLO.

Rnd 2: ch 2, Inc in each st around, sl st in beg st [24]

Rnd 3: ch 2, *dc in next st, Inc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in beg st [36]

Rnd 4: ch 2, *Inc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in beg st [48]

Rnd 5: ch 2, *dc in next 3 sts, Inc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in beg st [60]

Rnd 6: ch 2, *Inc in next st, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, sl st in beg st , changing to Color B [72]

Rnd 7: With Color B, ch 2, hdc in 1^st st, paired hdc in each st around, sl st in beg st [72]

Rnds 8-15: ch 2, hdc in 1^st st, paired hdc in each st around, sl st in beg st

Rnd 16 : With Color A, ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in beg st

Rnd 17: ch 2, hdc in BLO in each st around, sl st in beg st

Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

Shamrock:

Heart: Make 3

When doing the ch 1 in Rnd 1, work loosely as you will be working in these in the 2nd rnd. Leave an 8” length on 2 of the hearts when fastening off for sewing.

With green, using MR, place all the following sts into the ring (3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr) ch 2, pull ring closed, sl st into center, fasten off

Assembly:

Refer to photo below for placement. Place tips of two hearts together wrong side up. Sew together in back loops from tip to five stitches up. Add the third heart and sew in same fashion. Join green with a sl st where the 3 hearts meet. Ch desired amount for length of stem. For example, I did ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch, sl st where you began. Weave in the ends.

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