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The Plush Pumpkin Basket is a fun and seasonal lidded crochet container, and a free crochet pattern on Moogly! Featuring Bernat Plush Big and Bernat Plush, you can craft this festive pattern in whatever size and color you like – Great Pumpkin approved!
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Go Plush… or Go Plush BIG!
I love a big basket, but I also love a little basket – and these Bernat yarns make it easy to crochet my pumpkin and have it too! These yarns are identical except for the gauge, or diameter, of the yarn strand itself. And they both come in a delightful assortment of autumnal colors. You’ll see in some of the pictures that I actually started the Plush Big version of this pattern in the Gold color, with Caramel for the stem. But wasn’t in love with this color combo, so I ran out to my local Michaels to pick up some Frosted Leaf, and ended up making the rest in Caramel!
You can find Bernat Plush and Plush Big at the links below, or at your local Michaels!
Set the Scene for Seasonal Decor
The Plush Pumpkin Basket looks great on your table or sideboard, wherever a little fall festivity is needed. Stash whatever you like inside – candy, keys, bills, evidence… even leftover bits of yarn! You can make either size of these baskets, with lid, in less than 2 hours – so you can make them in every color, for every room.
Plush Pumpkin Basket
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For Large Plush Pumpkin Basket:
US-Q, 16 mm hook, Susan Bates
135 yds Bernat Plush Big (7 – Jumbo; 100% polyester; 500 g/17.7 oz, 41 m/45 yds)
Main Color: Caramel – 3 balls
Stem Color: Frosted Leaf – 1 ball
For Small Plush Pumpkin Basket:
US-K, 6.5 mm hook, Susan Bates
60 yds Bernat Plush (6 – Super Bulky; 100% polyester; 250 g/8.8 oz, 133 m/146 yds)
Main Color: Spruce – 1 ball
Stem Color: Deep Woods – 1 ball
Gauge: See Notes below.
Sizes:
Approx 12″ wide x 10″ tall in Bernat Plush Big
Approx 5″ wide x 5″ tall in Bernat Plush
HELPFUL LINKS AND TUTORIALS
Plush Pumpkin Basket Tutorial – COMING FRIDAY!
Join with sc – Standing Single Crochet
NOTES:
Gauge is not important for this pattern. Instead, try to get a tight, stiff fabric with your chosen yarn and hook.
The instructions for both sizes are the same – the only difference is the yarn and hook.
Move a stitch marker along the first ans last st of each rnd as you work to keep track of your progress.
In Rnd 9 of the Base of the Basket, work the sc2tog into the dc sts on either side of each sc, skipping the sc in between.
PLUSH PUMPKIN BASKET INSTRUCTIONS:
Base of Basket – Main Color
Rnd 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, work 6 sc in the ring; join with sl st in first st of rnd. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1 loosely, 3 dc in each st around; join. (18 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (24 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (30 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (36 sts)
Rnds 6 – 8: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next 5 sts, *sc in the next st, dc in the next 5 sts; rep from * around, join.
Rnd 9: Ch 2, skip the first 2 sts, *sc in the next 3 sts, sc2tog working into the next 2 dc sts (skip the sc in between); rep from * around until 4 sts rem, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog working into the next dc and into the 2nd st of the rnd, enclosing the ch-2, cut yarn and seamless finish. (24 sts)
Lid of Basket – Begin with Stem Color, Switch to Main Color at Rnd 5.
Rnd 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, work 5 sc in the ring; join with sl st in first st of rnd. (5 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in BLO of each st around; join.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, 2 sc in sl st; cut yarn and seamless finish maintaining st count. (12 sc)
Rnd 5: With Main Color, join with sc in BLO of any st in Rnd 4, working remainder of rnd in BLO, 2 sc in the next st, *sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (18 sc)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (24 sts)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (30 sts)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in the first st, dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st; rep from * around, cut yarn and seamless finish. (36 sts)
Getting Spooky with Crochet?
Ready for your next project? Check out the Moogly Free Patterns Page or Ravelry! And don’t miss our other 2023 Halloween pattern, the Bat Squish!
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