Discover a fresh take on corner-to-corner crochet with the Ari C2C Basket, a project that’s as stylish as it is functional. This modern basket showcases the versatile C2C technique, bringing stunning texture and structure to a storage solution you’ll love to display. Perfect for organizing yarn, craft supplies, or household essentials, the Ari Basket adds a handmade touch to any space.
This pattern goes beyond the basics, offering clever crochet hacks to ensure professional results. A sturdy plastic canvas lining provides durability, yarn butterflies make color changes a breeze, and finishing tips ensure clean, polished edges. With these handy techniques, you’ll create a basket that’s as beautiful as it is useful—making it the perfect addition to your home décor.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 6.75” H x 10.5” diameter
Gauge: Approximately 3 pattern blocks and 3 block rows = 2.5” / [6.5 cm]
Materials
Yarn: Red Heart Hygge (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon; 132 yards [121 meters]/141 grams): 8334 Almond (A, 3 balls), 8612 Ink (B, 1 ball), 8339 Cloud (C, 1 ball).
Hook: US size J/10 (6.0 mm), US size H/8 (5.0 mm)
Notions: 2 – Darice #7 Mesh Plastic Canvas Artist Sheet (135/8” X 225/8” #33314), 2 – Darice 9½” plastic canvas circles #33027, 10 safety pins, Susan Bates Finishing Needles, tapestry needle
Special Stitches
Change to next color on last dc made: Yo, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, drop current color to WS of work, yo with new color, pull through rem 2 lps on hook.
Change to next color on last sl st made: Drop current color on WS, insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo with next color, pull through lp on hook.
Double crochet decrease (dc dec): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Single Crochet join (sc join): With slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Half double crochet join: With slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Slip Stitch Join (sl st join): With slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull through all lps on hook.
Pattern Notes
Ch 3 at beg of rows or rnds counts as 1 dc.
Ch 2 at beg of rows or rnds counts as 1 hdc.
Wind 15 yards of each color into a yarn butterfly to use as the yarn source (bobbin). Make additional yarn butterflies as work progresses or if additional colors are needed in a row.
Drop unused yarn after a color change to WS. The dropped yarns can be carried along WS of work until needed in the same or adjacent row(s) or can be cut and woven on WS as work progresses.
Leave a beginning 4” tail when adding a new color.
Pattern’s first block begins on WS at lower right-side bottom edge of chart. Pattern is worked diagonally throughout. All odd rows are worked diagonally downward ending at the bottom edge of the basket. All even rows beg at the bottom edge and are worked diagonally upward.
Basket height is completed after Row 7 and remaining Rows 8-46 progress horizontally to left side edge forming basket circumference.
Join with a slip stitch unless otherwise noted.
Back loop of a st is loop farthest away.
Pattern
With larger hook and A, ch 6.
Row 1 (WS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (sk first 3 chs forms ch-3 sp), dc in each of next 2 chs, turn. (1 A block)
Row 2: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, turn. (2 A blocks)
Row 3: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change color to C on last dc made, turn. (3 A blocks)
Row 4: With C, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 3 times, change color to A on last dc made, turn. (4 C blocks)
Row 5: With A, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, change to B on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, change color to C on last dc made, turn. (1 A block, 4 B blocks)
Row 6: With C, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, change color to A on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, turn. (5 C blocks, 1 A block)
Row 7: With A, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change color to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, turn. (5 A blocks, 2 B blocks)
Row 8: With A, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, change to C on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change color to A on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change color to C on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change color to A on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, turn. (3 A blocks, 4 C blocks)
Row 9: Working in sts of last block made, with A, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to B on last dc made, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-3 sp, change color to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change color to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change color to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, turn. (5 A blocks, 2 B blocks)
Row 10: With A, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to C on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 5 times, turn. (2 A blocks, 5 C blocks)
Row 11: Working in sts of last block made, with C, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, change to B on last sl st made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, change color to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 3 times, change to C on last dc made, turn. (4 B blocks, 3 A blocks)
Row 12: With C, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 6 times, turn. (7 C blocks)
Row 13: Working in sts of last block made, with C, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, change to A on last sl st made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 3 times, change to B on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, change to C on last dc made, turn. (3 A blocks, 4 B blocks)
Row 14: With C, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each of next 2 chs, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, changing to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, turn. (5 C blocks, 2 A blocks)
Row 15: Working in sts of last block made, with A, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change color to A on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, turn. (5 A blocks, 2 B blocks)
Rows 16-39: Rep Rows 8-15.
Row 40: Rep Row 8.
Row 41: Working in sts of last block made, with A, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change to B on last dc made, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-3 sp, change color to A on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] twice, change color to B on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, change color to A on last dc made, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, turn. (4 A blocks, 2 B blocks)
Row 42: Working in sts of last block made (side edge), with A, sl st in first dc, sl st in each of next 2 dc, change to C on last sl st made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 5 times, turn. (5 C blocks)
Row 43: Working in sts of last block made (top edge), with C, sl st in first dc, sl st in next 2 dc, change to B on last dc made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 4 times, turn. (4 B blocks)
Row 44: Working in sts of last block made (side edge), with I, sl st in first dc, sl st in next 2 dc, change to C on last sl st made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 3 times, turn. (3 C blocks)
Row 45: Working in sts of last block made (top edge), with C, sl st in first dc, sl st in next 2 dc, change to A on last sl st made, [sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 2 times, turn. (2 A blocks)
Row 46: Working in sts of last block made (side edge), with A, sl st in first dc, sl st in next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, sl st in next ch-3 sp. Fasten off. (1 A block)
Place short side edges together, with tapestry needle use favorite seaming technique to sew side edges together to form back seam.
Lining
Rnd 1: With larger hook and RS of basket facing, working along top edge, sc join in first block to left of back seam, work 2 sc in same block, [3 sc in next block] around, join to first sc. (120 sc)
Rnd 2: Place 10 st markers evenly spaced along basket top edge, change to smaller hook, working in back lp of sts, ch 3, dc in each st to first marker, dc dec over next 2 sts, [dc in each st to next marker, dc dec over next 2 sts] around, join to top of beg ch-3. Remove markers. (110 dc)
Rnds 3-11: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Base (Make 2)
Make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: With A and smaller hook, ch 2, 9 hdc in ring, join to top of beg ch-2. (10 hdc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in same place, 2 hdc in each st around, join to top of beg ch-2. (20 hdc)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in same place, hdc in next st, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st] around, join to top of beg ch-2. (30 hdc)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 st] around, join to top of beg ch-2. (40 hdc)
Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st], around, join to top of beg ch-2. (50 hdc)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, hdc in same place, hdc in each of next 4 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 4 sts] around, join to top of beg ch-2. (60 hdc)
Rnd 7: Rep Rnd 6. (72 hdc)
Rnd 8: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 5 sts] 11 times, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, join to top of beg ch-2. (84 hdc)
Rnd 9: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, [hdc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, join to top of beg ch-2. (96 hdc)
Rnd 10: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 2 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 7 sts] 11 times, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 4 sts, join to top of beg ch-2. (108 hdc)
Rnd 11: Ch 2, hdc in same st, hdc in each of next 8 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 8 sts] around, join to top of beg ch-2. Fasten off. (120 hdc)
Assembly
- With bases WS together, working through both layers, with smaller hook and A, hdc join in any st, hdc in each st around inserting plastic canvas circles between layers before completing stitching. Fasten off. (Note: Base plastic circles are not removable.)
- With RS of basket facing, place WS of basket bottom edge and base outer edge together, with larger hook and A, sl st join in any st of both layers, sl st in next st and in each st around, join to beg sl st. Fasten off.
- From 1 sheet of plastic canvas, cut 2 large rectangles each 38 holes H x 150 L. From 2nd sheet, cut 2 small rectangles: 1 – 38 holes H x 58 holes L and 1 – 38 holes H x 54 holes L. Whip stitch short ends of 1 large and 1 small rectangle together to form a ring. Rep to create 2nd layer. (Note: 1 ring will be slightly smaller in circumference.)
- With Basket on a flat surface, lift Lining up, insert larger plastic canvas (outer) ring inside Basket, smoothing along WS of Basket sides. Insert smaller (inner) ring inside basket against larger ring.
- Fold Lining inside Basket over inner ring, having unworked lps of Rnd 2 at top edge of Basket. (Note: Lining is not sewn in place to facilitate easy removal. If desired, Lining can be sewn into position.)
- With Basket top edge RS facing, using larger hook and A, sl st join into unworked loop of Lining Rnd 2, sl st in each st around. Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in all ends.