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Recently I posted a coaster pattern, the Little Heart Coaster. These Heart Shaped Nesting baskets build off of this coaster to make a super cute basket perfect for teachers, friends, or for decorating your own home. I used the traditional Valentine’s Day colors, white and red, but don’t let that stop you from making these in additional colors so they can be used at any time of year. I’m truly proud of how lovely these baskets look, and I hope you enjoy making them!

Let’s Get Started!

• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Materials
  • 4.5 mm crochet hook (Size G)
  • Yarn needle/ darning needle
  • Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn- 1 ball white, 1 ball red. The “Super Size” balls will make two sets of these baskets.
• Stitches used: chain, single crochet, slip stitch, single crochet decreasing and increasing
• Other Techniques: color changing
• Abbreviations:
  • ch- chain
  • sc- single crochet
  • sc2tog- single crochet two together (insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop. insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook. Now there is one stitch where there were two!)
  • sl st- slip stitch
  • st- stitch
• Approximate final dimensions:
  • Basket 1 (white): 3 inches wide, 2 inches tall
  • Basket 2 (red): 3.5 inches wide, 2.5 inches tall
  • Basket 3 (striped): 4 inches wide, 3 inches tall

Tips Before Starting:

Leave a longer tail/ end when starting this project to have extra for detailing. Do not turn your work when completing the base of the basket. There will be a very clear “right side” and “wrong side”. There are helpful hints along the way: make sure the 3 sc for the tip of the heart line up. Also, please note that all final stitch counts include the slip stitch that joins the rows.

If you are a visual person, there are additional photos showing construction of the base here.

If you are uncomfortable with color changing/ making stripes on Basket #3, please check out the following video by Crochet Guru.

Instructions- Heart Shaped Nesting Basket #1 (Small White Basket)

Round 1: Chain 16. In 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in top loop. Sc in the next 6 st (top loops only). 3 sc in next st (go into two loops of the chain for a better look overall). Sc in the next 6 st (top loops only). Sc 3 in the last chain. Rotate and work down the opposite side of the chain. Sc in the next 5 st, sc2tog (skip a stitch in between, this is the st that had 3 sc). Sc in the next 6 st. Join end of row to the first sc with a sl st.

Round 2: Ch 1 (do not turn), 2 sc into the first st. Sc in the next 7 st. 3 sc in the next st (this should be the middle st of the 3 sc from the row before). Sc in the next 7 st. 2 sc in the next 3 st (6 sc total). Sc in the next 4 st, Sc 2 tog (skip middle stitch). Sc in the next 4 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, sl st to sc from beginning of round to join.

Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next 8 st, 3 sc in the next st (middle st of the 3 sc from the row before). Sc in the next 9 st, 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next 3 st. Sc2tog (skip middle stitch), Sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st, sl st to the sc at the beginning of round to join

Round 3 is the end of the base of the basket. It’s now time to build up the basket wall. I am left handed, so please pay special attention to the following instructions to ensure the basket turns out correctly!

Round 4: Ch 1, sc around in the front loops only (For right handed people, this may be back loops only. The key is to have the “right side” facing up as the center, forward- facing part of the basket. Sl st to the first sc from the beginning of round to join.

Rounds 5- 10: Ch 1, turn. Sc around, sl st to starting sc to join

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Instructions- Heart Shaped Nesting Basket #2 (Medium Sized Red One)

Complete Rounds 1-3 for Heart Shaped Basket #1

Round 4: Ch 1. 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st, 2sc in the next st. Sc in the next 9 st, 3 sc in the next st (the middle of the 3 sc from the previous round). Sc in the next 9 st, 2 sc in the next st, Sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st, Sc in the next 4 st. Sc 2 tog (skip middle stitch), Sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in next st, Sc in next 2 st, sl st first sc from the beginning of round to join.

Round 5: Ch 1, sc around in the front loops only (For right handed people, this may be back loops only. The key is to have the “right side” facing up as the center, forward- facing part of the basket. Sl st to the first sc from the beginning of round to join.

Rounds 6- 13: Ch 1, turn. Sc around, sl st to starting sc to join.

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Instructions- Heart Shaped Nesting Basket #3 (Large Red and White Striped Basket)

In white, complete Rounds 1-4 for Heart Shaped Basket #2

Round 5: Ch 1. Sc into the first st. 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next st. 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next 12 st, 3 sc in the next (the center st of the 3 sc from the previous round). Sc in the next 12 st, 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st, 2 sc in the next st. sc in the next 3 st. Sc 2 tog (skip middle stitch), sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 3 st, sl st to the first sc from the beginning of round to join.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc around in the front loops only (For right handed people, this may be back loops only. The key is to have the “right side” facing up as the center, forward- facing part of the basket. Sl st to the first sc from the beginning of round to join.

Round 7: Switch to Red. Ch 1, turn. Sc around, sl st to to the first sc from the beginning of the round to join

Round 8: Switch to White. Ch 1, turn. Sc around, sl st to to the first sc from the beginning of the round to join

Rounds 9-17: Repeat Rounds 7 and 8

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

If you are interested in other free Valentine’s Day crochet patterns, check out this post to see a collection of 10 crochet patterns from other designers. Also check out my Pinterest (I finally made one!) to get other fantastic ideas related to crochet, knitting, loom knitting, and embroidery.

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