Great choice 👍 I’ll explain this step by step, exactly like the basket in the photo.

This is a crochet mini basket made around a 4-hole button, with yellow puff stitches and green structure.

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🧶 MATERIALS (IMPORTANT)

• Yarn:
  • Green (main color)
  • Yellow (puff stitches)
• Crochet hook: 2.5 mm – 3.0 mm
• Large plastic button (4 holes)
  👉 Button size: about 3–4 cm
• Scissors

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📌 STITCHES YOU MUST KNOW

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• puff stitch = explained below

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🟢 PART 1: CROCHET ON THE BUTTON (BASE)

Step 1: Attach yarn to button

1. Insert hook from back to front through one hole of the button
2. Pull yarn through
3. Ch 1 (this locks the yarn)

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Step 2: Crochet around the button

Work 2 single crochet in EACH hole

➡️ For every hole:

• Insert hook through hole
• Yarn over, pull up loop
• Yarn over, pull through (sc)
• Repeat once more in same hole

✔️ 4 holes × 2 sc = 8 sc total

Join with sl st to first sc
👉 Button should now be fully covered

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🟢 PART 2: EXPAND THE BASE (ROUND SHAPE)

Step 3: Increase round

1. Ch 1
2. Put 2 sc in each stitch
   • Insert hook
   • sc
   • sc again in same stitch

✔️ 8 stitches → 16 sc

Join with sl st

👉 This creates a flat circle under the basket

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🟡 PART 3: YELLOW PUFF STITCH ROUND

Step 4: Change color

1. Cut green
2. Join yellow yarn
3. Ch 1

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Step 5: Puff stitch (VERY IMPORTANT)

How to make ONE puff stitch:

1. Yarn over
2. Insert hook into stitch
3. Pull up loop (3 loops on hook)
4. Yarn over, insert hook again
5. Pull up loop (5 loops)
6. Yarn over, insert hook again
7. Pull up loop (7 loops)
8. Yarn over, pull through ALL loops
9. Ch 1 to close puff

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Step 6: Puff pattern

• Puff stitch
• Sc in next stitch

Repeat around:

Puff – sc – puff – sc …

Join with sl st

👉 Yellow bumps will be visible like the photo

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🟢 PART 4: TURN BASE INTO WALLS

Step 7: Change back to green

• Join green yarn
• Ch 1

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Step 8: Back Loop Only (THIS MAKES IT STAND)

• Insert hook into BACK LOOP ONLY
• Sc in every stitch

Join with sl st

👉 Basket walls start to go UP

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🟢 PART 5: BUILD THE HEIGHT

Step 9: Normal single crochet rounds

• Ch 1
• Sc in both loops
• Repeat for 2–3 rounds

✔️ More rounds = taller basket

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🟢 PART 6: TOP EDGE (STRONG & CLEAN)

Step 10: Final edge

Choose one:

🔹 Simple:

• Sl st around loosely

🔹 Decorative (photo style):

(sc, ch 1) in each stitch

Fasten off
Weave in all ends

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🌼 OPTIONAL ADD-ONS

• Keychain loop:
  Ch 10 → sl st into rim
• Stiffer basket:
  Use cotton yarn or smaller hook
• Different colors:
  Puff stitches look best in contrast

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📏 FINAL SIZE

• Width: 4–5 cm
• Height: 4–6 cm
  (depends on button & rounds)

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