Basket Melilla in Hoooked Jute - Downloadable PDF

Basket Melilla in Hoooked Jute – Crochet Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

The Basket Melilla is a beautifully structured, nature-inspired crochet basket designed by Dutch designer Miriam Catshoek and published by Hoooked. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern guides you through creating a sturdy, stylish round basket from 100% Natural Jute — a sustainable, eco-friendly fibre that gives the finished piece its characteristic texture and rigidity. The basket is versatile enough to suit a living room, bedroom, or kitchen setting, making it a practical and decorative homeware project.

Who Is This Pattern For?

This pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it ideal for crocheters who are comfortable with the basics but looking to build on their skills. The designer notes that it is also accessible to more confident beginners, so those who have mastered fundamental crochet stitches should find this an achievable and rewarding make.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 3 bobbins of Hoooked Natural Jute in Vanilla Cream — a super chunky weight natural fibre yarn
• Crochet Hook: 10 mm (a 12 mm hook is also referenced, equivalent to a US size 16 hook)
• Additional Tool: A Zpagetti needle for finishing and weaving in ends

The use of Hoooked Jute is central to the character of this basket. Jute is a natural plant-based fibre known for its strength, durability, and earthy aesthetic. Working with a super chunky weight yarn on a large hook means the basket works up quickly and produces a firm, self-supporting structure without the need for any stiffening agents.

Construction Method

The Basket Melilla is crocheted in the round, beginning from the base and building upward. The pattern starts with a foundation chain of 6 stitches closed into a ring with a slip stitch — or alternatively, a magic ring can be used for a tighter centre. The base is worked flat in increasing rounds to build out the circular bottom of the basket, before the sides are worked upward to form the walls.

Each round begins with a turning chain that counts as the first stitch, and rounds are closed with a slip stitch. The increases are carefully distributed across the early rounds to keep the base flat and even — a technique common in top-down or bottom-up circular crochet construction.

Stitches Used

• Chain stitch (ch) — used for the foundation ring and turning chains at the start of each round
• Slip stitch (ss) — used to close each round and to form the initial foundation ring
• Double crochet (dc) — referred to in US terminology as single crochet; used in the upper rounds to create the basket's walls
• Treble crochet (tr) — referred to in US terminology as double crochet; used extensively in the base rounds to build height and structure quickly
• Slip knot — used to begin the work on the hook

Note: This pattern uses UK crochet terminology. US crocheters should be aware that what the pattern calls a treble (tr) is equivalent to a US double crochet, and what it calls a double crochet (dc) is equivalent to a US single crochet.

Pattern Structure and Rounds

The base of the basket is built across the first several rounds using treble crochet increases. The stitch counts progress systematically — starting at 12 stitches in round 1, increasing to 24, then 36, then 48 — with increases evenly spaced to maintain a smooth, flat circular base. From round 5 onward, the pattern transitions to double crochet stitches, which creates a denser, tighter fabric suited to forming the upright sides of the basket.

Techniques Highlighted

• Crocheting in the round — the entire basket is worked in