I found some ‘fabric yarn’ in tiger a couple of weeks back, and bought a ball on impulse, not really knowing what to do with it. I tried knitting it but it was a bit chunky for that, so decided to try a rag rug type technique and crochet around it, rather than with it.

I found lots of good pictures to inspire me, but couldn’t really find out how to do it myself, so am putting lots of pictures here in case you find yourself in that position. It was actually really easy once I got started!

So here is how to crochet a basket for you: