TUTORIAL: MOSES BASKET WITH HOOD

The perfect gift for a new baby. Here's an updated tutorial on how to crochet a Moses Basket.

This is an update to my very first YouTube video posted Oct 2021. It includes answers to many of the questions that were asked in the comments of that video and also incorporates some things that I neglected to include in the first video.

I hope that this update is much more helpful for those of you who take on this project. Happy Crafting!

Skill level : intermediate or adventurous beginner

Materials

• 9mm braided cotton cord

  • 300M for basket without hood

  • 400M for basket with hood

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    • Purchase directly from Bobbiny: https://bobbinycords.co.uk

• 8 & 9mm hook (link)

• Wood Base (29.5 inches L x 16 inches W x 6mm thick; holes at 12mm in diameter with 10mm of space in between; there are 110 holes on my base. An ideal base for me would have only 100 holes.)

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  • (Ships to UK) https://www.vikinglaser.co.uk/product/wooden-crochet-moses-basket-base/
    

• tapestry needle (link)

• scissors (link)

• stitch markers (link)
  

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Stitches you should know to make this project:

Slip stitch:    • slip stitch (sl st)  

Chain:    • chain (ch)  

Single crochet:    • single crochet (sc)  

Waist Coat Stitch: https://www.yarnth3ory.com/post/thewa...

Invisible Join: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqHHDl...

Wrap (Gathering) Knot:    • Macrame 101: Gathering (Wrapping) Kno... 

Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvdN_6t8nDU

Video Chapters

00:00 - intro

00:28 - materials

02:53 - setup round (optional)

06:25 - round 1

08:26 - invisible join

09:43 - rounds 2 -10

12:08 - adding a new bundle of cord

13:45 - round 11

17:34 - round 12 (if not making a hood)

20:31 - forming the hood

27:42 - final round for basket with hood

31:10 - invisible closure (finishing and weaving ends)

33:07 - making tassels

35:55 - outro

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Happy Crafting!

- Krysten

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