Yarn is lively. It’ll roll away from you and unravel just as soon as you take your eye off of it. Don’t let that happen. Take charge of your skeins with crocheted yarn baskets.
No matter what curves life throws you, it is always good to have an adequate amount of yarn supplies, with adequate meaning anywhere from a few skeins to “I can’t get into my basement”. Even if it is irrational to some, we all need to store yarn. Each ball of yarn, similar to toys and kids, is necessary and we welcome it with delight. Below you will find crochet baskets for stocking yarn patterns that not only allow you to organize your stash but also will use up some of said stash and give you an excuse a next yarn shopping!
Color Wheel Basket Free Crochet Pattern
The Color Wheel Basket pattern  a beautiful and robust free-standing basket for yarn. It has rigid, self-supporting sides and sturdy rope-like loops for carrying. It’s also an absolute decorative gem, that keeps your yarns tidy and organized, while itself being a n amazing conversation piece in the room. Best of all, the project is not difficult to make, so you can enjoy both making it and then soon thereafter using it to support your other projects.
Skills: Easy  Designer: ChiWei Ranck
Ombre BasketÂ
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Large Crochet Basket for stocking yarn
Chunky Basket Free Crochet Pattern
This is the perfect basket to keep your yarns and hooks in. This bulky-stitched container is sturdy and robust, it surely has some stiffness in the walls that lets it stay upright. It is usually made with thicker yarn, but you can make it work with thinner yarns as well by using multiple strands at a time and strongly tightened stitches. Obviously, the stiffer the yarn, the better! The link to the free pattern for this chunky basket for stocking yarn  is under the photo.
Skills: beginner    Designer: Crochet in Color
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Maroccan basket for stocking yarn
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Fair Isle Basket
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i like. love baskets and these look like they would be nice and easy for gifts.
I really love thes baskets too. They look so practical and give a room a really comfy feel. I agree, they would make great gifts.