We have a little indoor basketball hoop that sticks onto the window in the boys room (similar to this Basketball Hoop). The boys love shooting hoops in the evenings before bed. It helps them burn off some extra energy. But he flimsy netting was driving me crazy. It is always falling off and I find myself fixing it over and over again. So I decided to put an end to it and crocheted a permanent net onto the hoop! This is a simple pattern that you could use to make your own DIY basketball hoop. All you need is a round plastic ring…or how about a circle towel rack for a hoop frame?!
Materials:
– Worsted weight yarn
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
SC = Single Crochet
Crochet Basketball Hoop Net Pattern
The hardest part to this is making your first stitches around the hoop.
Start with a slip knot around your hook (just like in this wreath tutorial). So you automatically have one loop on your hook. Keep your yarn strand over the hoop ring (photo 1) and yarn over from underneath the hoop ring (photo 2). Now you have two loops on your hook (photo 3). Now yarn over from the top of you ring and pull through both loops (photo 4).
Short video tutorial coming soon!
It doesn’t really matter how many stitches you make on your ring as long as you end in an even number. I ended up with 44 crochet stitches around. Do not join, chain 7.
Round 2: SC in first crochet, chain 7, *skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch, chain 7, repeat around from *.
Round 3-7: Continue to chain 7, skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch for as many rows as you would like the length to be (I made 6 rows).
Round 8-9: Continue to make 2 more rounds like you have been doing but this time only chain 5. So the pattern should be: (Chain 5, skip 2 stitches, SC in next stitch) all the way around. Again feel free to make your hoop longer (or shorter). End with a SC and weave in your ends!
Kara @ Simplistically Sassy says
This is so awesome! I love it! Pinned it and must try it!
flores de miel Crochet says
Vaya cambio! Desde luego está mucho mejor el que has hecho tú. Perfecto!
Un beso!
Jamie @ Huckleberry Love says
This is so great!! Pinning. 🙂
[email protected] says
What a brilliant idea! And yours looks so much nicer and sturdier than the original. I love it!
Cj says
Love It!
Tracy Joyner says
LOVE your patterns!
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Lee Ann says
This is such an awesome pattern!!!
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Stel says
Took a wild chance to search for directions – thank you! Going to try this out over the weekend.
Stel says
And here's my result!
http://haak-en-stekie.blogspot.com/2013/08/to-crochet-basketball-net.html
Thanks 🙂
John Alvarado Alvarado says
Thanks for sharing this beautiful hoop idea.
Liam says
This is good, thanks for sharing. What about removing basketball junk?
Liam says
Share some tips to remove lca junk as well.
glad432 says
Here’s my big brother. Doesn’t he look good?
Jonathan says
What do you prefer playing basketball or playing paintball?