The basketweave stitch is a dense stitch with an interesting texture which looks like—you guessed it—a basket. The basket weave pattern in crochet is also referred to as the waffle stitch. Follow this great step-by-step crochet

getting started Suggested Supplies. The basket weave crochet stitch works up rather thick so light and medium weight yarns are a great choice. However, you can also use bulky and super bulky weight yarns for an extra thick, durable project like a rug.

When you crochet the odd number row (row 3, 5, 7, 9,… etc), crochet FPdc when you see FPdc, and vice versa. After completing Row 3, you will have 2 horizontal lines and this is a set of basketweave row.