The kit comes with everything to make up the basket. Although I imagine it has to be if it is to hold its shape, the yarn is quite stiff to work with and crocheting with it is not relaxing. The instructions are very basic, and I had to supplement them with internet searches. The whole thing can be completed quickly, however, so it was easy to pull it back and start again when I made mistakes, or just when it didn’t look like it was supposed to.