Easy easter egg crochet basket is quick and easy to make and requires minimal materials. You can use your scrap yarns in various colors to create a unique Easter hunt basket that your kids will love.
This mini crochet basket is perfect for hiding small treats or gifts for an Easter egg hunt. With this project, you can create something special that will bring joy and excitement to the holiday season. Completing each basket involves two sections, making the basket and then the handle.
The written instructions start with the basket and follow with the handle instructions, the basket is completed by joining the handle to the basket rim using a yarn needle and leftover yarn.
Optional instructions are included for a simple finishing border that can be added if you wish to have extra detail on your basket.
Finally, working in the ends will complete the construction process, with this simple technique, you can create beautiful pieces of art that will last for a long time. Any yarn type can be used for this project like cotton, bamboo, hemp or acrylic. The list of yarns used in the sample is listed under the material section. Other basket crochet patterns are available online here
Materials used in the example
Yarn Elle Cottons - DK
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- Composition: 100% Cotton
- Yarn Weight: DK
- Bal Weight: 50g
- Ball Length: approx 83m
Hooks
4 mm / G-6 crochet hook
Finished Measurements
- Basket base diameter: 9.5 cm / 3.7 inches
- Basket depth: 4.5 cm / 1.7 inches
- Basket bottom to top handle: 13 cm / 5.11 inches
- Handle length: 19 cm / 7.4 inhes
Color Indication
Color choice is completely up to you, the written pattern does indicate where color changes happen but does not specifically initiate a color.
Glossary, References, Techniques
This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.
Techniques used:
The pattern starts off with a magic ring and is worked in the round, in general, chain 1 is required after completing a round, when using the same yarn and color for the next round, if it is your choice to change color, then in general, you would join with a slip stitch on top of starting chain stitch after the last stitch is worked for the round.
Working in ends as you go is my best practice, but it's all up to you and your choice when completing a project.
Pattern Notes
Difficulty level: Easy
Skills required:
Some knowledge of stitches is mentioned in abbreviations and glossary.
Abbreviations
- bet : bet
- ch : chain
- ch-sp : chain space
- dc : double crochet
- fpdc : front post double crochet
- fphdc : front post half double crochet
- hdc : half double crochet
- sc : single crochet
- rep : repeat
- round : round
- sl : slipstitch
- sp : space
- st : stitch
- sts(s) : stitches
Make the basket
Start with a magic ring,
Row 1
sc, into magic ring, ch 3, counts as first dc, 11 dc st(s) into magic ring, join into top of start ch with sl round post, ch1, (12 st(s) in the round)
Row 2
ch 2, counts as first 1 fpdc round post * 1 dc into sp bet the last worked dc and the next dc, 1 fpdc round post, repeat from * around, join into top of start ch with sl round post, ch1, (24 st(s) in the round)
Row 3
ch 2, counts as first 1 fpdc round post * 1 dc into sp bet the last worked dc and the next dc, 1 fpdc round post, repeat from * around, join into top of start ch with sl round post, ch1, (48 st(s))
Row 4
ch 2, counts as first 1 fpdc round post * 1 fpdc round post, repeat from * around, join into top of start ch with sl round post, ch1, (48 st(s))
Row 5
ch 1, * 1 fphdc into same st, repeat from * around, join into top of start ch with sl, ch1, (48 st(s))
Row 5 forms the first bottom row of the wall of the basket.
Row 6
Join new color around any post of any dc st, chain 3 counts as 1st 1 fpdc,* 1 fpdc round post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of fpdc, finish off color. (48 st(s))
Row 7
Join new color around any post of any dc st, chain 3 counts as 1st 1 fpdc,* 1 fpdc round post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of fpdc, finish off color. (48 st(s))
Row 8
Join new color around any post of any dc st, chain 3 counts as 1st 1 fpdc,* 1 fpdc round post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of fpdc, finish off color. (48 st(s))
Row 9
Join basket color around any post of any dc st, chain 3 counts as 1st 1 fpdc,* 1 fpdc round post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of fpdc, sc (48 st(s))
Row 10
ch 1 counts as 1st 1hdc,* 1 hdc into next dc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of hdc, finish off color. (48 st(s)) Finish off , work in ends , the bottom of the basket will now be complete.
Make the handle
Row 1
Chain 32, 1 hdc into 2nd chain from hook, 1 hdc into next 29 st(s) till end of row,( 30 st(s) in row, ) ch 1, turn
Row 2
ch1, 1 hdc into next 29 st(s) till end of row, ( 30 st(s) in row, ) ch 1, turn Row 3 ch1, 1 hdc into next 29 st(s) till end of row, ( 30 st(s) in row, ).
Finish off, work in ends, the handle is now complete.
Joining the handle.
Use a yarn needle and yarn and join one of the short ends of the completed handle strip to the top of the basket, with some simple stitches, finish off, and work in ends, do the same for the other end of the strip, to the opposite side of the basket, finish off, and work in ends.
Finishing
Optional
Add border around basket top and handle
Join yarn with a slip stitch into the second stitch from the handle on the basket rim, ch2, counts as first hdc, 1 hdc into each stitch along the rim of the basket until the handle is reached, continue the hdc stitches into each stitch up along the handle, until the rim of the basket has been reached, 1hdc back into the basket rim stitches, continue along until the starting ch2, join with slip stitch in staring chain, finish off, and work in ends.
Repeat this for the other side of the handle and basket rim.
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