Crochet Easter Mini Chick Storage Baskets

These Crochet Easter Mini Chick Storage Baskets are absolutely adorable! Perfect for adding a touch of charm to your Easter decor, these little baskets are not only cute but also functional. Imagine using them to store Easter eggs, candy treats, or even small trinkets. Their bright colors and cute chick design will surely bring a smile to your face every time you see them. What a delightful way to add some festive cheer to your home this Easter!

Finished size (approx.):

• Height – 7cm.
• Diameter – 4.5cm.

Materials

• 4.5mm crochet hook.
• 1 x 50g balls of DK wool in yellow.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in black.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in orange.
• 1 x 25g ball of DK wool in red.
• Darning needle.
• Stitch marker.

Easter Crochet Mini Chick Storage Basket: Main basket

4.5mm hook, yellow wool.

Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring (6).

Round 1: 2sc into each sc (12).

Round 2: 2sc into next sc, sc into next stitch. Repeat around (18).

Round 3: 2sc into next sc, sc into next two stitches. Repeat around (24).

Round 4: 2sc into next sc, sc into next three stitches. Repeat around (30).

Round 5: sc around in back loops only. (30).

Round 6: sc around (30).

Round 7: htr/hdc in back loops only (30)

Round 8: sc around (30).

Round 9: Repeat row 7.

Round 10: Repeat row 8.

Round 11: Repeat row 7.

Round 12: Repeat row 8.

Round 13: Repeat row 7.

Fasten off.

Easter Crochet Mini Chick Storage Basket: Feet

Make 2, 4.5mm hook, orange wool.

ch4, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row (3sc).

Row 1: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) *(sc, tr/dc, sc) into next stitch. Repeat from * twice more.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Sew feet onto the base of the basket, with the bottom edge of the foot 1 row in from the edge of the basket.

Easter Crochet Mini Chick Storage Basket: Beak

4.5mm hook, orange wool.

Make a magic ring, ch1, 4sc into ring.

Round 1: sc around (4sc).

Fasten off leaving long thread to attach.

Sew beak onto the front of the basket.

Sew two loops beneath the beak in red wool by casting on and completing a stitch but not pulling the wool fully through to leave a loop.

Easter Crochet Mini Chick Storage Basket: Eyes

Using black wool sew on an eye either side of the beak.

Easter Crochet Mini Chick Storage Basket: Comb

4.5mm hook, red wool.

ch4, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row (3sc).

Row 1: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) *(sc, tr/dc, sc) into next stitch. Repeat from * twice more.

Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.

Sew comb onto the top edge of the basket by placing the bottom edge of the comb 1 row down inside the basket and sewing to secure.