Crochet Small Easter Egg Baskets Pattern
Get ready to add a touch of charm to your Easter celebrations with these delightful crochet small Easter egg baskets! With just a few simple materials and some basic crochet stitches, you can create these adorable baskets that are perfect for holding your Easter eggs or small treats. These charming baskets are not only practical for collecting eggs, but they also add a touch of handmade beauty to your Easter festivities. Whether you're making them for yourself or as gifts for loved ones, these crochet Easter egg baskets are sure to bring joy and delight to your Easter celebrations.
You will need:
- Yarn
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 5-6 mm safety eyes
- Black embroidery floss for bunny’s whiskers
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
Free Crochet Easter Egg Baskets Pattern
Basket
Start with yellow/grey yarn:
R 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
R 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [24]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [32]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [40]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 8 times [48]
R 7: BLO 48 sc
R 8-13: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 14 for chick: 20 sc, change to red yarn: (sl st, 3 hdc in one st) repeat 3 times, sl st, change to yellow yarn: 18 sc, 3 dc in one st, 1 sc, sl st. Fasten off.
R 14 for bunny: 48 sc. Fasten off.
Wings for chick basket (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring, sl st
5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, sl st in st of R 1
7 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 6 sc, sl st in st of R 1
5 ch, from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, sl st in st of R 1
4 sl st on sts of R 1
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears for bunny basket (make 2)
With grey yarn:
Make 12 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 5 dc in one st, turn and continue crocheting on the opposite side of chain: 3 dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc, sl st.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle for bunny basket
With milk white yarn:
Make 5 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 2 sc, 4 sc in one st, turn and continue crocheting on the opposite side of chain: 2 sc, inc [12]
R 2: 12 sc
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail for bunny basket
With milk white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Insert safety eyes between R 11 and R 12, at the distance of 3-4 st in between them.
For chick: Sew the wings to the basket. Embroider a beak and feet with orange yarn.
For bunny: Sew the muzzle, ears ans tail to the basket.
Embroider a nose with pink yarn and whiskers with black embroidery floss.