Crochet Easter Basket

Crochet Easter baskets are not only adorable but also a fun and creative way to add a personal touch to your holiday decor! These charming baskets can be customized with bright spring colors, cute embellishments like flowers or bunnies, and even personalized with names or special designs. They make the perfect home for Easter eggs, candies, or small gifts, adding an extra touch of warmth and charm to your celebrations. Whether you're making them as gifts for loved ones or as a festive addition to your own home, crochet Easter baskets are sure to bring joy and smiles all around. So grab your yarn, hook, and creativity, and let's crochet some Easter magic!

I used the following materials:

• 6mm hook
• Sweet Snuggles Lite in: lavender, baby green, daffodil, omphalodes, barely pink, and white
• Stitch markers
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Basket:

R1: 10 sc in a magic ring

R2: 10 increases (20)

R3: (1 sc, inc) x 10 (30)

R4: (2 sc, inc) x 10 (40)

R5-7 (3 rows): 40 sc

I recommend steam blocking it at this point so that your base is flat and does not curl up. If it still tries to curl up into a bowl shape, your tension may be too tight and you may have to do your base with a larger hook.

R8: (3 hdc, inc) x 10 in the back loop only (50)

R9: 50 hdc in-between the stitches of the previous round. (See picture for reference)

At this point, I like to hit with the steamer again. I press out the bottom of the basket with my hands while it dries so that it keeps its shape.

Change colour to yellow. Note that every hdc from here on is going to be placed in-between the stitches, not under only the «v» part of the stitch.

R10: 50 hdc

Change colour to green

R11: 50 hdc

Change colour to blue

R12: 50 hdc

Change colour to purple

R13: 50 hdc

Change colour to pink

R14: 50 hdc

Change colour to purple

R15: 50 hdc

Change colour to blue

R16: 50 hdc

Change colour to green

R17: 50 hdc

Change colour to yellow

R18: 50 hdc

Change colour to pink

R19-20 (2 rows): 50 hdc

R21: Slip stitch in each stitch around and fasten off.

Weave in all your ends.

Handle (optional):

Chain 4

In the second chain from your hook, half double crochet in each chain across (3). Chain 1 and turn your work. *3 hdc across. Chain 1, turn.*

Repeat * until the handle is as long as you wish. I did 35 rows in total. Fasten off and sew on the handle on each side of the basket, ensuring that the colour changes are centered between the handle so that it is at the back.

Tip: To add some stiffness to the basket, you can spray it with “spray starch” (that stuff used for ironing men’s dress shirts)!