Jazzy dots and bright stripy bows make Caroline Warren’s crochet Easter basket a fun and useful project, all ready for swallow up lots of chocolate goodies.
Although it's perfect for storing your chocolate eggs, we think this crochet Easter basket would make a great storage solution for the whole year round - how about using it to store your yarny bits, or even as a houseplant pot cover!
Exciting Easter makes
If you're looking for more fantastic Easter crochet patterns, check out our list of the 50 free Easter crochet patterns.
You will need
- DMC Natura XL (100% cotton, 100g, 75m), 2 balls of Yarn A Off-white (03).
- Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran (100% cotton, 50g, 85m), 1 ball of each:
- Yarn B Seville Orange (619)
- Yarn C Sky Blue (639)
- Yarn D Buttercup Yellow (623)
- Yarn E Blush Pink (654)
- Yarn F Spearmint Green (626)
- A 5mm (US H/8) hook
- A 9mm (US M/13) hook
Please note, this design was originally made using Paintbox Yarns Recycled Big Cotton (60% cotton, 40% polyester, 250g, 90m) yarn, which has since been discontinued. We have suggested a suitable alternative, but please be aware this may affect the measurement of your final basket.
Tension
Tension is not critical for this project
Measurements
Crochet basket measures 18cm (7in) in diameter
Abbreviations
5-tr cl Change to 5mm hook and use yarn specified, *yrh, insert hook into st and pull up a loop, yrh, pull through 2 loops; rep from * 4 times more, change to Yarn A, yrh and pull through all loops on hook, change to 9mm hook
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This crochet basket pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.
Notes to read before starting this crochet Easter basket
This crochet Easter basket is made in rounds using Yarn A as the main colour and a 9mm hook.
The contrasting bobbles are worked as 5-tr clusters with a 5mm hook (see Abbreviations). Carry unused colour and enclose the strand in the sts as you go.
Bows are made separately and joined at the end.
If you're new to the world of crochet don't worry. We have a complete guide to crochet for beginners here on Gathered to teach you all the basics. We also have a guide to the best crochet hooks and crochet books too.
Pretty papers
Get creative with paper this Easter and learn how to make a Easter basket – there's 4 designs to choose from!
Free crochet Easter basket pattern
Crochet Easter basket base
Using a 9mm hook and Yarn A, make a crochet magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), 11tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]
Round 2 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts]
Round 3 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next st, (2tr in next st, tr in next st) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 sts]
Round 4 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next 2 sts, (2tr in next st, tr in next 2 sts) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 sts]
Round 5 Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), dc in back lop (BL) of each st around, ss to beg dc.
Continue with Yarn A and carry Yarn B for the 5-tr cl sts.
Round 6 Ch1, dc in first 5 sts, (5-tr cl in next st, dc in next 5 sts) 7 times, 5-tr cl in final st, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off Yarn B and carry Yarn C.
Round 7 Ch1, dc in first 2 sts, (5-tr cl in next st, dc in next 5sts) 7 times, 5-trcl in next st, dc in next 3 sts, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off Yarn B and carry Yarn D.
Round 8 As Round 6.
Round 9 As Round 7, using Yarn E as the contrast colour.
Round 10 As Round 6, using Yarn F as contrast colour.
Round 11 As Round 7, using Yarn B as contrast colour.
Round 12 As Round 6, using Yarn C as contrast colour.
Round 13 Ch1, dc in next 9 sts, ch6, skip 6 sts, dc in next 18 sts, ch6, skip 6 sts, dc in final 9 sts, ss to beg dc. [36 sts, 2 ch-6 sps]
Round 14 Ch1, *dc in each st to ch-6 sp, 6dc in ch-sp; rep from * once more, dc in each st to end, ss to beg dc. [48 sts]
Round 15 Ch1, dc in each st around, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bow (Make 2)
Using a 5mm hook and Yarn C, ch81.
Row 1 Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [80 sts]
Change to Yarn D.
Row 2 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Rows 3-5 As Row 2 using Yarn B, Yarn E and Yarn F in order.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tie into a Bow shape and sew over Rounds 14-15, positioning them above the handles.
No cracks with crochet!
If you've got your own chickens, or are just a big fan of eggs, this free egg basket crochet pattern is a genius design that will keep your eggs nice and cosy.
Put all your eggs and more in this crochet Easter basket
This cute crochet basket pattern is great for Easter eggs, but you could use it for so much more! The sturdy yet soft cotton means it'll work brilliantly for many storage needs – it would make a great container for all your bathroom bits and bobs.
Crochet your own Easter eggs
If you're looking for some colourful crochet eggs to go with your new crochet Easter basket, then check out our free crochet easter eggs pattern on Gathered.
