Many communities will host Easter egg hunts for children.
At these events, children bring their empty baskets, and look for treats hidden by the event organizers.
Candy and other treats are often hidden inside hollow plastic eggs.
Traditional treats for an Easter basket include Easter Eggs, jelly beans and chocolates.
Easter Eggs are traditionally hard-boiled eggs that have been dyed various colors.
The chocolates are often made into shapes of eggs and bunnies.
As an Amazon Associate this post contains affiliate links and if you choose to purchase after clicking a link I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Materials:
- 5mm crochet hook
- 4mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- 4 Medium Weight Yarn
Bluey: Dark Blue and Baby Blue
- Plastic Canvas ( I used 12in X 18in)
Stitches:
- Single Crochet
- Half Double Crochet
- Slip Stitch
- Single crochet 2together
- Crochet in Back loop only
- This basket is made with 2 strains of yarn crocheted at the same time
Starting with baby blue or peach yarn make a slip knot using 2 strains of yarn at the same time, then loop yarn around to make magic circle, then crochet 6 single crochet in the magic circle. Then pull yarn tail tight to close circle. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row two, make 2 single crochet in each stitch around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row three, 2 single crochet in first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next stitch then 2 single crochet in the next stitch you will repeat this around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row four, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 2 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row five, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 3 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row six, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 4 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row seven, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 5 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row eight, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 6 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row nine, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 7 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row ten, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 8 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row eleven, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 9 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row twelve. 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 10 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row thirteen, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 11 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row fourteen, 2 single crochet in the first stitch and 1 single crochet in the next 12 stitches. You will repeat this pattern around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row fifteen, working in the back loops only make 1 single crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row sixteen through twenty-three, single crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Change yarn to dark blue or coral
Row twenty-four through thirty-four, single crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row thirty-five, crochet in the front loops only. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row thirty-six, half double crochet in back loops only. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Switching to 4mm crochet hook
Row thirty-seven, half double crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Row thirty-eight, half double crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work.
Switching back to 5mm crochet hook
Row thirty-nine through forty-seven, half double crochet around. Slip Stitch, chain 1 and turn your work. Fasten off.
Add support to the basket using plastic canvas.
Measure your basket from the bottom up to the fold line right at the part that you started the half double crochet stitches.
Then, measure your plastic canvas and cut. Mine measured 6 inches.
Ears:
Starting with dark blue or coral yarn make a slip knot using 2 strains of yarn at the same time. Chain 7, make 6 single crochet across.
Row two, single crochet 6 across. Chain 1 and turn your work.
Row three, single crochet 2together, single crochet 2, single crochet 2together. Chain 1 and turn your work.
Row four, single crochet 4 across. Chain 1 and turn your work.
Row five, single crochet 2together, and then single crochet 2together again. Chain 1 and turn your work.
Row six, single crochet 2together. Chain 1 turn your work.
Make 2 single crochet in the first stitch, single crochet along the side, 2 single crochet in the corner, single crochet along the bottom, 2 single crochet in the next corner, single crochet along the last side then make another single crochet in the first stitch that you made the first 2 single crochet in.
Chain 1 and fasten off, weave in one of the yarn tails then move yarn tail to bottom corner to sew onto basket.
Attaching Face
You can choose to crochet each piece or add a felt face like I did.
You will find the crochet blog for the pieces HERE.
If you would like to add the felt face with hot glue click HERE.
Make and Add Handle
Start by laying your plastic canvas flat and cut two stripes that are 2 inches wide and 18 inches long.
Lay the two pieces on top of each over leaving 4 inches on each side that is not overlapped.
Then chain 8, single crochet in the second chain from the hook, single crochet 7 across.
Chain 1, turn your work and do 7 single crochet across for a total of 67 rows.
Check the size of your crochet to your plastic canvas as you go.
Then, single crochet around and fasten off leaving a long tail.
Make another crochet piece for the handle that is identical.
Next, lay the first crochet piece with the outside facing down, then lay the plastic canvas, and then lay the other crochet piece over top with the outside facing up. Using your yarn needle complete a whipstitch to the back stitch of the top piece and the back stitch of the bottom piece.
Place your handle in the middle of the basket and weave yarn throughout to secure the handle to the basket.
