Crochet mini Easter baskets
Mini Crochet Easter baskets are so easy and quick to make you would want to make a bunch of them for each kid or adult in your family! The perfect size to fill with a few small treats/eggs. And if you don’t have any small friends you can use them as small plant pot covers!
Every year I try to plan my projects for each occasion but as usual, life goes in between and this year was not an exception. For this year’s Easter, I needed a quick and funny project which can be worked on in just an hour, and after seeing the cute bunny basket made by the talented Sarah from Repeatcrafterme I decided to make a few of my own. Instead of making bunnies, I decided to crochet sheep and chicken baskets.
Well, I love bunnies and have made a bunch of them as amigurumi, but this time I wanted to give you a different pattern. So if you have already made a few cute bunnies you can add this crochet sheep and chicken to your Easter party as well. Also if you haven’t seen our Crochet bunny doll, just check it out. She is the perfect Easter gift for any little princess.
These basket are also ideal for your mini flower pots and can be used as plant pot covers. Cool, right?
Crochet Easter basket pattern:
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Materials:
- Worsted weight yarn or bulky weight yarn in white color for the sheep basket and yellow color for the chicken basket. We need small amount of black for sheep’s nose, pink for the sheep’s ears and beige for the sheep’s muzzle, small amount of orange color yarn for the chicken’s beak, comb and legs.
- I used Bernat premium yarn for the sheep and Red Heart yarns with love in yellow and orange for the chicken
- Crochet hook size 5,5mm/ US crochet hook size I
- Safety eyes – 1 pair of 14mm for the chicken and 6-8mm for the sheep.
Abbreviation:
sc- single crochet
dc-double crochet
hdc-half double crochet
sl.st-slip stitch
ch(s)-chain(s)
**- rep from the instruction in the ** indicated times
YO- yarn over
BLO- back loop only
FO-fasten off
MR- magic ring
Special stitches:
Puff stitch- Usually it is worked by making 3 or 4 yarn overs but as we will use 2 strands of worsted weight yarn together or bulky weight yarn I made the pff stitch with only 2 yarn overs to make it less puffy.
Puff stitch- YO, insert your hook in the indicated stitch, YO, insert your hook in the same stitch again, YO and pull through all the loops on your hook.
Reverse single crochet/crab stitch- The reverse single crochet is worked the same as single crochet but in reverse. Instead of working from right to left, you work from left to right.
Insert the hook, from front to back, in the next stitch to the right. Yarn over (yo) and draw the yarn through the stitch. Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.
Pattern notes:
- The pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
- Final measurements of the basket are: 3.5inches in diameter and 3.5 inches in height
- If you use worsted weight yarn we will work it 2 strands together. If you use bulky/chunky weight yarn use only 1 strand.
- The wings, comb, beak, ears are worked in one strand of yarn.
- If you don’t have safety eyes you can use small black beads for the sheep and black buttons for the chicken.
- I used a smaller hook than the required one as it makes the basket sturdier and will keep it in shape. If you find it difficult for you choose a bigger hook.
- The pattern is worked in joined rounds, not in continuous rounds. At the beginning of each round, we will make ch 1 and at the end of each round, we will join with sl.st into that ch 1 .
The pattern itself- crochet chicken Easter basket
Chicken basket:
-with yellow color
Rnd 1: Start with MR, ch 1, make 6 sc into the ring, join with slip stitch in 1st ch. (6)
Rnd 2: ch 1, make 2 sc in each st around, join with sl.st in 1st ch (12)
Rnd 3: ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st * rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1st ch (18)
Rnd 4: ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st* rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1 st ch (24)
Rnd 5: ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st * rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1st ch. (30)
The next round is worked in BLO
Rnd 6: ch 1, *sc in next 5 sts. 2 sc in next st * rep from * to * 5 more times, join in 1st ch. (35)
Rnd 7-14: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in 1st ch. (35)
The next round is the final round and can be worked in 2 ways. Choose one and follow the instructions.
First way:
Rnd 15: ch 1, sl.st in each st around, join with sl.st in 1st ch (35)
Second way:
Rnd 15: ch 1, * rev sc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st * rep from * to * till the end. FO and take your tapestry needle. Insert your needle in your first st and close your round.
Chicken basket’s wings (make 2):
-with yellow color
Row 1: Ch 9, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in each of next 3 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs, 5 dc in last ch, continue working on the opposite side, dc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of rem sts, join with sl.st on top of 1st st. (19)
Chicken basket’s beak:
-with orange color
Row 1: ch 6, sc in second ch from hook, hdc in next ch, 2 dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch. FO.
Chicken basket’s comb:
-with orange color
Insert your hook in the 14th st of the basket’s last round and pull a loop, ch 5, sl.st in the same st, ch 7, sl.st in the same st, ch 5, sl.st in the same st. FO.
Joining all the pieces together:
- Take your safety eyes and insert them in the 20-21th stitch of rnd 11 and the second eye in the 26-27th st of rnd 11.
- Sew the beak 1 rnd bellow in the middle of the eye.
- Take the wings and place them on both sides. Use safety pins to place them. Make sure they are aligned and then sew them.
- Take a long piece of orange color yarn and your tapestry needle and insert the needle from in to out in the 6th rnd then insert it back 2 rnds above to make a straight line. Repeat this 2 more times and leave 1 st between each line to form the chicken toes.
Pattern itself- crochet sheep Easter basket:
Sheep basket pattern:
-with white color yarn
Rnd 1: Start with MR, ch 1, make 6 sc into the ring, join with slip stitch in 1st ch. (6)
Rnd 2: ch 1, make 2 sc in each st around, join with sl.st in 1st ch (12)
Rnd 3: ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st * rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1st ch (18)
Rnd 4: ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st* rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1 st ch (24)
Rnd 5: ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st * rep from * to * 5 more times, join with sl.st in 1st ch. (30)
The next round is worked in BLO
Rnd 6: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in 1st ch. (30)
The next round we will turn our work and we will kepp working from the wrong side. When we finish we will turn it inside out.
Rnd 7: ch 1, turn your work, * 1 puff in next st, sc in next st * rep from * to * till the end, join with sl.st in 1st ch. (30)
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl.st in 1st ch. (30)
Repeat rnd 7-8 alternating them 2 more times
Rnd 13: Same as rnd 7
Rnd 14: ch 1, sl.st in each st around, join with sl.st in 1st st.
Sheep basket’s ears (make 2)
-start with pink color yarn
Rnd 1: ch 7, sc in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in each of next 2 chs, 5 hdc in last ch, continue working on opposite side, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in rem sts, join with sl.st in 1st ch (13)
Switch to white color yarn
The next rnd is worked in BLO
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in each of next 4 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st* rep from * to * 2 more times, sc in next 3 sts, join with sl.st in 1st ch. (16)
FO. Leave longer tail for sewing.
Sheep basket’s face and muzzle:
-with beige color yarn
Rnd 1: Start with MR, secure with slip knot, ch 2, make 11 dc into the ring, join with sl.st in 2nd ch of initial ch-2. (11)
Rnd 2: ch 3, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl.st in 3rd ch of initial ch-3. (22)
FO. Leave longer tail for sewing. Turn your basked inside out so the right side will be facing you.
Nose:
Take your tapestry needle and black color yarn and make 3 lines which forms – Y – for the nose.
Joining all the pieces together:
Take the safety eyes and the muzzle. Place the muzzle on the middle of the basket between 1st and last round. Take your safety eyes and insert them above the nose 1 st to left and 1 st to right. Make sure that the safety eyes go through the muzzle piece and the basket itself. Secure them. Now sew the muzzle on the basket.
Take both ears and place them on both sides of your basket in rnd 11. Use safety pins and align them. When you are sure that they are placed correctly sew them to the basket.
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