Who's ready for Easter?

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Mini Easter Baskets

Crochet Patterns

Materials for Base:

Crochet Hook size G

Scissors

Worsted weight yarn- color of your choice

Abbreviations:

Bpsc- Back Post Single Crochet

Ch - Chain

Dc - Double Crochet

Ea - Each

Hdc - Half Double Crochet

Rnd - Round

Sc- Single Crochet

Sl St - Slip Stitch

St - Stitch

Mini Basket - Base

Rnd 1) Form a magic ring, ch 1; 10 sc in ring; sl st to beginning sc; (10 sc)

Rnd 2) Ch 1; sc in ea st around; sl st to beginning sc; (20 sc)

Rnd 3) Ch 1; *2 sc; 1 sc; *repeat around; sl st to beginning sc; (30 sc)

Rnd 4) Ch 1; *2 sc; 1 sc; 1 sc; *repeat around; sl st to beginning sc; (40 sc)

Rnd 5) Ch 1; bpsc in ea st around;  sl st to beginning st; (40 st)

Rnd 6-12) Ch 1; *sc in ea st around; sl st to beginning sc; (40 sc)

Rnd 13) Ch 1; sl st in ea st around; sl st to beginning st; (40 st)

Handle- row 1) Ch 20, attach to opposite side with sc (19 st away from beginning ch); hdc in same st; 

Handle - row 2) Hdc in ea ch across to opposite side; attach to top row of basket with hdc; fasten off; weave in ends;

Owl

Additional Materials for Owl:

2 flower brads for eyes

Orange yarn

Worsted weight yarn - additional color (mine is light pink)

Yarn needle

Make base as noted above in color of your choice. (Mine is pink)

Eyes: Make 2

Rnd 1) Using 2nd color, form a magic ring; ch 1; 5 sc in ring; sl st to beginning sc; (5 sc)

Rnd 2) Ch 1; 2 sc in ea sc around; sl st to beginning sc; (10 sc)

Rnd 3) Ch 1; (sc, ch 1, dc); hdc; sl st to next st; fasten off but leave long tails to attach to base.

Beak:

Row 1) Using orange yarn, ch 4; sc in 2nd ch from hook; sc; sc; fasten off; weave in ends;

Bow: Make 2

Row 1) Using 2nd color, ch 40; fasten off; weave in ends;

Assembly:

Tie one bow to ea side of handle. 

Attach 1 flower brad to ea eye, bending tabs to backside of eyes. 

Using hook, attach eyes to top of basket, centering between bases of handle. Pull tails through inside of basket, tie in knot and weave in and out. 

Center beak between eyes, using yarn needle and orange yarn, sew in place.

Flower and Butterfly

Additional Materials for Flower and Butterfly:

2 Seed Beads or small enough beads that will stay on pipe cleaner ends

2 Beads or buttons

Black pipe cleaner - 2”

Glue

Thread

Sewing needle

Worsted weight yarn - 2 additional colors (Mine is dark & light pink)

Make base as noted above in color of your choice. (Mine is purple)

Handle Bows: - Make 2 - one in ea additional color

Row 1) Ch 50; fasten off; weave in ends;

Flowers - make 2

Rnd 1) Form a magic ring; ch 1; (sc, ch 3) 5 times; sl st to beginning sc; fasten off; weave in ends;

Butterfly:

Rnd 1) Form a magic ring; ch 1; (sc, ch 3) 6 times; sl st to beginning sc; fasten off; weave in ends;

Assembly:

Cross the two handle wraps to one side of handle base, using sewing needle, and thread, sew on one bead or button in center of crossed ends.

Crisscross handle wraps around handle to opposite side and cross the ends, sew on one bead or button to the center of these crossed ends.

Bend pipe cleaner around center of butterfly, gather center close together and twist pipe cleaner at top of one side; glue a seed bead to tip of ea end of pipe cleaner.  

Using yarn needle and matching butterfly yarn, sew in center of basket between the two handles. 

Using yarn needle and same color yarn as flowers sew one on each side of butterfly.

Bunny

Additional Materials for Bunny:

Pink Felt

Blue Felt

Glue

White Felt

Additional Abbreviations:

Dec - Decrease

Sk - Skip

Make base as noted above in color of your choice. (Mine is blue)

Bunny Ears:

Row 1) Ch 13, sk 1st ch, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across in ea ch; turn;

Row 2-3) Ch 1 (this counts as 1st st); sk 1st st,; sc across in ea sc; turn; (12 sc)

Row 4- 5) Ch 1 (this counts as 1st st); sk 1st st; (sc) 5 times; turn; (6 sc)

Row 6) Ch 1 (this counts as 1st st); sk 1st st; (sc) 3 times; dec sc; turn; (5 sc)

Row 7-8) Ch 1 (this counts as 1st st); sk 1st st; (sc) 4 times; turn; (4 sc)

Row 9) Ch 1; sc in 1st st; (sc) 2 times; dec sc; turn; (4 sc)

Row 10) Ch 1; sc in ea st across; turn (4 sc)

Row 11) Ch 1; dec sc; dec sc; fasten off; weave in ends; (2 sc)

Attach to other side of row 3;

Repeat rows 4-11

Assembly:

Cut pink felt for inside of ears; use ears as a template but trim smaller so yarn still shows around the felt; Glue felt inside of ears and allow to dry. Using yarn needle and matching base yarn, sew bottom portion of ears to center of basket between the handles;

Cut two circles in white felt (about size of quarter); Cut two circles in black blue felt (about size of nickel); glue blue felt in bottom part of white and allow to dry; Glue white eyes at top of basket position below the ears between the handles;

Cut triangle out of pink felt and glue in center below eyes and allow to dry.  Make two small pompoms and glue or sew below eyes and sides of nose.

Frog

Additional Materials for Frog:

Black Felt

Black yarn or embroidery floss

Glue

Sewing needle or yarn needle

White Felt

Make base as noted above in color of your choice. (Mine is green)

Frog Eyes: Make 2

Rnd 1) Using same color, form a magic ring; ch 1; 5 sc in ring; sl st to beginning sc; (5 sc)

Rnd 2) Ch 1; 2 sc in ea sc around; sl st to beginning sc; fasten off; weave in ends; (10 sc)

Assembly:

Cut two black felt circles; glue inside center of Frog eye.  Cut two small white ovals; glue bottom right of black felt and allow to dry.  Using yarn needle and base colored yarn, sew eyes at top of basket centered between the handles. 

Using yarn needle & black yarn (or sewing needle & black embroidery floss), sew a smile at the bottom of basket, centered between the handles. Dip your needle into glue and brush between black yarn and basket, to help hold smile in place.  Clean glue off of needle for future use.

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I hope you enjoy these Mini Basket patterns. Check back next week for another free pattern.