It's easy for beginners to make a crochet Easter basket using our detailed instructions! These cute miniature baskets are fun to make and they look so adorable!
Make a slip knot with yarn colour A (blue) and tighten it on your 4.5 mm hook.This will be the main colour of your Easter basket.
Chain 2.
Insert 8 single crochet into the first chain.
Pull the tail to tighten it and slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 2:
Chain 1 and insert 2 single crochet into each stitch around. Then slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 3:
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into the first stitch.
Insert 2 single crochet into the next stitch (an increase).
Repeat all the way around (1 single crochet, 1 increase, 1 single crochet, 1 increase, etc) and then slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 4:
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into the first two stitches.
Insert 2 single crochet into the next stitch.
Repeat all the way around (1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc, etc), and then slip stitch into the first stitch.
Round 5:
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into the back loop only of each stitch around.Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Rounds 6 - 11:
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Repeat the last row 5 more times.
Rounds 12 - 13:
Cut your yarn and switch to colour B (yellow).
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Repeat the last step.
Rounds 14 - 15:
Cut your yarn and switch back to colour A (blue).
Chain 1 and insert 1 single crochet into each stitch around. Slip stitch into the first stitch.
Repeat the last step.
Cut and tie off your yarn.
Make the basket handle:
Create a slip knot on the 4mm hook using yarn colour A (blue).Chain 31.
Slip stitch into each chain across.
Cut and tie off your yarn.
Sew on the basket handle:
Sew the handle onto the basket. To center the handle, count 8 stitches from the back seam and sew the handle into the 8th and 9th stitches.Repeat on the other side.