DIY Easter Basket

Want to make your own unique creation for little one? Try out this crocheted Easter Basket! It only took me about 2 hours to make the bigger one and an hour for the small one.

What you need:

• Size K (6.50mm) Crochet Hook
• Medium (4) worsted weight (2 strands)
• Scissors
• Threading needle

Directions: 

• Using 2 strands of yarn (throughout the whole pattern), start with a magic circle and SC 6 stitches into the circle.
• SC 2 into every SC around the circle.

• To grow my circle I put 2 SC in the first SC, SC into the next 2, then 2 SC into the next stitch. The next row I did 2 SC into the first SC, SC into the next 3, 2 SC into the next stitch. Next row: 2 SC into the first SC, SC into the next 4, 2 SC into the next stitch. I followed this pattern increasing SC’s (2, 3, 4, 5, etc) until I got the desired circle size.

• Once you get the size you want. I started my next row with a chain 2. I then DC into the BACK LOOP ONLY around the whole circle. You will continue to only use the BACK LOOP for the remainder of the pattern.

• DC into each stitch around until you reach the desired height of the basket.
• Once you get the height you want, DC into the next 4 stitches. Go back and forth along these 4 stitches to create the handle. Once you get the handle done, leave a long tail. Thread the tail into the 4 stitches that are evenly across the basket.

• Once done, fill it with eggs, candy, and other goodies!