This is a free pattern for a quick and easy small Easter basket (13 x 14 cm)The pattern is written in UK terminology
The basket is worked in the round with a slip stitch connecting each round
The chain and slip stitches don't count as stitches throughout the pattern, so do not work into them
I suggest using a stitch marker in the slip stitch to keep track of your rounds
YOU WILL NEED:
1 skein of Hoooked Ribbon XL Solids in White and Iced Apricot or other super chunky yarn/ribbon/T-shirt yarn (finished size may vary)
Scrap yarn for eyes, nose, mouth and pompom tail
10 mm crochet hook
scissors and tapestry needle
ABBREVIATIONS
ch chain
st stitch
ss slip stitch
dc double crochet (single crochet in American terminology)
tr treble (double crochet in American terminology)
EARS/BASKET HANDLE
make two, with the Iced Apricot ribbon
chain 30
Round 1: tr in 3rd ch from the hook, tr till end of row (28)
Fasten off leaving a longer tail
BASKET
with the White ribbon
chain 6
round 1: 1dc in 2nd chain from the hook, 3 dc, 3dc in last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain: 3 dc, 2 dc in last st, ss in 1st dc (12)
round 2: 1 ch, 2 dc in the same st, 4 dc, 2 dc in the next dc, 2 dc in the next dc, 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ss (16)
round 3: 1 ch, 2 dc in same st, 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, 6 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ss (20)
round 4: 1 ch, 2dc in same st, 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, 8 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ss (24)
round 5 – 11: 1 ch, dc in each dc around, ss (24)
DO NOT FASTEN OFF
ATTACHING THE EARS
With the basket still on your hook, *1 dc in the bottom loop of the 1st tr on the pink part (right side facing), 27 dc in the bottoms of the trebles, 3 dc in the 2 ch gap at the top, 28 dc in the tops of the tr, skip 2 dc on the basket (note: dc with ss in it counts as 1 st), 1 dc in the next dc to attach the ear, 9 dc*, repeat * to * for the other ear, ss into 1st dc
Fasten off
Sew up the gap under your pink ear parts. I sewed the long pink end into the 2 unworked dc's on the basket.
Tie the two ears together to form a bow and sew in the remaining ends
Sew on eyes, nose, mouth, whiskers... or leave plain, and attach a pompom to the back for a tail.
This part is really up to you.
I'd love to see how yours turns out! Share your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #holy.makeroni or tag me @holy.makeroni.
Happy egg hunting!!
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