Crochet Baskets: Easter!

I took a break from my latest project to dive into Easter baskets for the kids. Since I'm getting all into the handmade thing, I thought it'd be nice to make their baskets this year. I searched and searched online and couldn't find a basket pattern I liked. For this, I created one.

The best thing about this pattern, I think, is how easily it can be modified to suit your needs. With my daughter's basket, we added lavender ribbon between the half double crochets and put a crochet flower on one side of the handle. The possibilities are note quite endless, but there are tons of things you can do with this!

In the basket pictured I used Red Heart Super Saver in Spring Green, Bernat Softee Baby in white and Bernat Baby Sport in yellow. For my daughter's basket (I'll dig up the picture later!), I used Bernat Softee Baby in white, Red Heart Super Saver bright yellow and Caron Simply Soft in lavender. I thought those colors would create a hideous Mardi Gras wannabe nightmare, but it is quite lovely.

If you try out this pattern and it doesn't work quite right or you have questions, please let me know! I did test it when I made my daugher's basket, but I was also remaking it from memory so it's possible I missed a mistake.



Tri-strand Easter Basket

This is a small easter basket with a built in handle. It's easily modified to be larger or smaller by decreasing (or increasing) the number of increasing rounds. Keep in mind the length of the handle and the number of hdc on the top row will need to be adjusted.

Place your stitch marker in the first stitch of each round. On round 14, place the stitch marker on the chain 1 space, as this is where you'll slip stitch your handle.

Materials:
2 balls worsted weight yarn
1 ball baby sport weight yarn
K (10 1/2, 6.5mm) hook
Stitch marker
yarn needle

Ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place stitch marker.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around - 12 sc
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc *around - 18 sc
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc *around - 24 sc
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc *around - 30 sc
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc *around - 36 sc
Rnd 7: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc *around - 42 sc
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc *around - 48 sc
Rnd 9: IN BACK LOOPS ONLY, sc in each sc around
Rnd 10: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc *around - 54 sc
Rnd 11: sc in each sc around
Rnd 12: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc *around - 60 sc
Rnd 13: sc in each sc around
Rnd 14: ch 1, hdc in next 28 st
Rnd 15: ch 34 to start handle, sl st in ch space on opposite
side
Rnd 16: sc in each sc back aross handle ch
Rnd 17: return to basket, 28 hdc, 2 sc
Rnd 18: sc in each sc aross handle, sl st in st with stitch
marker. Finish off.


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