Is there anything cuter to collect eggs in? This crochet Easter basket with pirate buttons or flowers is perfect for Easter gifts – imagine the photos of your little one searching the garden, clutching one of these baskets!

Make it in different colours or yarns, with or without a handle, and use it all year round: for little treats, baby supplies like cotton buds and cotton balls, hair clips and trinkets, or watches, wallets and coins.

An easy pattern by Ekaterina Sharapova, crocheted in continuous spirals.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

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Width 21 cm (8.26 inches); height 6.5 cm (2.55 inches), 15 cm (5.9 inches) with the handle.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rounds (continuous spiral)

Single crochet

Increasing

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Patons Smoothie DK (100 g balls): 1 ball white and 1 ball linen – about 60 g (120 m) of each colour. Cotton or cotton-like yarn holds the shape best; crochet tightly.

•    Crochet hook 3.5 mm (smaller than the yarn label suggests).

•    A long needle, a stitch marker and 6 pins.

•    Embellishments: buttons, flowers or charms.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

8 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.