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FREE Pattern of the Day » Easter Celebration » Crochet
Designed by Louise Puchaty


When planning your Easter table decorations, consider this charming basket full of eggs and accompanying coasters.
Skill Level
Easy
Finished Size
Basket: 3 1/2 inches tall x 7 inches in diameter, excluding handles
Egg: 3 inches x 6 1/4 inches in circumference
Coaster: 3 1/2 inches square
Materials

• Caron Simply Soft medium (worsted) weight yarn (6 oz/285 yds/170g per skein):
  
  
  
  • 6 oz #9701 white
    
  • 1 3/4 oz each #9739 soft green, #9712 soft blue and #9719 soft pink
    
  
  
• Sizes F/5/3.75mm and G/6/4mm crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge
  
• Yarn needle
  
• Safety pins
  
• Stitch marker
  
• 6-inch-diameter plastic canvas circle
  
• 3 x 22-inch strip of plastic canvas
  
• Fiberfill
  

Gauge
Size G hook: 4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rnds = 1 inch
Size F hook: 7 sc = 1 1/2 inches; 7 sc rnds = 1 1/2 inches
Check gauge to save time.
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.
Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated; use stitch marker to mark rounds.
Basket
Inner Bottom

Rnd 1: With size G hook and white, ch 4, sl st to join in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 8 times. (24 sc)
Rnd 4: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc] 8 times. (32 sc)
Rnd 5: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc] 8 times. (40 sc)
Rnd 6: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc] 8 times. (48 sc)
Rnd 7: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc] 8 times. (56 sc)
Rnd 8: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 6 sc] 8 times. (64 sc)
Rnd 9: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 7 sc] 8 times. (72 sc)
Rnd 10: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 8 sc] 8 times. (80 sc)
Rnd 11: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 9 sc] 8 times. (88 sc)
Rnd 12: Sc in each sc around.

Inner Side

Rnd 13: Working in front lpof each st only, sc in each st around.
Rnds 14-28: Rep rnd 12. At the end of Rnd 28, fasten off.

Outer Side

First Vertical Slat
Row 1: With
Inner Side upright and working in rem free lps of rnd 12, beg First
Vertical Slat, attach white with a sl st in any unused lp, loosely sl
st in next 3 sts, turn. (4 sl sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, working in front lps for this row only, sc in next 4 sts, turn.
Rows 3-15: Ch 1, sc in each of next 4 sc. At the end of row 15, fasten off.

2nd Vertical Slat
Row 1: Attach white with sl st in next rem free lp of rnd 12, sl st loosely in each of next 3 sts, turn. (4 sl sts)
Rows 2-15: Rep rows 2-15 of First Vertical Slat.
Rep 2nd Vertical Slat until 22 Slats are completed.

Outer Bottom

Rnds 1-12: Rep rnds 1-12 on Inner Bottom. (88 sc)
Rnd 13: Holding
Outer Bottom to Inner Bottom with plastic canvas circle sandwiched
between layers, working in sl sts of row 1 of Outer Basket and back lps
of rnd 12 of Outer Bottom, sc in each st around, fasten off.

Joining Inner & Outer Sides

Working with 3 x 22-inch strip of plastic canvas, overlap 3-inch ends by 1 inch, sew ends tog.
Insert plastic canvas circle between layers of Inner Side and Outer Side.
Working through both thicknesses in sc sts of row 15 of Vertical Slats
and rnd 28 of Inner Side, matching sts, attach white, sl st in each sc
around, fasten off.

Horizontal Strip

Make 1 each soft pink, soft green & soft blue.
Row 1: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (4 sc)
Rows 2-102: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. At the end of row 102, leaving a length of yarn, fasten off.
Beg with soft pink Horizontal Strip, around the basket, weaving under
and over Vertical Slats. Sew beg and ending of strip tog. Rep weave
with soft green and soft blue Strips, weaving opposite of previous
Strip.

Handle

Make 2.
Row 1: With white, leaving a length at beg, ch 16, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (15 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 3: Rep row 2, leaving a length of yarn, fasten off.
Fold Handle in half lengthwise, sew row 3 to opposite side of founda­tion ch. Sew a Handle to each side of Basket.
Solid Egg
Make 1 each soft pink, soft green & soft blue.
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (4 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (8 sc)
Rnd 3: Rep rnd 2. (16 sc)
Rnd 4: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5: Sc in each sc around.
Rnds 6-11: Rep rnd 5.
Rnd 12: [Sc in each of next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] around. (20 sc)
Stuff egg with fiberfill, continue to stuff as work progresses.
Rnd 13: Rep rnd 5.
Rnd 14: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] around. (16 sc)
Rnd 15: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] around. (12 sc)
Rnd 16: [Sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] around. (8 sc)
Rnd 17: [Sc dec in next 2 sc] around, sl st in next sc, leaving a length of yarn, fasten off. Sew opening closed. (4 sc)
Striped Egg
Make 1 each soft pink, soft green & soft blue.
Rnd 1: With soft pink [soft green, soft blue] Ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (4 sc)
Rnds 2-8: Rep rnds 2-8 of Solid Egg. (24 sc)
Rnd 9: Attach white, sc in each sc around.
Rnd 10: Attach soft green [soft blue, soft pink] sc in each sc around.
Rnd 11: Rep rnd 9.
Rnd 12: Attach soft pink [soft green, soft blue], rep rnd 12 of Solid Egg.
Rnds 13-17: Rep rnds 13-17 of Solid Egg.
Coaster
Make 4.

White Strip
Make 3.
Row 1: With white, ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (4 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Rows 3-15: Rep row 2. At the end of row 15, fasten off.

Pastel Strip
Make 1 each soft pink, soft green & soft blue.
Rows 1-15: Rep rows 1-15 of White Strip.
Thread tapestry needle with a length of white, place 3 White Strips
next to one another, weave 3 Pastel Strips through the White Strips.
Pin with safety pin as needed to hold in place while sewing. Sew pieces
tog around outer edge.

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