Crochet Easter Bunny Basket Guide

Create your very own adorable Crochet Easter Bunny Basket to add a touch of charm to your Easter celebrations! This delightful project combines the art of crochet with the festive spirit of Easter, resulting in a unique and eye-catching basket that is perfect for holding your Easter eggs. With its cute bunny design and vibrant colors, this basket will surely be a hit with both kids and adults alike.

Materials Needed

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• Alize Baby Softy yarn (100% polyester, 50 g/115 m) for tail
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Needles and scissors
• Fiberfill for tail

Abbreviations

Here are some common abbreviations you will use:

• R – row
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (2 sc together)
• BLO – back loop only
• […] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
• (…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Basket Instructions

RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
RND 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
RND 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
RND 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
RND 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
RND 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
RND 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
The diameter of the circle is 4.5 cm (1.7″). If your circle is smaller, crochet one row more: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48].
RND 8: BLO 42 sc
RND 9-16: 42 sc (8 rows), sl st
Fasten off.

Ears Instructions

Make 2 Ears:

RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
RND 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
RND 3-10: 9 sc (8 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew ears to the basket.

Tail Instructions

With Alize Baby Softy yarn:

RND 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
RND 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
RND 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew tail to the basket, and put some fiberfill inside the nose before you finish.

You can also make a little pompom for a tail.