Darling Daisy Bunny Basket – Crochet Pattern

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Just in time for Easter, here’s an adorable and easy to make DIY basket that is sure to brighten up any gift! And it’s not just for the holidays – use this sweet rabbit basket for home decor and storage all year round! It’s the perfect accent to a kids’ room, nursery, craft room, home office, etc. And if you are using it as an Easter basket, it doesn’t get much more springy that this happy little bunny with daisies on its ears! And best of all, the pattern is easy, has plenty of photos, and works up quickly due to the bulky Bernat Blanket yarn. It’s a win-win!

Darling Daisy Bunny Basket

Recently I started getting more into basket crocheting, and I have to say that I’m really enjoying it! You might remember my Penguin Basket from the holidays, and I even got to make a Unicorn Basket for the Underground Crafter in February as a guest post! And who could forget last year’s Mermaid Easter Basket. Since I had so much fun making last week’s Spring Sherbet Bunny Amigurumi, I thought I’d go ahead and whip up a fun and fast bunny basket pattern. Combine that with some daisy designs I’ve been working on, and you’ve got one springy little bunny basket!

Speaking of having fun with patterns, I’ve been having lots of fun with Bernat Blanket lately! The yarn I used for this pattern just screams spring. Find it on Amazon:

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Supplies
Size L/11 – 8 mm crochet hook
Size 7 – 4.5 mm crochet hook
Bernat Baby Blanket (10.5 oz) in Baby Pink and White (super bulky; about 125 yds needed of each)
Caron Simply Soft in White (about 75 yds needed) and Sunshine (about 10 yds needed)
Small amount of medium weight black yarn
Fiberfill stuffing
Scissors
Yarn Needle with large eye

Abbreviations
*= indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sk = skip
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project

Size
About 8 inches tall by 11.5 inches wide

How to Make This

Instructions
Basket
With L hook and White blanket yarn, ch 2.
Rnd 1 – 10 hdc in first st. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (10 hdc)
Rnd 2 – 2 hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (20 hdc)
Rnd 3 – 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st; rep around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (30 hdc)
Rnd 4 – 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts; rep around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (40 hdc)
Rnd 5 – 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts; rep around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (50 hdc)
Rnd 6 – 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts; rep around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (60 hdc)
Rnd 7 – 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts; rep around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (70 hdc)
Rnd 8 – working in BLO, hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (70 hdc)
Rnds 9 – 13 – hdc in each st around. In last st, switch to Pink. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. (70 hdc)
Rnds 14 – 19 – hdc in each st around. Join with sl st to first hdc, ch 2. Do not ch 2 at end of Rnd 19. (70 hdc)

Handles
With L hook, attach Pink 12 sts from last st of Rnd 19 on Basket (first photo below), ch 12 (second photo below). Sk 11 sts, sl st in next st (third photo below), and sl st in st after that (fourth photo below).
Row 1 – Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st across. Sl st to next st on Basket (fifth photo below). (11 sc)
Fasten off. Rep on other side, counting 12 sts in opposite direction of last st of Rnd 19 on Basket.

Edging
With L hook, attach Pink near last st of Rnd 19 on Basket, ch 1, sk next st. Loosely sl st in each st around. Join with sl st to first sl st. (69 sl sts)
Fasten off. (Sixth photo above shows finished Handles and Edging.)

Outer Ear (Make 2)
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – With L hook and Pink, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – Sc in each st around. (6 sc)
Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (9 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. (12 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep around. (15 sc)
Rnds 6 – 9 – sc in each st around. (15 sc)
Rnd 10 – sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rep around. (12 sc)
Rnd 11 – sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. (9 sc)
Rnds 12 – 14 – sc in each st around. (9 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. (Photo below shows finished piece.)

Inner Ear (make 2)
With L hook and White blanket yarn, Ch 11.
Row 1 – in 2nd ch from hook, sc. Hdc in next 2 sts. Dc in next 2 sts. Hdc in next 2 sts. Sc in last 3 sts. Ch 1, turn. (4 sc, 4 hdc, 2 dc)
Row 2 – sc in next 3 sts. Hdc in next 2 sts. Dc in next 2 sts. Hdc in next 2 sts. Sc in last st. (4 sc, 4 hdc, 2 dc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. (Photo below shows finished piece.)

Daisy (make 2)
Rnds 1 – 2 are worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – With 7 hook and Sunshine, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. Attach White (Caron yarn) in last st. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – Sl st into next st. *Ch 7 (first photo below). Working back down ch, in 2nd ch from hook, sc. Hdc in next st. Dc in next 4 sts. (See second photo below.) Working into sts from Rnd 4, sk next st, sl st in next (third and fourth photos below).* Rep from * to * 11 more times; for 12th and last petal, make second sl st where first sl st of rnd was made (before first ch-7 – see fifth photo below). (12 petals)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. (Sixth photo below shows finished piece.)

Cotton Tail
Wrap White around index finger or another small, long object. Carefully remove and set aside. Cut a piece of White that is approx.. 3 times longer than size of current pom pom. Carefully weave it through center of pom pom (first photo below). Tie several tight knots to secure. Cut pom pom at side opposite knot. Trim pom pom. Leave knotted tail for sewing to Bunny. (Second photo below shows finished piece.)

Finishing
Sew Inner Ears to Outer Ears (first photo below). Place each Ear near a Handle and sew onto Basket (second photo). With Black, sew two upside down V’s between Ears, near border of White/Pink sections, for Eyes. Sew small V underneath for Nose. (See third photo.) Sew a Daisy near the top of each Ear. (See fourth photo.) Sew Cotton Tail to back of Basket, near border of White/Pink section. (See fifth photo.)

Here is the finished basket!

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