Crochet Easter
Bunny Basket
Pattern
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MATERIALS:
***You can use any worsted weight/
category 4 yarns for these baskets, just
check your gauge first!***
*Caron Simply Soft (or any THIN ww
yarn)
-Berry Blue or Chocolate (EC-for open
eyes)-Small amount
-White- Small amount (for open eyes)
-Black- Small amount
*Sewing needle with large eye
*Polyester stuffing (small amount)
*Pins (optional)
FOR GIRL BASKET
*Vanna's Choice Yarn
-Soft Pink (MC)-3 skeins
*Vanna's Choice Baby Yarn
-Pink Poodle (NC)- Small amount
*Embellishment for flower (optional)
FOR BOY BASKET
*Vanna's Choice Yarn
-Silver Heather(MC)-3 skeins
-Soft Pink (NC)- Small amount
 ABBREVIATIONS MEASUREMENTS
Ch Chain Approximately 10 inches wide
TCh Turning Chain and 13 inches tall with handles
SC Single Crochet
HDC Half Double Crochet
DC Double Crochet
st (sts) Stitch (stitches)
SC Dec Single Crochet Decrease
(or SC 2 together)
RSC Reverse Single Crochet
M Months
Yrs Years
sl st Slip Stitch
MC Main Color (Soft Pink/ Silver
Heather)
NC Nose Color (Pink Poodle/Soft
Pink) HOOK:
EC Eye Color (Berry G (4/4.25 mm)
Blue/Chocolate) H (5 mm)
I (5.5 mm)
GAUGE: J Hook (6 mm)
13 SC sts x 13  rows=  4”x4” working with J Hook (6
mm) & 2 strands held together & 15 SC sts x 17
rows= 4”x4” working with I hook and 1 strand

HELPFUL NOTES
*After a chain or turning chain you will always work next stitch in same stitch as chain unless otherwise
indicated.
*When the pattern says “join” it means to join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning stitch of round
or row
*When you see ** followed by a number, that is indicating the number of stitches you should have done in
that row or round, not including chains or slip stitches.
*Instructions within brackets [ ] are a set and need to be done the total number of times indicated after
the brackets. A set also can be done all in one stitch if indicated after the brackets.
*If you are not familiar with a magic loop (magic circle) then you can start with a ch 2 and SC the
indicated number of sts in 2nd ch from hook. Or you can refer to YouTube tutorials.

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BAG- Use 2 strands of MC held together and J Hook. Work
in continuous rounds
Rnd 1: Begin with magic loop of 8 SC **8 sts
Rnd 2: 2 SC in next 8 sts **16 sts
Rnd 3: [SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] 8 times **24 sts
Rnd 4: [SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] 12 times **36 sts
Rnd 5: SC in next 36 sts **36 sts
Rnd 6: [SC in next 2 sts, 2 SC in next st] 12 times **48 sts
Rnd 7: SC in next 48 sts **48 sts
Rnd 8: [SC in next 3 sts, 2 SC in next st] 12 times **60 sts
Rnd 9: SC in next 60 sts **60 sts
Rnd 10: [SC in next 4 sts, 2 SC in next st] 12 times **72 sts
Rnd 11: SC in next 72 sts **72 sts
Rnd 12: [SC in next 5 sts, 2 SC in next st] 12 times **84 sts
***It's helpful to place a stitch marker here***
Rnds 13-21: SC in next 84 sts **84 sts
Rnd 22: [SC in next 12 sts, SC Dec] 6 times **78 sts
Rnd 23: SC in next 78 sts **78 sts
Rnd 24: [SC in next 11 sts, SC Dec] 6 times **72 sts
Rnd 25: SC in next 72 sts **72 sts
Rnd 26: [SC in next 10 sts, SC Dec] 6 times **66 sts
Rnd 27: SC in next 66 sts **66 sts
Rnd 28: [SC in next 9 sts, SC Dec] 6 times **60 sts
Rnd 29: SC in next 60 sts **60 sts
Sl st in next st. Finish off and hide ends
HANDLE- Use J hook and hold together two strands of
MC
Begin with a ch 50 (chain loosely or your handle will curl!)
Row 1: SC in second ch from hook, SC in remaining 48
chains **49 sts
Rows 2-3: TCh 1, SC in each across **49 sts
***Ch 1 & RSC all the way around the handle. Sl st in first
st and finish off leaving tail for sewing. If you do not
know how to do a RSC or simply do not want to, then you
can just do a normal SC all the way around***
CHEEKS (Make 2)- Use MC and H Hook
Rnd 1: Begin with magic loop of 6 SC, join **6 sts
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 SC in each around, join **12 sts
Rnd 3: Ch 1, SC in first 2 sts, 2 SC in next st, [SC in next 2
sts, 2 SC in next st] 3 times, join **16 sts
Rnd 4: Ch 1, SC in first 3 sts, 2 SC in next st, [SC in next 3
sts, 2 SC in next st] 3 times, join **20 sts
Rnd 5: Ch 1, SC in each around, join **20 sts
Finish off leaving tail for sewing
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INNER EYE (Make 2-For open eye
option)- Begin with black and H hook
Rnd 1: Begin with a magic loop of 6 SC, join **6 sts
***Finish off black and attach EC***
Rnd 2: Ch 1, SC in first st, 2 SC next st, [SC in next st, 2 SC in
next st] 2 times, join **9 sts
Finish off leaving tail for sewing
OUTER EYE (Make 2-For open eye
option)- Use white and H hook
Rnd 1: Begin with a magic loop of 8 SC, join **8 sts
Rnd 2: Ch 1, SC in first 3 sts, 3 SC in next st, SC in next 3 sts,
3 SC in last st, join **12 sts
Rnd 3: Ch 1, SC in first 4 sts, 3 SC in next st, SC in next 5 sts,
3 SC in next st, SC in last st, join **16 sts
Finish off leaving tail for sewing
NOSE – Use NC and H hook
Begin with ch 4
Rnd 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook, [HDC, DC, HDC] in next ch, 3
SC in last ch working around to other side of ch, SC in next st,
2 SC in last st, join **10 sts
Finish off leaving tail for sewing
FLOWER (Optional)- Use NC and G hook
Rnd 1: Begin with magic circle of 10 HDC, join
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 SC in each around, join **20 sts
Rnd 3: Ch 1, skip first 2 sts, [8 DC in next st, skip next st, sl st
in next st, skip next st] 4 times, 8 DC in next st, skip next st
and sl st in base of beginning ch 1 **44 sts
Finish off leaving tail for sewing.
EARS (Make 2)- Use MC and I hook working in
continuous rounds
Rnd 1: Begin with magic loop of 6 SC **6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 SC in next 6 sts **12 sts
Rnd 3: SC in next 12 sts **12 sts
Rnd 4: [SC in next 5 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **14 sts
Rnd 5: SC in next 14 sts **14 sts
Rnd 6: [SC in next 6 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **16 sts
Rnd 7: SC in next 16 sts **16 sts
Rnd 8: [SC in next 7 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **18 sts
Rnd 9: SC in next 18 sts **18 sts
Rnd 10: [SC in next 8 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **20 sts
Rnd 11: SC in next 20 sts **20 sts
Rnd 12: [SC in next 9 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **22 sts
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Rnd 13: SC in next 22 sts **22 sts handle
Rnd 14: [SC in next 10 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **24 sts STEP 3: Using tail from one of the cheeks, sew two cheeks
Rnd 15: SC in next 24 sts **24 sts together along one side (work from the inside of the cheeks as
Rnd 16: [SC in next 11 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **26 sts shown in Figure B). You will sew across 3 or 4 stitches about 1
Rnd 17: SC in next 26 sts **26 sts row up from the bottom. Finish off with end on inside of one of
Rnd 18: [SC in next 12 sts, 2 SC in next st] 2 times **28 sts the cheeks.
Rnds 19-27: SC in next 28 sts **28 sts
Rnd 28: [SC in next 12 sts, SC Dec] 2 times **26 sts
Rnd 29: [SC in next 11 sts, SC Dec] 2 times **24 sts
Rnd 30: [SC in next 10 sts, SC Dec] 2 times **22 sts
Rnd 31: [SC in next 9 sts, SC Dec] 2 times **20 sts
Rnd 32: [SC in next 8 sts, SC Dec] 2 times **18 sts
Sl st in next stitch and finish off leaving tail for sewing

ASSEMBLY (It is helpful, if possible, to pin pieces of the

basket in place before sewing them on so that you can make Figure B
sure everything looks good together first.
STEP 1: Use tails from the bag to sew the handle to the bag STEP 4: Stuff each cheek with polyester stuffing and use the
with a backstitch. You will be sewing on the side of the handle remaining tail to sew cheeks to bag with whipstitch (See
with no tails. Handle should overlap bag (on the outside. See Figure C for placement).
figure A) about 4 rows down. Be sure to sew all the way
around the overlapping area and up the middle so the handle
is secure (who knows how much candy will be weighing it
down eventually!). Count 23 stitches to the right (this is the
side you will sew the face on) and line up the edge of the
other end of the handle there. Sew on like you did the other
end, except using the tails from the handle this time.

Figure C

STEP 5: Sew nose in between cheeks with backstitch

STEP 6:
-For open eyes: Sew inner eye to outer eye with EC tail and
backstitch. Sew outer eye to hat using white tail and
backstitch. Use white tail to stitch twinkle in eye before
finishing off. Repeat for 2nd eye.
-For closed eyes: Use black yarn and chain stitch to create a
STEP 2: Sew ears to hat using whipstitch and sewing all the
semicircle and straight stitches to create the eyelashes (refer
way around the opening of the ear. The ears should be right
to Figure D)
at the very top of the bag and right up against the ends of the

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Figure D

STEP 7: If you made a flower, attach embellishment (I hot

glue mine on). Sew flower on in front of one ear at the top of
the basket using a backstitch. I don't recommend sewing
down each petal.
. . and you're done! CONGRATULATIONS!

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