Mini Egg Basket - Free Crochet Pattern

With Easter right around the corner, I thought I'd share my pattern for these fun little mini egg baskets.  

Enjoy!

 

Materials:

Size G/4.0 mm crochet hook
Lily Sugar n’ Cream cotton yarn
yarn needle
scissors

Stitch Guide:

ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
rnd - round
inc - increase (two stitches into the same stitch)

Pattern:

Rnd 1: ch 2, 12 sc in second ch from hook; join with slip stitch.

Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc inc in every stitch around (24 total); join w/ slip stitch.
 
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc inc in every other stitch around (36 total); join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 4: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc inc in every 3rd stitch around(48 total); join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 5: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc inc in every 4th stitch around (60 total); join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 6: ch 3, dc in same stitch, dc in in every 5th stitch around (72 total); join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 7: ch 3, dc in every stitch around (72 total); join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 8-11: ch 3, sc, dc, repeat alternating sc, dc, in each stitch around (72 total, each rnd): join each row w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 12: sc around (72 total): join w/ slip stitch.

Rnd 13: sc 23, ch 14, skip 13 stitches, sc 23, ch 14, skip 13 (74 total); join with slip stitch.

Rnd 14: sc around (74 total)

Join, tie off, and use yarn needle to weave in ends.

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