14 Sep 2

Floral Picnic Basket

crochet a flower picnic basket

Floral Picnic Basket

Materials & Tools:
1. Round base hemp basket (crochet pattern here), or, any similar soft basket
2. Yarn, any weight, I used linen yarn. The lighter weight, the smaller the flower will be.
3. Crochet hook: 3.5mm or size to match your yarn
4. Tapestry needle
5. Wooden button, 2 inch diameter, 2

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc=single crochet
st = stitch
slst = slip stitch

Prepare a hemp basket, you can buy a similar one from market or crochet this one with this pattern.

Crochet a strap, 1″ x 4″. My pattern is:
Row 1 : ch8
Row 2 – 18 : ch1 (as first sc), 7 sc on each st, turn
button loop : ch until the length (including the strap width) is double the diameter of your button, slst to the other end of the last row of strap.
Row 19 : slst on each st, fasten off.
(Remark: try the button loop on the button before fasten off, it should be snugly fit.)

Crochet 8 flowers and 2 leaves with this pattern.

Sew the strap on the hemp basket by using tapestry needle, about 1 ” below the handle.
Stitch it along the yarn on the hemp basket.

Sew the button to the basket.

Sew another button to the other side.

Put the loop onto the button. You can do this after stitching up the flowers and leaves.

Sew on the flowers on the basket. You may also glue it on with hot glue gun.
Hide all yarn ends and neaten it up.
Now the basket is really to accompany you to anywhere you want it to be.

yarn basket

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  1. Mariakevinraxa Ramos Chaconpond via Facebook says:September 15, 2012 at 3:08 am

    Hi! I am going to make your ghostly halloween craft tonight w my soon to be 2 years old. I hope it will turn out as ghostly as yours. Thank you for the tutorial. Love your site.

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  2. Kiki Polglase via Facebook says:September 15, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    This is just so pretty AND useful ! I’ve also been upcycling / refashioning baskets I purchased from my local Oxfam Formby Charity Shop. LOVE your button closure idea! x

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