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Floral Picnic Basket

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A simple hemp basket can be refashioned into a beautiful picnic basket with the help of this tutorial. You can embellish it by crocheting some flowers and leaves, attaching a strap, and adding a button.

picnic crochet basket

Fall is romantic, with this “mood swing”, I refashioned my hemp basket to become a lovely Fall Floral Picnic Basket by adding some crochet flowers and leaves. You can get the free pattern for the crochet flower, crochet leaves and crochet butterflies in the respective links.

Fall / Autumn has arrived at the Northern Hemisphere countries, I love this weather, cold yet not too chilling. I find it is the best time to go out for a walk, picnic, or have an open-air afternoon tea. Crochet or knit at this time of the year would be great too since winter is just around the corner!!!

crochet floral picnic basket

Be that you use this picnic basket to bring out your yarn to crochet or knit at outdoor, or hand sewing some fabric; you can even bring some bread, sandwiches, fruits, and drinks for a small picnic; or use the basket to collect flowers from the garden; isn’t it a great life to enjoy such a lovely weather!!!!

You can adapt this method to decorate your existing hemp basket, or sisal basket, or any round base soft basket that you made or bought. Pinch the basket below the handle to imagine how it will turn out if you were to refashion it the way I did.

Happy Fall and enjoy your life to the fullest!

beautiful floral picnic basket with bread

WHAT’S NEXT:

  • Start crocheting and share your completed handmade on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we are able to see them.
  • Pin it to Pinterest for a future To-Crochet List.
  • Share with your crochet groups for a crochet-along event.
  • Browse more free crochet patterns to make, particularly for crochet bags & purses.
picnic crochet basket

Floral Picnic Basket Pattern

Yield: Floral Picnic Basket
Active Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Avid Beginner/Intermediate
Estimated Cost: $6 - $10

Fall is romantic, and I refashioned my hemp basket to become a lovely Fall Floral Picnic Basket by adding some crochet flowers and leaves. You can get the pattern for the crochet flowers and leaves, and it also has a butterfly motif for you to crochet.

Enjoy crocheting them!

Materials

  • Round base hemp basket (crochet pattern here), or, any similar soft basket
  • Yarn, any weight, I used linen yarn. The lighter weight, the smaller the flower will be.

Tools

  • Crochet hook: 3.5mm or size to match your yarn
  • Tapestry needle
  • Wooden button, 2-inch diameter, 2

Instructions

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

MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO CROCHET FLORAL PICNIC BASKET

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


  2. 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.)floral picnic basket


  3. Crochet 8 flowers and 2 leaves with this pattern.floral picnic basket


  4. 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.floral picnic basket


  5. Sew the button to the basket.floral picnic basket


  6. Sew another button to the other side.floral picnic basket


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


  8. 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.floral picnic basket


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Joanne Loh

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Born into a creative family, Joanne Loh has over 40 years of experience in sewing, crocheting, and knitting. Well-known for her creative approach to DIY crafts, her creations demonstrate a strong dedication to quality and spreading her enthusiasm among the crafting community.
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Celerina Metafune

Thursday 23rd of June 2016

si può avere la traduzione in italiano

Translation (by Google): you can have the translation in Italian

Simona

Monday 30th of May 2016

I would like to make this. can i ask you the pattern for this oval ?

Vonnie

Tuesday 19th of May 2015

I made this. You will want to find a nice set of gloves, as your hands get sore from working with the rough hemp rope. It is a nice basket. Just very abrasive on your hands.

Joyia Thomas

Friday 30th of August 2013

Could you tell me what size Manila rope you are using for this project since it comes in different sizes, thank you.

Craft Passion

Friday 30th of August 2013

It is 1/4" size, you can get all other details about how to crochet the basket here.

Kiki Polglase via Facebook

Saturday 15th of September 2012

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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