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.
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!!!
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!
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.
Floral Picnic Basket Pattern
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
- Prepare a hemp basket, you can buy a similar one from the 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.
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