Yes, You Can Knit a Delightful Easter Basket for Free

Knit a full Easter basket for the children or grandchildren in your life with these free patterns

Whenever springtime arrives, my thoughts turn almost immediately toward Easter.

My children are, sadly, no longer young enough for Easter baskets, but Easter has still been my favorite holiday for many years. In addition to its importance in the Christian calendar, I just love all the symbols of new birth, new life, and new hope.

Not to mention the pastels. I do love a good excuse to break out pastel everything.

Do you have children, grandchildren, or even children you’ve never met for whom you love to put together Easter baskets? Have you ever thought that it would be fun to knit Easter basket elements… including the basket itself?

If so, you have come to the right place, my friend. With the free knitting patterns below, you can create a full Easter basket. All you’ll have to add is candy!

The patterns are divided into container and contained. 😉

Find more free holiday knitting patterns here!

Make the Easter Basket

Felted Easter Basket

• What you’ll need to make it: 570 yards bulky weight, feltable fiber yarn (3 different colors, if you so desire); up to 326 yards of the novelty yarn(s) of your choice (optional); US Size 10.5 circular needle and/or DPNs, depending on how you prefer to knit in the round

• Why you’ll want to: Why buy a different themed Easter basket every year? Consider, instead, knitting a basket in colors your recipient loves and use it annually. Felted wool makes it nice and durable, perfect for an annual tradition.

So Citric and Sunshine Basket

• What you’ll need to make them:
  • For So Citric: 330 yards super-bulky weight feltable wool yarn, in two different colors (220 yards main color, 110 yards complement color); US Size 11 circular needles and/or DPNs, depending on how you prefer to knit iņ the round
  • For Sunshine Basket: 660 yards super-bulky weight feltable wool yarn; US Size 17 needles

• Why you’ll want to: These two basket patterns are similar in that they can be used for almost any purpose thanks to their bowl-like shapes. So Citric is knit in the round with stranded colorwork to create a lovely pattern, while Sunshine Basket needs only one color and is knit flat.

Add the Inhabitants

Amigurumi Pocket Bunnies

• What you’ll need to make them: Small amounts (likely no more than 50 yards) of DK or worsted weight yarn, preferably in at least two colors, along with a small amount of black yarn for embroidery; US Size 2.5 DPNs, circular needles, or straight needles, depending on how you prefer to knit in the round or if you prefer to knit flat; tapestry needle; stitch holder, spare DPN, or scrap yarn

• Why you’ll want to: You can choose to knit these precious bunnies either in the round or flat and seamed. Since their faces are embroidered, you can give these little guys to babies with no choking hazards to worry about.

Easter Peeps

• What you’ll need to make them: About 100 to 150 yards (depending on how many you choose to make) worsted weight yarn in white or yellow, a small amount in orange, and an even smaller amount in black; US Size 5 DPNs and/or circular needles, depending on how you prefer to knit in the round; tapestry needle; stuffing of your choice

• Why you’ll want to: These are just the cutest! I love how soft and sweet these ducklings/chicks are. At the end of the pattern, you’ll find two variations. One will create a tiny Easter bunny. The other creates a tiny comb that you can place on the birdie’s head to make it look more chick-like.

Eggs and More Eggs

• What you’ll need to make them: Leftover fingering weight yarn in the colors and variations of your choice; US Size 1 DPNs and/or circular needles, depending on how you prefer to knit in the round

• Why you’ll want to: This delightful pattern for eggs (in two different sizes) are a wonderful way to use up leftover yarn, which is always a plus. Another plus: these will never go bad, so they’re perfect for Easter egg hunts! You can stuff the eggs with rice, beans, pellets, or fiberfill. Finally, if you’d like to knit an Easter basket adorned with flowers to go with it, there’s a pattern for that as well.

Armed with this fun Easter basket and “notions,” you’ll have nothing left to buy except the candy!