✿ Easter with a little bit of ROAR

This Dinosaur Easter Basket is made for collecting eggs, and all ages love it. Easter baskets really do not get any cuter than a dino with a handle.

A unique construction with plastic canvas inside the sides makes the basket sturdy, so it stands up to serious egg hunting and stays useful all year as toy storage.

✨ What makes it work

• Sturdy sides. Plastic canvas is worked into the construction so the basket holds its shape.
• Built-in personality. Safety eyes and stuffed details bring the character to life.
• Handle and legs. Stands about 19” tall including legs and handle.
• Year-round use. Easter basket in spring, toy storage the rest of the year.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: I Love This Cotton, Hobby Lobby (aran, 180 yd skeins), about 600 yds. Colors shown: Aqua (A, 2 skeins), Turquoise (B), Mint (C)
• Love a swap? If you meet gauge: Cotton Supreme, Universal Yarn · Kitchen Cotton, Lion Brand · Dishie, WeCrochet
• Hook: H (5.0mm) and F (3.75mm)
• Tools: Yarn Needle · Fiberfill
• To finish like the sample: 2 black safety eyes (.35”) · Plastic canvas 9 ½“ circle (7 mesh) · Plastic canvas 13” x 22” (7 mesh), or smaller 10” x 13” sheets

✿ Sizes

• Basket: 9 ¾“ diameter, 4 ½” tall
• Height including legs and handle: 19”

⭐ Good to know

• Skill level: Easy
• Gauge: 16 sts and 17 rows = 4” x 4” in single crochet · gauge help
• Terms: US crochet

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Cheers,
Briana

© 2026 Briana Kepner (Briana K Designs). All rights reserved. For personal use; you’re welcome to sell finished items, and credit is always appreciated. Please don’t share, copy or resell the pattern. Changes to yarn or sizing are your call, and we can’t support modifications. Privacy · GPSR Representative: Ciara Doyle, C15 Y5F9, Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie