I crocheted a large owl basket in '20, click here for that post, that I still have in my laundry room - I love it and it's super cute. I've currently been cleaning up and cleaning out my craft room and on my shelf of unfinished projects I found a small black crocheted basket that I do not remember starting. It was filled with leftover yarn, when I pulled the yarn out there were also 2 spiral crocheted discs in the basket. Hmmm...and then I remembered my big gray owl has eyes like the black ones I just found. So I must have started a small owl way back then and am just now finding it hahahaha. So for today's 'what we made at Day Camp' it's a finished small black owl crocheted basket - he's only about 6" tall and 4" wide, I'm asking myself what the heck did I intend to do with it when I started this project? I mean he's cute but not really big enough to hold anything! So I put him in my Halloween stash and will set him out with all my other stuff come October.
I've been finding that some of my older links aren't working, so I copied the instructions found at BHG - I'm sharing so I don't lose the directions even though I've now made this a long post! Hopefully the link will continue to work in the future, as of today you can still find the directions on their site, click here.
Step 1: Crochet the Basket
The basket is worked in a spiral, so joining rounds is not necessary. Mark the beginning of each round.
Rnd 1: With 2 strands of yarn held together, chain or ch 3 (2 chs counts as half double crochet or hdc), hdc 7 times in beg ch (8 hdc).
Rnd 2: Hdc-inc in each stitch or st (16 hdc).
Rnd 3: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next st; rep from * 7 more times (24 hdc).
Rnd 4: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next 2 sts; rep from * 7 more times (32 hdc).
Rnd 5: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next 3 sts; rep from * 7 more times (40 hdc).
Rnd 6: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next 4 sts; rep from * 7 more times (48 hdc).
Rnd 7: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next 5 sts; rep from * 7 more times (56 hdc).
Rnd 8: * Hdc-inc, hdc in next 6 sts; rep from * 7 more times (64 hdc).
Rnds 9-17: Hdc in each st around (64 hdc).
Rnd 18: *Hdc-dec, hdc in next 6 sts; rep from * 7 more times (56 hdc).
Rnd 19: *Hdc-dec, hdc in next 5 sts; rep from * 7 more times (48 hdc).
Rnd 20: *Hdc-inc, hdc in next 5 sts; rep from * 7 more times (56 hdc).
Rnds 21-26: Hdc in each st around (56 hdc).
Single crochet or Sc in next st, slip stitch or sl st in next st to finish off. Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Buy It: Plastic Crochet Hook Set ($12, Michaels)
Step 2: Make the Eyes
Each eye is worked in a spiral, so joining rounds is not necessary. Mark the beginning of each round.
First Eye
Rnd 1: With 2 strands of yarn held together, ch 2 sc 6 times in beg ch (6 sc).
Rnd 2: *Sc 2 times in each st; rep from * 5 more times (12 sc).
Rnd 3: *Double crochet or dc 2 times in each st; rep from * 11 more times (24 sc).
Rnd 4: *Dc 2 times in next st, dc; rep from * 5 more times, treble crochet or tr, dtr, picot; fasten off.
Second Eye
Rnds 1-3: Rep First Eye instructions.
End 4: Picot, dtr, tr, *dc, dc 2 times in next st; rep from * 5 more times, hdc, sc, sl st to finish off eye; fasten off and weave in ends.
Step 3: Add Eyes to Basket
Position the right eye on the basket at the point of the last st. Using two strands of yarn and a tapestry needle, tack down the center of the eye; using the center hole as a guide, bring the needle up through the center and then back down in the first round of stitches. Continue until the center is secure.
Using two strands of yarn and the outside stitches of the eye, tack down the eye securely, leaving the picot stitches unsewn. Weave in all ends. Repeat with the left eye.
Buy It: Large-Eye Blunt End Needles-6/Pkg ($7, Walmart)
Step 4: Add the Beak
Using two strands of yarn and long straight stitches, embroider a beak between the bottoms of the eyes. Once you've mastered the technique, you can modify the basket to make it as big or tall as you desire by adding or subtracting stitches. The finished design makes a heartfelt DIY gift or keep it for yourself and use it to stash office accessories or crafts supplies.
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