Easter basket ducks

Wouldn’t this be a wonderful Easter basket to make for a child. This basket with ducks on little waves is ideal for collecting Easter eggs.

You have to make this basket with the same technique used for Mochila bags: yarn under technique and using 2 or three colors at the same time. I have made it in blue, brown, off white and yellow with blue waves on the bottom.

The basket will be 10 cm/3.9 inch high and the diameter is approx. 11 cm/ 4.3 inch. The strap is 1 cm/0.4 inch wide and 18 cm/ 7 inch long.

Level: intermediate (if you don’t know this technique then it is a difficult pattern)

The stitches that are used are:
American: Single Crochet (yarn under and only the back loops), Double Crochet, Magic Ring and Slipstitch (Hook C2 = 2.5 mm hook)
English: Double Crochet (yarn under and only the back loops), Treble, Slipstitch and Magic Ring (Hook 12 = 2.5 mm hook)
Dutch: Vaste, Halve Vaste, Stokje and Magische Ring (Hook 2,5 mm)
Used yarn: 4 ply / sport