This cheerful kitchen set has five separate pieces: one sky-blue hanging basket and four fried-egg fridge magnets. Each egg has a bright yellow spiral yolk surrounded by soft white with five rounded, scalloped petals. The basket hangs from a magnet by a tapered tab. Use the eggs to pin up notes, then drop them into the basket when they’re not in use.
The palette is light blue, white, and sunny yellow in smooth cotton. The basket is solid single crochet, which gives a dense, pebbly texture that holds its shape. The eggs are flat and firm, so a small magnet behind each one grips paper well.
This pattern uses US crochet terms. Each egg magnet measures about 3.25 in (8.3 cm) from petal tip to petal tip. The basket is 6 in (15.2 cm) wide and 4 in (10.2 cm) tall at the rim, or 5.75 in (14.6 cm) to the top of the tab.
Each egg starts with a magic ring and has four yellow rounds, one white round, a petal round, and a scalloped border round. The basket starts from an oval chain base and rises straight up in single crochet rounds. A rim, a short tab with an eyelet, and a slip-stitch edging finish it. There’s no crochet joining because the pieces stay separate.
Finished Size and Construction
- Egg magnet size: 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tip to tip, 2.75 in (7.0 cm) valley to valley
- Basket size: 6 in (15.2 cm) wide x 4 in (10.2 cm) tall; 5.75 in (14.6 cm) including tab
- Skill level: Easy
- Terminology: US
- Yarn weight: Worsted (#4) cotton
- Hook: 4.0 mm (G-6)
- Number of pieces: 5 (1 basket + 4 egg magnets), not joined
- Layout: the basket hangs on its own magnet; the eggs are used loose or stored in the basket
- Egg size before border: 3 in (7.6 cm) tip to tip
- Egg border depth: 0.125 in (0.3 cm) on each side
- Basket height before rim: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)
- Basket rim depth: 0.25 in (0.6 cm)
Materials
Choose a smooth worsted cotton, mercerized or matte. Cotton keeps the petals crisp and stops the basket from sagging. The amounts below assume about 78 m per 50 g.
- Light blue: 45 g, about 70 m (basket)
- White: 20 g, about 31 m (4 egg whites)
- Sunny yellow: 10 g, about 16 m (4 yolks)
All quantities include a margin of about 15 percent for swatching and weaving in.
Tools
- 4.0 mm (G-6) crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers (at least 3)
- 4 round craft magnets, 0.75 in (1.9 cm) diameter, for the eggs
- 1 strong round button magnet, 1 in (2.5 cm) diameter, for the basket tab
- White felt, enough for four 1.5 in (3.8 cm) circles
- White sewing thread and a sharp needle
- Scissors, ruler, pins, and a spray bottle
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – 2 sc in the same stitch
- sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
- blo – back loop only
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- sp – space
Special stitch – standing sc: With a slip knot on the hook, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through both loops. Use it to join a new color without a chain.
Gauge and Checkpoints
Gauge: 16 sc and 18 rounds = 4 in (10.2 cm) in sc, worked in the round. That’s 4 sc per inch (2.5 cm).
Make one egg first to test your tension. It takes about 20 minutes and tells you whether your tension works for both pieces.
Egg checkpoints
- After Round 4 (yolk): 1.75 in (4.4 cm) across
- After Round 5 (first white round): 2.25 in (5.7 cm) across
- After Round 6 (petals): 3 in (7.6 cm) tip to tip
- After Round 7 (border): 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tip to tip
Basket checkpoints
- After Round 2 (base): 5.5 in (14.0 cm) long x 1 in (2.5 cm) wide
- After Round 3, flattened: 6 in (15.2 cm) wide
- After Round 18: 3.75 in (9.5 cm) tall
- After Round 19: 4 in (10.2 cm) tall
If your yolk is larger than 1.75 in (4.4 cm), go down to a 3.75 mm hook. If it’s smaller, go up to a 4.5 mm hook. Check the basket base after Round 2 the same way, because a base that’s too long makes a floppy basket.
Egg Magnet (Make 4)
Work the yolk in a continuous spiral. Mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you go.
Yolk – yellow
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring. Pull the ring closed. (6 sc)
Round 2: Inc in each st around. (12 sc)
Round 3: (Sc in next st, inc) 6 times. (18 sc)
Round 4: (Sc in next 2 sts, inc) 6 times. Sl st in the next st to smooth the step at the end of the spiral. Fasten off. (24 sc)
Checkpoint: the yolk lies flat, measures 1.75 in (4.4 cm), and shows clear spiral lines.
Egg white – white
Round 5: Join white with a standing sc in any st. Sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st, then (sc in next 3 sts, inc) 5 times. Sl st to the first sc. (30 sc)
Checkpoint: 2.25 in (5.7 cm) across and completely flat.
Round 6 (petal round): Ch 1. *Sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st; repeat from * 4 more times. Sl st to the first sc.
Count: 30 sts worked 1-per-existing-st + 10 extra sts (2 per petal) = 40 sts, or 8 sts per petal across 5 petals.
The two pairs of dc build each rounded petal top. The sc at the end of one petal sits next to the sc at the start of the next, which forms the shallow valley between them. Continue with Round 7 in the Border section.
Basket
Base – light blue
Foundation: Ch 21.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 18 ch, 3 sc in last ch. Rotate and work along the other side of the chain: sc in next 18 ch, 2 sc in the same ch as the first sc. Sl st to the first sc. (42 sc: 19 + 3 + 18 + 2)
Round 2: Ch 1. 2 sc in first st, sc in next 18 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next 18 sts, 2 sc in each of last 2 sts. Sl st to the first sc. (48 sc)
Checkpoint: the base is a flat oval, 5.5 in (14.0 cm) long x 1 in (2.5 cm) wide.
Sides
Round 3: Ch 1, sc blo in each st around. Sl st to the first sc. (48 sc)
The unworked front loops make a crisp fold, so the sides turn up neatly.
Rounds 4–18: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Sl st to the first sc. (48 sc each round)
Flatten the basket so the round’s joining seam sits at the left side fold. Sts 1–24 are the front and sts 25–48 are the back. Mark sts 33 and 40, which are the two ends of the 8 center-back sts. Fasten off.
Checkpoint: the basket is 6 in (15.2 cm) wide and 3.75 in (9.5 cm) tall.
Make All Pieces
- Light blue: 1 basket
- Yellow: 4 yolks (Rounds 1–4)
- White: 4 egg whites (Rounds 5–7)
Suggested display on the fridge:
[ Egg 4 + note ]
( o ) <- magnet in tab eyelet
+-----------+
| Egg1 Egg2 |
| Egg3 |
+-----------+
Three eggs overlap inside the basket, and the fourth holds a note.
Assembly (No Crochet Joining)
The five pieces are never joined to each other. Assembly just means adding magnets. Do this after the Border and Final Blocking steps.
Egg magnets: Cut four 1.5 in (3.8 cm) felt circles. Center a 0.75 in (1.9 cm) magnet on the back of each egg, directly behind the yolk. Cover it with a felt circle and whipstitch around the felt edge with white thread, catching only the back layer of the crochet. Space the stitches 0.125 in (0.3 cm) apart and keep them snug but not tight, because pulling hard makes the egg cup.
Basket: On the fridge, press the 1 in (2.5 cm) button magnet over the tab eyelet. The magnet is wider than the 0.75 in (1.9 cm) eyelet, so its edge overlaps the crochet all around and clamps the tab flat.
Size checkpoint: each finished egg still measures 3.25 in (8.3 cm) and lies flat with the felt attached. Three eggs should fit inside the 6 in (15.2 cm) basket with a gentle overlap.
Border
Border gauge: 4 sc per inch (2.5 cm), the same as the body.
Egg – Round 7 (scallop border): Ch 1. *Sl st in next sc, sc in next hdc, sc in next dc, 2 sc in next dc, 2 sc in next dc, sc in next dc, sc in next hdc, sl st in next sc; repeat from * 4 more times. Sl st to the first sl st. Fasten off. (50 sts)
Count: 40 sts worked 1-per-existing-st + 10 extra sts = 50 sts, or 10 per petal (2 sl st + 8 sc). The border adds 0.125 in (0.3 cm) on each side, so the egg goes from 3 in (7.6 cm) to 3.25 in (8.3 cm).
Why the math works: The outer curve of each petal is longer than its base, so its 4 dc need 2 extra sc to lie flat. The sl sts at each end keep the valleys low and sharpen the scallops without adding height. 5 petals x 10 sts = 50.
Basket – Round 19 (rim): Join light blue with a standing sc in st 1 (left side fold), sc in each remaining st. Sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. (48 sc: 24 front + 24 back)
This isn’t a growth round. The count stays at 48, so the rim stays straight and doesn’t flare. The rim adds 0.25 in (0.6 cm), bringing the basket to 4 in (10.2 cm).
Hanging tab: Work in rows into Round 19 sts 33–40.
Row 1: Join with a standing sc in st 33, sc in next 7 sts. Turn. (8 sc)
Rows 2–3: Ch 1, sc in each st. Turn. (8 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 5 (eyelet): Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 4, skip 4 sts, sc in last st. Turn. (2 sc + 4 ch = 6 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, 4 sc in ch-4 sp, sc in last st. Turn. (6 sc)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, sc2tog twice. Fasten off. (2 sts)
The tab tapers from 2 in (5.1 cm) at its base to a rounded tip and stands 1.75 in (4.4 cm) tall. The eyelet is about 0.75 in (1.9 cm) wide.
Basket – Round 20 (sl st edging): Join with a sl st in st 1 of Round 19, then work:
- Front: 24 sl st (sts 1–24)
- Back left: 8 sl st (sts 25–32)
- Tab left edge: 8 sl st (1 per row end)
- Tab top: 2 sl st (1 in each st of Row 8)
- Tab right edge: 8 sl st (1 per row end)
- Back right: 8 sl st (sts 41–48)
Total: 58 sl st. Fasten off. Sts 33–40 aren’t edged because the tab grows out of them.
Why the math works: 48 rim sts − 8 tab-base sts + 18 tab-edge sts (8 + 2 + 8) = 58.
Final Blocking
- Weave in all ends on the wrong side, following the direction of the stitches.
- Mist each egg until it’s damp but not soaked.
- Pin each egg to a board with one pin at each of the 5 petal tips, 3.25 in (8.3 cm) tip to tip.
- Nudge the valleys toward the yolk to sharpen the scallops.
- Stuff the basket with a folded towel until it measures 6 in (15.2 cm) wide and 4 in (10.2 cm) tall.
- Mist the basket and pin the tab so it dries flat and upright.
- Let everything dry completely, at least 8 hours.
- Then attach the magnets as described in Assembly.
Final Quality-Control Checklist
- Each yolk measures 1.75 in (4.4 cm) and shows a clean spiral.
- Each egg has 5 equal petals and 50 border sts.
- All 4 eggs match within 0.125 in (0.3 cm).
- Each felt patch is centered behind the yolk, with no metal showing.
- Basket Rounds 3–19 each have 48 sts.
- The basket is 6 in (15.2 cm) wide and 4 in (10.2 cm) tall at the rim.
- The tab is centered on the back and the eyelet is open.
- All ends are woven in and trimmed.
Troubleshooting
Egg ruffles: the petal round is too loose. Work Rounds 6–7 with a hook one size smaller.
Egg cups like a bowl: Round 5 is too tight. Check that it has 30 sts and loosen your tension.
Uneven petals: each petal needs exactly 6 sts of Round 5 below it. Recount and redo the round.
Basket seam slants: start each round in the first st, not in the ch-1.
Basket sags forward: your gauge is too loose. Go down one hook size.
Weak magnet grip: use thinner felt or a stronger magnet of the same diameter.
Twisted tab: make sure Row 1 runs from st 33 to st 40.
Care
If the magnets aren’t sealed, wipe the pieces gently with a damp cloth instead of washing them, or unpick the felt before washing. Lay flat to dry and reshape the petals while they’re damp.
Final Notes
Here’s how the measurements build. A 1.75 in (4.4 cm) yolk grows to a 2.25 in (5.7 cm) white circle, then to 3 in (7.6 cm) petals. The 50-stitch border finishes it as a 3.25 in (8.3 cm) scalloped egg. The 48-stitch basket base flattens to 6 in (15.2 cm) and the sides rise to 3.75 in (9.5 cm). The rim brings it to 4 in (10.2 cm), and the 1.75 in (4.4 cm) tab and 58-stitch edging finish it at 5.75 in (14.6 cm) overall. Check each stage and the set will come together as planned.
Happy crocheting!