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Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern

Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Holiday Cheer

Festive fun for the season, bringing handmade magic to celebrations and creating new family traditions.

About This Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a festive Christmas basket car crafted from polyester cord and raffia to give a solid, decorative finish. Youll make the car body, wheels, headlights, roof and glass, then assemble everything for a complete holiday display. The pattern uses clear row-by-row instructions and photos to guide you through each stage with confidence.

Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Perfect for intermediate crocheters who enjoy seasonal projects and textured cord work. Great as a table centerpiece, gift topper or shelf decoration.

Why You'll Love This Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple crochet stitches with creative shaping to make a charming holiday piece. I enjoy working with cord and raffia because they give the car a sturdy, tactile feel that holds its shape beautifully. The design is playful and customizable, so I often change colors or add tiny details to make each car unique. It is rewarding to see the piece come together from a flat rectangle into a fully formed mini car.

Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love changing up colors to give each car its own personality—try soft pastels for a Scandinavian look or metallic cord accents for a more festive sparkle.

You can vary the size by swapping cord thickness and hook size; use a thicker cord and larger hook for a chunky statement piece or thinner cord for mini ornaments.

I often add tiny embroidered license plates, felt windows or a small sewn ribbon to the roof to personalize each one as a gift.

Try substituting the raffia headlights with small wooden beads or buttons for a different texture and a quicker finish.

I sometimes stuff the roof lightly to make it puffier, or leave it flat for a sleeker, more minimal style—both look great depending on your decor.

If you want a set, make a row of small cars in gradient colors and line them on a mantel for a cheerful display.

I occasionally add a tiny crochet tree on top and secure it with jute for a seasonal vignette that doubles as a gift topper.

To make it child-safe, skip the hot-glue attachments and sew wheels and headlights securely with yarn and a needle instead.

Try mixing two-tone wheels by using contrast yarn for the hub and tire to highlight details and add visual interest.

For a more rustic finish, weather the jute tie slightly and use natural tones—this creates a cozy, homespun aesthetic I always enjoy.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping placement of stitch markers during shaping leads to uneven decreases and clusters; place markers exactly as instructed and move them when told to keep shaping symmetrical. ✗ Crocheting too loosely with polyester cord creates a floppy basket; maintain firm, even tension so the car keeps its structure and details stay crisp. ✗ Not hiding or securing long ends properly will cause the piece to look messy; pull ends to the wrong side, tighten, and process with fire or secure firmly and weave in. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches after increases or decreases will cause mismatch in later rows; count your stitches at the end of each row, especially after shaped rows with clusters and increases.

Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming Christmas basket car to decorate your home or give as a festive handmade gift. This intermediate pattern guides you through crocheting the car body, wheels, headlights, roof and decorative glass with clear step-by-step instructions and helpful photos. Youll work with polyester cord and simple shaping techniques to create a sturdy, gift-ready piece youll be proud of. Perfect for holiday displays or a unique seasonal present.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Christmas Basket Car Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Polyester cord red color, 4 mm, 1 skein, 110 yards (100 m)
  • 02
    Polyester cord brown color, 4 mm, about 44 yards (40 m)
  • 03
    Polyester cord white color, 4 mm, about 33 yards (30 m)
  • 04
    Polyester cord green color, 4 mm, about 33 yards (30 m)
  • 05
    Polyester cord black color, 4 mm, about 33 yards (30 m)
  • 06
    Polyester cord yellow color, 4 mm, about 11 yards (10 m) (used raffia Fibranatura with three threads added together for headlights)
  • 07
    Piece of jute 39 inches (1 m) long, 2-3 mm (for tying tree or decoration)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 5.0 mm (N5)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 3.0 mm (for working with thinner cord if desired)
  • 03
    4 stitch markers
  • 04
    Needle with large eyelet
  • 05
    Soft stuffing, palm-sized ball (for optional stuffing parts)
  • 06
    Glue gun (for attaching wheels and headlights)
  • 07
    Scissors
  • 08
    Lighter (to process ends and tighten cord ends)
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    Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends

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— Crochet the bottom (rectangle) :

Info :

Take the brown cord. Leave the end of the thread 27 inches (70 cm) long. Crochet the chain of 10 CH with two threads. For that: crochet CH, make the yarn over with the end of the thread, crochet two loops together. Make the yarn over again with the end of the thread, crochet two loops together and continue so on..

Round 1 :

1 row. Crochet 8 SC from the 2nd loop of the hook. Place the marker in the down of the 1st SC. 3 SC in 1, 7 SC, 1 SC to the place where the marker is. Crochet this SC with the end of the thread. Pull out the end. Insert the hook under the 1st loop of the row, pull out the end, tighten the end back to the wrong side (=20). With the end of the thread we close this one, and all subsequent rows. (20)

Round 2 :

2 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} in the 2nd loop, 7 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} in the 10th loop, 1 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} in the 12th loop, 7 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} in the 20th. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=32). (32)

Round 3 :

3 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 1 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 9 SC, {1 SC, 2CH, 1 SC} under 2CH, 3 SC, {1 SC, 2CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 9 SC, {1 SC, 2CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 1 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=40). (40)

Round 4 :

4 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 2 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 11 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 5 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 11 SC, {1 SC, 2 CH, 1 SC} under 2 CH, 2 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=48). (48)

Info :

Tie the knot on the wrong side. Hide both ends. Process with fire. Shape the bottom with your hands.

— Crochet the car body :

Info :

Take the red cord. Leave the end of the thread 27 inches (70 cm) long.

Round 1 :

1 row. Insert the hook in the middle loop on the back loop and jumper only. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 47 SC on the back loop and jumper only. The CH of the previous row crochet on the back loop only. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=48). (48)

Round 2 :

2 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 47 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=48). (48)

Round 3-5 :

3 - 5 rows. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 47 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=48). (48)

Round 6 :

6 row. Place markers in 6th, 18th, 33rd and 45th loops. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 3 SC, 1 Dec, rearrange the 1st marker, 11 SC. Next, crochet (2 DC together (cluster))*8 from the 2nd to the 3rd marker. Rearrange the 3rd and the 4th markers in the 1st and the 8th clusters, respectively. Next, 11 SC, 1 Dec, rearrange the 4th marker, 2 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=38). (38)

Round 7 :

7 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 2 SC, 1 Dec, rearrange the 1st marker, 11 SC. Next, crochet (2 DC together (cluster))*4 from the 2nd to the 3rd marker. Rearrange the 3rd and the 4th markers in the 1st and the 4th clusters, respectively. Next, 11 SC, 1 Dec, rearrange the 4th marker, 1 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=32). (32)

Round 8 :

8 row. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 31 SC, remove markers. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=32). (32)

Round 9-10 :

9 - 10 rows. Insert the hook under the last loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 31 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=32). (32)

Info :

Crochet the base trim. Pull the loop, crochet SlSt in the each loop of the previous row. Cut the thread, pull out the end. Insert the hook under the 1st SlSt of the row, pull out the end, tighten the end back to the wrong side. Cut the thread. Hide both ends. Process with fire. Shape the car body with your hands.

— Crochet the wheel (*4) :

Info :

Take the brown cord. Crochet 2 CH.

Round 1 :

1 row. Crochet 7 SC in the 2nd loop from the hook. Cut the thread, pull out the end. Close this row with the end of the thread (=8). (8)

Info :

Pull the end through all the stitches of the row from the wrong side. Tighten the hole. Tie the knot. Cut both ends. Process with fire.

Round 2 :

Take the black cord. 2 row. Insert the hook under any loop of the previous row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 7 Inc, 1 SC in the 1st loop of previous row. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=16). (16)

Info :

Crochet the base trim. Pull the loop, crochet SlSt in the each loop of the previous row. Cut the thread, pull out the end. Insert the hook under the 1st SlSt of the row, pull out the end, tighten the end back to the wrong side. Cut the thread. Hide both ends. Process with fire. Crochet three more wheels.

— Crochet the headlight (*2) :

Info :

Take the yellow cord. I used the raffia Fibranatura with three threads added together. Crochet 2 CH.

Round 1 :

1 row. Crochet 7 SC in the 2nd loop from the hook. Next, crochet a spiral. (7)

Round 2 :

2 row. 7 SC, cut the thread, pull out the end. Close this row with the end of the thread. Tie the knot. Cut and hide both ends. Shape the headlight with your hands. Crochet one more headlight.

— Assembly :

Info :

Glue all parts to the car. Heat up the glue gun. Glue all wheels at the bottom level. The front wheel after 2 SC, the rear wheel after 1 SC. Glue the 1st headlight between 2nd and 3rd clusters of the 6th row of the car body. Glue the 2nd headlight between 6th and 7th clusters of the 6th row of the car body.

— Crochet the fender (*2) :

Info :

Take the red cord. Insert the hook near the rear wheel after 3 rows from the bottom.

Info :

Pull the loop and crochet SlSt around wheels. Cut the thread, leave the end of the thread 67 inches (1.7 m). Pull out the thread on the front side. Then, tighten the thread to the wrong side to fix the last loop. Pull out the thread on the front side again. Insert the hook under the last SlSt.

Info :

Crochet SC in the each SlSt. Pull out the end and tighten on the wrong side. Cut and hide both ends. Process with fire. Similarly crochet the 2nd fender on the other side of car body. Shape the basket with your hands.

— Crochet the roof :

Info :

Take the red cord. Crochet 8 CH.

Round 1 :

1 row. Crochet 7 SC from the 2nd loop of the hook, CH. Insert the hook trough the last SC, pull out the end of the thread. Crochet in the end of the thread in the next row. Next, turn the canvas after each row. (7)

Round 2-7 :

2 - 7 rows. 7 SC, CH.

Round 8 :

8 row. 7 SC.

Info :

Crochet the base trim. 1 SC in the last SC of the row, 5 SC in the each row, 2 SC in 1, 5 SC, 2 SC in 1, 4 SC in the each row. Cut the thread, pull out the end. Close this row with the end of the thread (=28). Cut and hide the end. Process with fire.

— Crochet the glass :

Info :

Take the white cord. Leave the end of the thread 16 inches (40 cm) long.

Round 1 :

1 row. Insert the hook on the back loop and jumper only in the middle of the back side of the roof. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 27 SC on the back loop and jumper only. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=28). (28)

Round 2 :

2 row. Place markers in the 4th, 11th, 17th and 25th loops. Pull the loop.

Round 3 :

Crochet CH, 2 SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 1st marker in the 1st loop of the increase, 7 SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 2nd marker in the 2nd loop of the increase, 5 SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 3rd marker in the 1st loop of the increase, 7 SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 4th marker in the 2nd loop of the increase, 2 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=32). (32)

Round 4 :

3 row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 11 SC, rearrange the 1st marker in the 3rd SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 2nd marker in the 2nd loop of the increase, 5 SC, 1 Inc, rearrange the 3rd marker in the 1st loop of the increase, 11 SC, rearrange the 4th marker in the 31st SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=34). (34)

Round 5 :

4 row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 2 SC, 1 Inc, 10 SC, 1 Inc, 5 SC, 1 Inc, 10 SC, 1 Inc, 2 SC. Crochet the last SC and close this row with the end of the thread (=38). (38)

Round 6 :

5 row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 37 SC. Cut the thread. Close this row with the end of the thread (=38). Hide both ends. Process with fire. Take the red cord. 6 row. Pull the loop. Crochet CH, 37 SC. Cut the thread. Close this row with the end of the thread (=38). Hide both ends. Process with fire. (38)

— Tuning the glass :

Info :

Take the red cord. Place two pairs of the markers on the back side. Top between markers 5 stitches, down between markers 7 stitches.

Info :

Insert the hook over the marker like the foto. Pull the loop and crochet SlSt in the each row towards the 2nd marker.

Info :

Cut the thread. Thread the end through legs of the SC, where the marker is. Tighten the end on the wrong side. Similarly crochet the 2nd strip.

Info :

Place two pairs of the markers on the front side. Top between markers 5 stitches, down between markers 9 stitches. Similarly crochet two more strip.

Assembly Instructions

  • Glue all wheels to the bottom level of the car body: position the front wheels after 2 SC from the front edge and the rear wheels after 1 SC from the rear edge, then fix with hot glue for a secure hold.
  • Glue the headlights to the front: place the 1st headlight between the 2nd and 3rd clusters of the 6th row of the car body and glue the 2nd headlight between the 6th and 7th clusters of the 6th row.
  • Attach the fenders by crocheting SlSt around the wheels, pulling the long end to the wrong side and stitching with SC over the SlSt, then hide ends and secure; repeat on the opposite side.
  • Position and glue the roof and glass on top of the car body after shaping: align the roof with the car top and secure the glass window strip with SlSt and small amounts of glue where needed.
  • Hide and secure all yarn ends by pulling to the wrong side, tightening, trimming and processing with fire for a neat finish; weave in any remaining ends where necessary.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to mark clusters and shaping positions precisely to maintain symmetry throughout the car body.
  • 💡Work with consistent, moderately firm tension when crocheting with polyester cord to ensure the basket holds its shape.
  • 💡Always pull ends to the wrong side and process with fire carefully (or secure by weaving) to prevent fraying and keep a tidy finish.
  • 💡Shape the bottom, body and roof with your hands after completing rows to achieve the correct silhouette before assembly.

This festive Christmas basket car brings handmade holiday charm to your home and makes a delightful gift for loved ones. Its sturdy cord construction and playful details make it perfect for seasonal displays or as a unique tree topper. Enjoy stitching every textured row and customizing color accents to match your holiday decor. 🎁🎄

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished basket car measures approximately 8 inches long, 5 inches wide and about 8 inches high with the Christmas tree when using the specified materials and hook sizes.

Can I use different cord or yarn for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different cord or yarn but the final size and structure will change; choose a similar thickness cord and adjust hook size to maintain the same gauge.

Do I need special tools for assembling the car?

A glue gun is recommended for securely attaching wheels and headlights, and a lighter or careful sealing method helps finish cord ends neatly.

Is this pattern suitable for beginners?

This pattern is rated intermediate because it includes shaping with clusters, marker repositioning and working with cord; comfortable basic crochet skills are recommended.