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Crochet Easter Eggs 2 Sizes
"Bring joy and cheer to your Easter celebrations and home decor with these adorable Easter eggs. With this free pattern, you can make 2 egg sizes. One mini egg and a larger egg that you can add stripes to make it even more interesting and unique. The yarn used for this pattern was worsted weight, 100% mercerized cotton with a 3.5 mm (US E) hook. You will use the Amigurumi technique make these eggs and they are very beginner friendly."
Crochet HookE/4 or 3.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeThe diameter of a swatch of 6 rounds will be approximately 2” (5 cm).
Gauge swatch pattern:
Rnd1: sc 6 in a mc
Rnd2: (inc) 6 times [12]
Rnd3: (inc, sc) 6 times [18]
Rnd4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts) 6 times [24]
Rnd5: (inc, sc in next 3 sts) 6 times [30]
Rnd6: (inc, sc in next 4 sts) 6 times [36]
Finished SizeSmall egg: 5.75” (14.6 cm) circumference, and 2” (5 cm) tall. Larger egg: 6.75” (17 cm) circumference, and 3” (7.6 cm) tall.
Materials List
- Medium weight (#4) yarn
- 3.5 mm (US E) crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Stuffing fiber, such as fiberfill
- Stuffing tool, such as a craft dowel