Crochet Easter Eggs
These Crochet Easter Eggs remind me of when I was first learning crochet stitches. I practiced with a variety of thread crochet projects back then – I love how the thread is simple and really lets the crochet stitches be the star. So, when I am thinking about a small and delicate project, I always go back to thread.
I had been wanting to design a new Crochet Easter Egg project and spent quite a bit of time experimenting with different motifs and ideas. I am so pleased with how these Elegant Easter Eggs turned out! The 3 pieces for each egg take me less than 20 minutes to crochet and then it’s fun to see it all come together around the egg with the embellishments.
You can watch this fun short video of my daughters and I making this project together.
Skill Level: Easy
Measurements:
Cord around egg = 7″
Center of Flower Motif = 1″
Motif with Petals = 1 3/4″
Supplies for the Crochet Easter Eggs:
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Size 3 Cotton Crochet Thread – Small amount
Egg – styrofoam, plastic, real (blown-out), wooden, ceramic (Size = approx. 7″ around lengthwise)
Hot glue gun and/or 5-10 sewing pins
4-6″ length of coordinating ribbon (for hanger – optional)
Embellishments – sequins, beads, charms, gems, felt
Special Stitches and Abbreviations:
Back bar of the Chain = When looking at the right side of a chain, you see many “V’s” and the chain looks like a braid. Turn the chain over and you see a series of bumps – it is in these bumps that you will work across the chain to produce a cord with even edges along both sides
Click here to watch a short video tutorial on this technique
Adjustable Ring= Form a loop with yarn around hand; Draw working yarn through ring to create a working loop; ch 1 to lock ring in place
Click here to watch a short video tutorial of this technique
Sl st (slip stitch) = Insert hook into st, YO, pull through stitch and loop on hook
Sc (single crochet) = Insert hk into st, YO, draw up a lp, YO, pull through 2 lps on hk
YO = yarn over
Ch = chain
RS = Right Side
Sp = space
Hk = hook
Lp = loop
Sk = skip
Notes:
Work rounds in a spiral – do not join with sl st and use stitch marker to mark 1st st of each round
If egg using is smaller than 7″ around, adjust cord to fit by chaining less than 43 (Our smaller eggs needed only 38 chs for the cord)
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Step-by-Step Video Tutorial:
Need some help with this project? Or is this your first time working with thread? Then check out this step-by-step video tutorial from our Youtube Channel –
Instructions for the Crochet Easter Eggs:
Special stitches are written in bold and italicized text and defined above
Cord (wrapped around middle of egg):
Ch 43
Working in the back bar of the chain, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. (42 sc) {Watch this video here for how to crochet in the back bar of the chain}
Flower Motif – Make 2:
Round 1:
Work 6 sc in an adjustable ring {Watch this video here to learn how to make an adjustable ring)
(Instead of Adjustable Ring – Optional: Ch 2, work 6 sc in 1st ch)
Round 2:
2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Round 3:
(2 sc in next st, sc in next st) around 6 times. (18 sc)
Round 4:
Sl st in next st, (ch 5, sk next st, sl st in next st) around ending with sl st in 1st sl st of round. Fasten off. (9 ch-5 sps)
Finishing of the Crochet Easter Eggs:
Weave in ends on motifs
Using yarn tails for cord sew cord ends together making sure not to twist and Right Side is facing out – Weave in ends
Slide cord around egg – hold in place with hot glue or sewing pins (if using styrofoam egg) and make sure in center
Glue (or pin) each motif on either side of egg to hold in place – make sure in center of each side
Need a demo of how to crochet the pieces and do the finishing steps? You’ll find one here:
With yarn needle and length of matching thread, attach motif to cord
You can download a FREE copy of a Diagram to help with this step from our Celtic Knot Crochet Resource Library – click here to get the Diagram and look in the “Helpful Printables” section
Start at top of egg on cord and tie a knot in thread
- Pass through top ch-5 loop on motif and back out to cord
2. Pass thread through cord carefully (about 2-4 scs) and then out of cord and through next ch-5 loop
3. Pass thread back to cord
Repeat 1-3 around entire motif using photo as a guide and skipping same amount of stitches on second half as skipped on first half
With a new length of thread start at A on other side of egg and repeat 1-3 in same way
**Now can use the first completed side as a guide – enter and exit cord at the same places that did on first side**
Hot glue ribbon length or tie on length of matching thread to top of egg for a hanger
Optional: Add small embellishments to center of motif, along cord or in open spaces of egg using sequin pins, gem glue, hot glue or matching sewing thread
Tada! Your Elegant Easter Egg is complete – we love how these simple Crochet Easter Eggs work up quickly and have endless possibilities. Which colors did you choose? We enjoyed mixing and matching the yarn from our stash along with various beads and sequins we had on hand. We hope you enjoyed making this, too – please send us a photo of your completed project – we’d love to see the colors and embellishments you chose!
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Happy crocheting!
Jennifer
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