Looking for last minute Easter crochet decorations? I got you covered: crochet easy and quick mini Easter eggs to decorate your table or add to the egg hunt basket. These ones won’t melt for sure!
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Crochet easy and quick mini Easter eggs: the story
The more the merrier! What is a egg hunt with few eggs… I was looking for quick and easy Easter decorations, and figured that was the fastest way to add some colors and fun to my Easter table. Plus the kids can keep playing with it afterwards, without me having to watch them for chocolate heartburn.
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MATERIAL
- 2.5mm crochet hook / US C-2
- Yarn:
- #3 / DK weight cotton, I specifically used DMC Happy cotton, but you can use any yarn, any color, just adapt the hook size.
- I used Rico Design Lamé Gold to decorate the eggs
- Tapestry needle
- Fiberfill
- Stitch marker or a strand of thinner yarn
LEVEL
Beginner friendly.
CROCHET LANGUAGE
This pattern uses US terms abbreviations.
GAUGE
The gauge is not critical for this pattern! But as an indication, gauge with the above material (2.5mm hook): 5-round circle = 4cm (1.6″). Find out how to measure gauge for amigurumis in my tutorial here.
With the material mentioned above and when gauge is achieved:
- The egg is 4cm long (1.6″)
PATTERN NOTES AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
- The number before the abbreviation represents how many times to work one type of stitch into consecutive stitches from the previous round (unless stated otherwise). Ex: 3inc = work one increase into each of the next 3 stitches.
- This pattern is worked in continuous spiral rounds (i.e. without closing the rounds with a slip stitch) unless stated otherwise. It may help to mark the first stitch of each round with a stitch marker.
- For amigurumi in general, I always use an invisible decrease (unless stated otherwise) to minimize the gaps between these stitches so that the fiberfill doesn’t show too much. You can check this simple technique in a video tutorial here, but if it’s too much hassle and you prefer to start right away you can also work with normal decrease, no big deal!
STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS (US CROCHET TERMS)
st: stitch/es
sc: single crochet
inc: single crochet increase (work 2 sc into the same st)
dec: single crochet decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
[number]: total number of stitches of the round
Rnd: round
(…) x 2: repeat whatever is inside the brackets the number of times indicated
(…) in next st: work all the instructions inside the brackets in the next stitch
Crochet easy and quick mini Easter eggs
Rnd 1: work 6sc into a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: (inc, sc) x 3. [9]
Rnd 3: (2sc, inc) x 3. [12]
Rnd 4: (3sc, inc) x 3. [15]
Rnd 5: (4sc, inc) x 3. [18]
Rnd 6 -10: sc around. [18]
Rnd 11: (dec, sc) x 6. [12]
Start filling with fiberfill
Rnd 12: 6dec. [6]
Finish stuffing, fasten off, sew closed, hide the tail inside.
Now the next thing to do is to make many more and decorte them with strands of golden yarn or any other color you like! I can’t wait to see your makes, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @octopuscrochetdesign .
