Free crochet Easter eggs pattern

If you're laying off chicken eggs or avoiding chocolate this Easter, then crochet Easter eggs are a fun alternative and make fabulous Easter decorations.

We'll show you how to crochet Easter eggs with our tutorial for these bright, candy-coloured crochet Easter eggs by Hannah Cross.

Once you've hooked up these simple and plain crochet Easter eggs, you can also make Becky Skuse's patterned Easter eggs, which you'll find below. This will take your eggs to the next level with crochet stripes, embroidery details or flower motifs.

You will need

Drops Safran yarn, 100% Combed 4ply Cotton, 50g/160m per ball, one ball each in:
- Lime (31)
- Turquoise (30)
- Medium Pink (02)
3mm (UK 10, US D/3) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Three polystyrene eggs (6cm (23/8″) high)
Stitch marker (optional)

Tension

Tension isn’t too important; just aim for a tight fabric which covers the egg so no polystyrene shows through.

Abbreviations (UK)

dc2tog double crochet 2 together: (insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through) twice, yrh and draw through all three loops on hook. For more help, see our how to make a crochet decrease tutorial.

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This pattern is written in UK terminology, but you can easily convert it to US terms using this handy chart.

Notes

Try out your crochet Easter egg cover after a couple of rounds to check your tension, and pop your polystyrene egg in before you decrease too much; otherwise, it won’t fit.

Each egg is worked in the round in a continuous spiral. Don’t join at the end of each round, and mark the first st of a round. You'll need to know how to crochet in the round to make these crochet Easter eggs.

Finished size

Each crochet Easter egg measures approx. 6cm (2⅜″) high by 13cm (5¼”) around.

How to crochet Easter eggs

Step 1

Foundation Ch2

Round 1 4dc in 2nd ch from hook [4dc]

Round 2 2dc in each st around [8dc]

Round 3 *Dc in next st, 2dc in next st; repeat from * to end of round [12dc]

Round 4 *2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 2 sts; repeat from * to end of round [16dc]

Step 2

Round 5 *Dc in each of next 3 sts, 2dc in next st; repeat from * to end of round [20dc]

Round 6 *2dc in next st, 1dc in each of next 4 sts; repeat from * to end of round [24dc]

Round 7 Dc in each st around [24dc]

Round 8 Dc in each st around [24dc]

Round 9 *Dc in each of next 5sts, 2dc in next st; repeat from * to end of round [28dc]

Step 3

Rounds 10 to 15 Dc in each st around [28dc], put the crochet cover on the egg now and continue crocheting with the egg inside.

Round 16 *Dc in each of next 5 sts, dc2tog; repeat from * to end of round [24dc]

Round 17 *Dc in each of next 4 sts, dc2tog; repeat from * to end of round [20dc]

Round 18 *Dc in each of next 3 sts, dc2tog; repeat from * to end of round [16dc]

Round 19 *Dc in each of next 2 sts, dc2tog; repeat from * to end of round [12dc]

Round 20 Dc2tog all around [6dc]

Step 4

Finishing

Sew the end tail into the tops of the sts of the last round and pull tight. Weave in the end.

Keep those eggs cosy!

Keep the Easter making going with our how to make a crochet egg cosy tutorial.

Now that you know how to crochet Easter eggs, why not try our free crochet Easter egg pattern below, which includes 3 different styles to make.

Free Crochet Easter Egg Patterns

Mix up the motifs with stripy, spotty and flower-bedecked crochet Easter egg creations designed by Becky Skuse. They would make fantastic Easter party decorations, or why not use them for a chocolate-free Easter egg hunt with the kids?

You will need:

King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 50g/160m), or alternative 4ply cotton, 1 ball of each:
Petal (2422) – Pink
Yellow (2206) – Yellow
Dill (2293) – Green
Sky (2419) – Blue
Purple (2412) – Purple
A 3mm (US C/2) hook
Small amount of toy stuffing

Please note – these patterns were originally designed using Stylecraft Classique Cotton 4ply, which has since been discontinued. We have replaced this yarn with a suitable alternative, but due to this, colours may differ from those pictured.

New to crochet? Check out our beginner's guide to what you need to start crocheting.

Tension

Tension is not critical, but may affect yarn quantities required.

Abbreviations

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.

Measurements

Egg is approx 6cm (2½in) tall.

Notes

Eggs are worked from the base up. Each Egg uses approx 5g of yarn. Each Flower uses less than 1g of yarn. Each Stripe and Spot uses a small scrap of yarn.

Crochet Easter egg Pattern

Using a 3mm hook and yarn specified, make a crochet magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as a stitch throughout), 6dc into loop, ss to beg dc. [6 dc]

Round 2 Ch1, 2dc into each dc around, ss to beg dc. [12 dc]

Round 3 Ch1, (dc in next dc, 2dc in next dc) 6 times, ss to beg dc. [18 dc]

Round 4 Ch1, (dc in next 2 dc, 2dc in next dc) 6 times, ss to beg dc. [24 dc]

Round 5 Ch1, (dc in next 3 dc, 2dc in next dc) 6 times, ss to beg dc. [30 dc]

Rounds 6-10 Ch1, dc in each dc around, ss to beg dc.

Round 11 Ch1, (dc in next 13 dc, dc2tog) twice, ss to beg dc. [28 dc]

Round 12 Ch1, dc in next 5 dc, (dc2tog), dc in each of the next 12 dc, (dc2tog), dc in each of the next 7 dc, ss to beg dc. [26 dc]

Round 13 Ch1, (dc in next 11 dc, dc2tog) twice, ss to beg dc. [24 dc]

Round 14 As Round 6.

Round 15 Ch1, dc in next 4 dc, (dc2tog), dc in next 10 dc, (dc2tog), dc in next 6 dc, ss to beg dc. [22 dc]

Round 16 Ch1, (dc in next 9 dc, dc2tog) twice, ss to first dc. [20 dc]

Stuff the Egg.

Round 17 Ch1, dc in next 3 dc, (dc2tog), dc in next 8 dc, (dc2tog), dc in next 5 dc, ss to beg dc. [18 dc]

Round 18 Ch1, (dc in next dc, dc2tog) 6 times, ss to beg dc. [12 dc]

Round 19 Ch1, (dc2tog) around, ss to beg dc. [6 dc]

Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through the loops of the last 6 sts and pull tight to close, leaving approx 15cm for the hanging loop. Weave in remaining tail.

Spotty Egg

Use Sunflower to make the Egg and all other colours to make the Spots.
To create a Spot, use a wool needle and make 3 vertical stitches over one dc stitch.

Striped Egg

Follow the striped egg pattern using colours as follows:

Rounds 1-5 Fondant.
Rounds 6-7 Sunflower.
Rounds 8-9 Soft Lime.
Rounds 10-11 Sky Blue.
Rounds 12-13 Lavender.
Rounds 14-19 Fondant.

Flower Egg

Use Sky Blue to make this flower egg.

Pink Flower (make 2)

Using Fondant, make a magic loop.

Round 1 Ch1, (dc, ch3) 6 times, ss to beg dc.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail approx 15cm. Use tail to sew Flower to Egg.

Yellow Flower (make 2)

Using Sunflower, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 6dc into loop, ss to beg dc. [6 dc]

Rounds 2-3 Ch1, dc in each dc around, ss to beg dc.

Round 4 Ch2, tr in first dc, ch2, ss in same st, (ss in next st, ch2, tr in same st, ch2, ss in same st) 5 times. [6 petals]

Fasten off, leaving a long tail approx 15cm. Use tail to sew Flower to Egg.

Purple Flower (make 2)

Using Lavender, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) (Ch3, ss to second ch from hook, ch1, ss into loop) 8 times.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail approx 15cm. Use tail to sew Flower to Egg.

Stalks

Using Soft Lime, chain stitch or surface crochet a stalk for each Flower, starting from the centre-base of the Egg. You can use the images as a guide.

Make your own unique crochet Easter eggs

Now that you know how to make crochet Easter eggs, you can get really creative. Just because there’s no chocolate involved doesn’t mean you can’t have a super-fun Easter egg hunt!

Try making eggs in specific colours or embroider your little one's name on them to add an extra element to a conventional hunt.

Make a basket to hold all your crochet Easter eggs

Once you’ve made a range of crochet Easter eggs, your next step has got to be making your own Easter basket.

You can find several basket patterns, plus more fun Easter crochet projects, in our list of 50+ free Easter crochet patterns.