Free crochet easter eggs pattern

These bright candy-coloured crochet Easter eggs by Hannah Cross are a quick and easy crochet make, and make a great alternative for if you’re avoiding chocolate this Easter. We’ll show you how to crochet easter eggs in our tutorial below, but these simple and plain eggs are just screaming out for you to get creative with them – how about adding crochet stripes, or a little bit of cross stitch detail? You’ll need to know how to crochet in the round to make these crochet Easter eggs, and once you’ve mastered this free crochet easter egg pattern, why not check out our other free crochet easter egg decoration patterns, or take a look at our how to make a crochet egg cosy tutorial.

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.

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.

Finished size

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

How to crochet Easter eggs