How to Crochet an Easter Egg

Want to crochet some cute striped easter eggs to hide around the house? This free pattern will walk you through two versions.

The first, and easier way, is to work in continuous rounds, where you don’t do a slip stitch and chain 1 at the end of each round. This technique works well if you’re going to work with one color, or with a self-striping yarn.

The second way will teach you how to work in joined rounds, which will allow you to create neat stacked rounds. This technique works if you’re going to work with more than one color.

The YouTube video will talk you through how to do the more complicated joined rounds technique.

Continuous Rounds Method for One Color or Self-Striping Yarn

1. MR SC 6 [6]
2. INC X 6 [12]
3. SC 12 [12]
4. (SC, INC) X 6 [18]
5. SC 18 [18]
6. SC 18 [18]
7. (SC 2, INC) X 6 [24]
8. SC 24 [24]
9. SC 24 [24]
10. (SC 2, DEC) X 6 [18]
11. SC 18 [18]
12. (SC, DEC) X 6 [12] Stuff the egg with fiberfill.
13. DEC X 6 [6]
    Finish off and close.

Joined Rounds Method for Striped Easter Egg

For two colors:

If you’re not sure how to do the color change, check out the Youtube Video linked below.

1. Color 1: MR SC 6, sl st, ch1 [6]
2. Color 1: INC X 6, sl st, ch 1 [12]
3. Color 1: SC 12. Switch to Color 2: sl st, ch 1 [12]
4. Color 2: (SC, INC) X 6, sl st, ch 1 [18]
5. Color 2: SC 18, sl st, ch 1 [18]
6. Color 2: SC 18. Switch to Color 1: sl st, ch 1 [18]
7. Color 1: (SC 2, INC) X 6, sl st, ch 1 [24]
8. Color 1: SC 24, sl st, ch 1 [24]
9. Color 1: SC 24, Switch to Color 2: sl st, ch 1 [24]
10. Color 2: (SC 2, DEC) X 6, sl st, ch 1 [18]
11. Color 2: SC 18, Switch to Color 1: sl st, ch 1 [18]
12. Color 1: (SC, DEC) X 6, sl st, ch 1 [12] Stuff the egg with fiberfill.
13. Color 1: DEC X 6 [6]
    Finish off and close.