Easter egg free pattern

Yeah blogger is now hopefully working and I can get the first of the free patterns up. This is for these really sweet Easter eggs. Get making these now cause you'll need 4 for a I've got pattern I've got coming up of a basket for them to go in with an Easter bunny to look after them.

Easter egg pattern

You will need

DK weight yarn mixed colour or self patterning work best

3.5mm crochet hook

Wool needle

Toy stuffing

St Stitches (this is shown at the end of every row so you know how many stitches you should have at the end of the round)

CH chain

SC single crochet

INC single crochet increase (2 single crochet into the stitch)

DEC single crochet decrease (single crochet the next 2 stitches together by inserting yarn into the next stitch, draw through a loop, insert hook into the next stitch, draw through a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook) *I like to give the yarn a little tug after doing this stitch to make sure the decrease is nice and tight which is important cause these guys are so little*

() around Brackets show an action that is to be repeated .

* A note on starting out. You can use magic ring or if you can do what I do which is make sure the ball of yarn is to your right and the cut end in you left hand, make a loop, chain up 2 then work your starting round in the second chain from hook. It’s up to you there is no one right or wrong way to do it *

Row 1 – Start with 6SC into ring                6St

Row 2 – (INC) around                                  12St

Row 3 – (SC) around                                    12St

Row 4 – (1SC, INC) around                         18St

Row 5 – (SC) around                                    18St

Row 6 – 1SC (INC, 2SC) around, 1SC         24St

Row 7 – (SC) around                                     24St

Row 8 – (INC, 3SC) around                           30St

Row 9 – (SC) around                                      30St

Row 10 – (SC) around                                     30St

Row 11 – (SC) around                                     30St

Row 12 – (DEC, 3SC) around                         24St

Row 13 – 1SC (DEC, 2SC) around, 1SC         18St

Row 14 – (1SC, DEC) around                         12St *Stuff your egg now*

Row 15 – (DEC) around                                  6St

Happy crocheting x