Chocolate Easter Eggs are my favourite sort of chocolate. Mini eggs and creme eggs are both very good reasons to look forward to Easter, but neither truly beats a large Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (or other Cadbury) egg that has been put in the fridge for at least two hours so that it cracks and crunches as you bite it.
When I was little, I used to drink milk out of half a chocolate egg. I thought it was fancy. The other half of the chocolate egg was crumbled into a mug and ruined with hot water to make some kind of bad hot chocolate (not so fancy). I don’t waste it like that now, I shovel it in my face whilst hiding behind the fridge door. Mostly, I hide because the chocolate doesn’t belong to me. When I’ve finished mine, I’m then stealing from the children. Anyway, I shall move on…
Decorated Crochet Easter Eggs
Nearly as good as the chocolate eggs are crocheted versions. I am here to celebrate Easter with a little bit of amigurumi-style crochet eggs. I came up with the pattern for these at Christmas. I was trying to design a Father Christmas head/hat combo, but whatever shape I tried looked like an egg. I binned the Christmas idea, but out of it came these, so I can’t complain.
That’s the thing about crochet design. Through mistakes and failures come good things! I guess that’s the creative process, right?
I think these decorated crochet Easter eggs are cute, and I hope you like them too.
They did look quite nice sitting up by themselves. The children like throwing them around, and I know the cat would too if she could get her paws on them.
It’s rather telling that I don’t have any egg cups, and I had to use shot glasses.
Amigurumi Easter Egg Pattern
As with most crochet amigurumi patterns, the pattern is written in US terms. I used Stylecraft Special DK yarn and a 3mm hook. I even found a use for the shade, Duck Egg!
Round 1: 6sc into a Magic Ring. Round 2: 1 Inc in each stitch around. [12 sts]. Round 3: 1 sc in next stitch, 1 inc in next. Repeat around [18]. Round 4: Sc around. [18] Round 5: 1sc in next 2 st, 1 inc in next. Repeat around. [24]. Rounds 6-7: Sc around [24] Round 8: 1 sc in next 3 st, 1 inc in next. Repeat around [30]. Rounds 9-15: Sc around. [30] Round 16: 1 sc in next 3 st, 1 dec. Repeat around. [24]. Round 17: 1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec. Repeat around. [18]. Round 18: 1sc in next st, 1 dec. Repeat around [12].
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff your crochet egg firmly. Using a darning needle, thread through the front loops only. Pull tight to close the hole. Stitch in and out a few times to fully secure and then snip the end neatly.
Decorating your crocheted Easter eggs is relatively quick and easy. With a darning needle, I went in through the bottom of each egg and then made French knots for the flower centres and a few chain stitches for petals and leaves. With a poke and a prod from the darning needle, the snipped ends can be hidden inside. Hey presto!
Please don’t be frightened of the embroidery. I show you how I do it in the video tutorial (just below). I have very little experience with needlework and just make it up as I go along. If I can do that, then so can you, I promise!
For 2017, I’ve added a video tutorial for How To Crochet an Easter Egg on YouTube, which also includes how to decorate eggs with pretty embroidery.
This is an amigurumi Easter Egg pattern I’ve designed myself. It can be used to make decorations for yourself, gifts for friends and family, and even to be sold at your craft fairs.
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These are so cute! I have never done any Easter crochet and I guess this year it won’t happen with packing, moving etc 🙁 your embroidery makes these special
Thank you!! Too much amigurumi makes my wrists hurt so i’m not doing any more easter crochet either. I think you could squeeze in some crochet/knitting breaks inbetween the packing, it’ll keep you sane! Plus you’re going to have a very long flight. Are you allowed hooks/needles on a plane?
I think anything bamboo or plastic is ok, you hear about people having to post their metal needles home from the airport. Not sure how much time I will actually have with two little ones on a plane though!
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Oh yeah, I always forget about kids!!
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As a chocoholic I would like these as egg cosys for my chocolate egg but they look superb in your shot glasses!
Thanks! They’ve been surprisingly popular. I was gobsmacked to see a crazy increase in visitors here. I guess I need to get some more ideas for crochet patterns now…
Hi there. These are cute, but they’re not amigurumi. The word “amigurumi” is only for dolls and creatures and Amigurumi (capital A) is the art of making dolls by crocheting or knitting them. It’s in the name (niugurumi = doll, ami = crocheted or knitted). Inanimate objects are just plushies or stuffies.
That’s just pedantry. The term has also become synonymous with this technique. If you’re concerned, please embroider a cute face upon your eggs. Hey presto, problem solved!
These are so festive and fun! 🙂
Thank you!
So pretty . . . the embroidery is delightful! Thank you!
Thank you for saying so. It’s so lovely to get nice comments like this 🙂
Love the eggs – and the writing. Very amusing 🙂 Do you know how tall the eggs are?
Thanks! Erm, not sure. They’re the same size as a small egg. About 5 cm I reckon. Hope this helps!
Thank you, that was very helpful 🙂
No worries. 🙂
These are so cute! I have never done any Easter crochet and I guess this year it won’t happen with packing, moving etc 🙁 your embroidery makes these special
Thank you!! Too much amigurumi makes my wrists hurt so i’m not doing any more easter crochet either. I think you could squeeze in some crochet/knitting breaks inbetween the packing, it’ll keep you sane! Plus you’re going to have a very long flight. Are you allowed hooks/needles on a plane?
I think anything bamboo or plastic is ok, you hear about people having to post their metal needles home from the airport. Not sure how much time I will actually have with two little ones on a plane though!
Oh yeah, I always forget about kids!!
As a chocoholic I would like these as egg cosys for my chocolate egg but they look superb in your shot glasses!
But they would end up empty if you ate all the chocolate!?
I love these so much, I’ll have to see if I can find time to get a couple made 🙂
Thanks! I’d love to see them if you do!
Could there be a better use for duck egg blue?
I love these!
Oh, probably not! Glad you like them, thanks!
Oh I have just seen these!! I must have missed this post originally. These are so utterly gorgeous. Love them. 🙂
Thanks! They’ve been surprisingly popular. I was gobsmacked to see a crazy increase in visitors here. I guess I need to get some more ideas for crochet patterns now…
They’re so cute! I’d like to make some stripy ones, and I’m sure my kids would love to pretend that they are bird/dinosaur/lizard eggs haha
Thanks! That’s a good idea. A few spotty ones would look good too!
So pretty! I will definitely be making some closer to Easter! I will post the pics and send everyone here to get the pattern! 🙂
Thank you! I’d like to make some more this year too. I’m ashamed to say that I don’t know how long it is until Easter! Must look it up…
Heehee I don’t either but we’ve got a little time I think! 😀
Hi there. These are cute, but they’re not amigurumi. The word “amigurumi” is only for dolls and creatures and Amigurumi (capital A) is the art of making dolls by crocheting or knitting them. It’s in the name (niugurumi = doll, ami = crocheted or knitted). Inanimate objects are just plushies or stuffies.
That’s just pedantry. The term has also become synonymous with this technique. If you’re concerned, please embroider a cute face upon your eggs. Hey presto, problem solved!
So cute! And I love the shot glass egg holder- that she so me
Thanks!!😄 I still need to get some egg cups!!
Thank you! 🌼🌸🌺🌈🌷
Thanks very much!! 🤗
Absolutely adorable . I’ve made them all to my family’s delight. Thank you so much .
Hurray! That’s marvellous. Thank you. x
Hi!
What is a fading pink pen? I cannot find one.
Thanks!
Maria
Fading ink pen. You can find them in haberdashery shops. 😀
If I use #4 weight yarn instead of DK, what size hook would you recommend?
I’d go down a hook size from the recommended yarn. That usually does the trick!