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Here you find the description of crocheting of the small and big Easter eggs.
Language: English (US terminology).
Skill level: easy.
Materials and tools
Yarn: any smooth yarn of any structure, any thickness and color.
Used yarn: cotton/acrylic yarn 160m/50g (Sport weight yarn 4ply).
– the 1,5 mm hook or of the other size, matching for your yarn
– a tapestry needle with a blunt end for sewing of the details
– a thin needle with a wide eye for embroidering (optional)
– colored threads for embroidering (optional)
– stitch marker or thread to point the end of the row
– scissors
– polyester fiberfill
Size: small egg (in height) – 4,8 cm (1.9”), big egg (in height) – 6,5 cm (2.55”)
* if using the recommended yarn.
Abbreviations (US terms)
MR – magic ring
st/lp – stitch/loop
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
(…)*n times – repeat those in brackets
n-times
Please note: all the details are crocheted in circular rows in a spiral through the both loops of the stitches. All exceptions are explained in the description. Use a stitch marker or different coloured thread to indicate the end of the row.
SMALL EGG
Crochet MR or 2 ch.
1 rnd: 6 sc (6 st)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12 st)
3 rnd: (3 sc, inc)*3 times (15 st)
4 rnd: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*2 times, 2 sc (18 st)
5 rnd: (5 sc, inc)*3 times (21 st)
6 rnd: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*2 times, 3 sc (24 st)
7 rnd: (7 sc, inc)*3 times (27 st)
8 rnd: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*2 times, 4 sc (30 st)
9-11 rnd: 3 rows – 30 sc in each row (30 st)
12 rnd: (13 sc, dec)*2 times (28 st)
13 rnd: (5 sc, dec)*4 times (24 st)
14 rnd: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*3 times, 2 sc (20 st)
Stuff the egg.
15 rnd: (3 sc, dec)*4 times (16 st)
16 rnd: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*3 times, 1 sc (12 st)
Stuff the egg completely. Cut a thread, leaving enough thread for tightening. Tighten the left 12 stitches through the front loops only, hide the thread.
It is ready!
BIG EGG
Crochet MR or 2 ch.
1 rnd: 6 sc (6 st)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12 st)
3 rnd: (3 sc, inc)*3 times (15 st)
4 rnd: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*2 times, 2 sc (18 st)
5 rnd: (5 sc, inc)*3 times (21 st)
6 rnd: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*2 times, 3 sc (24 st)
7 rnd: (7 sc, inc)*3 times (27 st)
8 rnd: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*2 times, 4 sc (30 st)
9 rnd: (9 sc, inc)*3 times (33 st)
10 rnd: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*2 times, 5 sc (36 st)
11-15 rnd: 5 rows – 36 sc in each row (36 st)
16 rnd: (7 sc, dec)*4 times (32 st)
17 rnd: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*3 times, 3 sc (28 st)
18 rnd: (5 sc, dec)*4 times (24 st)
19 rnd: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*3 times, 2 sc (20 st)
Stuff the egg.
20 rnd: (3 sc, dec)*4 times (16 st)
21 rnd: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*3 times, 1 sc (12 st)
Stuff the egg completely. Cut a thread, leaving enough thread for tightening. Tighten the left 12 stitches through the front loops only, hide the thread.
It is ready!
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