Crochet Easter Egg Free pattern

Hey, Bunny-loving friends, the next project is this amazing crochet easter egg-free pattern.

Crochet Easter eggs are small decorative eggs made using the art of crochet. They can be made in a variety of colors, and are often used as Easter decorations, gifts, or as part of Easter egg hunts.

This crochet Easter eggs-free pattern can be made at a sitting as it uses just a simple crochet stitch – the single crochet!

The free pattern has 2 different sizes – the mini easter egg and the large crochet egg. The combination of these sizes would make a beautiful filling for your easter baskets.

You can even hang your crochet easter eggs on branches or displayed them in bowls or baskets as part of Easter decorations.

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Supplies needed for the crochet easter egg pattern

Hobbii Kind Feathers, #3 lightweight (100% Acrylic, 257 yards/235 m per 3.75 oz/100g Skein)

Main Color = MC

Contrasting Color = CC

Estimated Yardage

60 yards in MC

20 yards in CC

Hook

3.5 mm Crochet Hook

Other Materials

Plastic Egg or Polyfill

Safety eyes – 8 mm (2 pcs)

Embroidery thread – in pink and Black (if not using safety eyes)

Gauge

Gauge isn’t important for this project.

Crochet Easter egg pattern notes

1. Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
2. Any #3 yarn weights can be substituted.
3. Chains at the beginning of Rounds or Rows do not count as a stitch.

Difficulty – Easy

Terms – US Terminology

Stitches needed for this crochet easter egg pattern

Chain(s) – ch(s)

Single Crochet – sc

Half Double Crochet – hdc

Double Crochet – dc

Treble Crochet – tc

Finished Measurement

Egg – 4”

Bunny Ear – 2”

Crochet Easter Pattern Collection

How fun is it to have a mini collection of crochet patterns for Easter?

Both big and mini crochet easter basket patterns

Crochet Carrot Amigurumi free pattern

Crochet Bunny eggs

Crochet candy dish-free pattern

Crochet bunny Cupcakes

Crochet bunny main cake

All of these patterns will be available as free patterns here on the blog, updated every day of this week, so do not miss out on these.

Would you prefer to grab the bundle that consists of all the patterns right away at 70% discount? Get the bundle here

Instruction for the crochet easter egg pattern

Round 1: In a magic ring, 7 sc. do not join, continue to work in a spiral throughout. Use a stitch marker to identify the first stitch of each round.

Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (14 sts)

Round 3: Sc in each st. (14 sts)

Round 4: Sc in the first st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * to the end of the round. (21 sts)

Round 5: Sc in each st. (21 sts)

Round 6: Sc in the first 2 sts. *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, rep from * to end of round (28 sts)

Rounds 7-15: Sc in each st. (28 sts)

Round 16: Sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, *sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * to the end of the round. (21 sts)

Round 17: Sc in the first st, *sc2tog. sc in next st, rep from * to the end of the round. (14 sts)

If you would prefer to complete your egg and stuff to close it up before the facial details and sewing the accessories, continue to Round 18

Facial details

• 2 black pins for the eye details – Round 12, 6 sts apart.
• Place a Pink pin for the mouth details – Round 9, making sure to centralize it.
• Adjust the placement appropriately

Eyes

If using Safety eyes or buttons

• Attach a safety eye or sew a button in the position of each black pin.
• Repeat for the second eye.

If you prefer to embroider the eyes

• With a darning needle, embroider the eye details.
• Remove the pins

Mouth details

• With a darning needle, embroider the mouth details
• Place the plastic egg or
• Stuff egg at end of this round.

• Place the plastic egg or
• Stuff egg at end of this round.

Round 18: *sc2tog, rep from * to the end of the round. (7 sts)

Round 19: *sc2tog, rep from * to the end of the round, sc in last st (4 sts)

Remove the stitch marker and sl st into that st to correct the height difference from working in a spiral.

Leave a long tail of yarn, and sew close the remaining sts.

Fasten off

Weave in ends.

Section 2 – Bunny Ears

Make 2 in each color

With A

Chain 12

Round 1: 3 tr in 5th ch from hook, tr in next 3 chs, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch, crocheting into the opposite side of the chains, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 chs, tr in remaining ch, join with a sl st to the beginning ch.

Fasten off. 

With B

Make 2

Chain 9

Round 1: 3 dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in next 2 chs, 3 sc in last ch, crocheting into the opposite side of the chains, hdc in next 2 chs, dc in last 3 chs, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 

Fasten off.

To assemble

Place the upper part (made in B) over the base (made with A), using the surface crochet sl st technique, and secure the parts together. 

Section 3 – Bow

With B, chain 105, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, until the last ch, 3 SC in last ch, crocheting into the other side of the ch, sc in each ch across, join with a sl st to the beginning ch.

Leave a long tail of yarn for sewing, cut yarn

To assemble the bow

• Fold into two equal size
• Pick up the egg and place the bow in the middle
• Secure the length of the bow around the egg tightly.
• With the remaining length, make a  bow, and secure it tightly.
• Fasten off.
• Sew/join the bunny ears to the egg

Overall, I hope you love this crochet Easter egg-free pattern. These eggs are a fun and creative way to celebrate the Easter season and add a personalized touch to your home decor or gift-giving.