If you’re looking for a fun and easy project to do this Easter, try crocheting a sock yarn easter eggs! This free crochet pattern is easy to follow and makes a cute addition to your Easter baskets. Just be sure to get a matching pair of socks to go with your new egg!
I have this obsession with hoarding enjoyment of purchasing sock yarn. Often times, there’s a decent little chunk of yarn left over after knitting a pair of socks which I can never quite bring myself to throw away. Good news, though…I’ve finally found a use for it!
I often seem drawn to the self striping yarn, which always knits up beautifully. The unfortunate thing about self striping yarn, is that it is designed for a knit stitch…not crochet.
Usually it’s not a problem, but sometimes I just want to use it for crochet. These little eggs accomplish that! The short rounds accommodate the double crochet stitch well, making these little crochet eggs look like a lot of work, but really they’re simple!
So make up a handful of these eggs, and use up those bits of sock yarn! They’re perfect for filling up Easter baskets or for decorating. I’ve also learned they make great teething toys
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Sock Yarn Easter Eggs
Items needed:
- Fingering Weight Yarn
- 3.5 mm Crochet Hook
- Stuffing of some sort
- Tapestry/yarn needle
Abbreviations:
- Ch: chain
- Dc: double crochet
- Dc dec: double crochet decrease (Worked over 2 stitches. Work the first double crochet until only 2 loops are on the hook. Yarn over, place hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch, yarn over, pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through all 3 loops for a completed decrease.)
- Dc inc: double crochet increase (dc 2 times in one stitch)
Directions:
- Using a magic loop, ch 2 (ignored here and throughout), dc 12 into loop, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (12)
- *Dc, dc inc*, repeat from * to * around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (18)
- Dc around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (18)
- *Dc, dc inc*, repeat from * to* around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (27)
- Dc around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (27)
- *Dc 2, dc inc*, repeat from * to * around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (36)
- Dc around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (36)
- Dc around, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (36)
- *Dc, dc dec*, repeat from * to *, slip to close, ch 2 and turn. (24)
- Dc dec around leaving 12 stitches, slip to close cut yarn leaving 2-3 inches. Stuff egg lightly. Weave the string though remaining stitches using needle and pull tight to close. Tie off and weave in ends.
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