Free Easter Egg Pattern

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Last week I wrote an introduction to amigurumi and this week is a free and easy pattern to get you started on your very own amigurumi, and just in time for Easter!

Speaking of Easter, check out my amigurumi crochet pattern for Sophie the Sheep – she’s just the right size for Easter baskets!

You can make these eggs in a solid color or any pattern you choose. I’ve demonstrated simple stripes in the photo tutorial below. If you’re new to amigurumi, try working the pattern in a solid color first and then make another one where you change colors. I’ll have an easily printable low-cost pattern available on Etsy and Ravelry soon and I’ll update this post when those uploads are live. Update: the Etsy link is live!

Skill Level: Beginner

Materials Needed:

Crochet hook: C/2.75mm
About 0.4 ounces of lightweight or DK yarn. I used Bernat Softee Baby Cotton in Duckling, Cotton and Blush.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Polyfill stuffing
Stitch markers to mark the beginning of each round if desired

Skills Needed and Abbreviations Used:

Single crochet (sc)
Adjustable magic circle (mc)
working continuously in the round
Single crochet increases (inc): make 2 single crochets in the same stitch
Invisible decreases (dec)
Changing colors
* * Instructions in asterisks means to repeat the instructions as many times as indicated
The number in parentheses at the end of the round is the number of stitches you should have at the end of the round. Stitch markers are helpful for counting your stitches because then you know where your row began.

Gauge: Not too important. Use a small enough crochet hook to keep the stitches tight and the stuffing enclosed and invisible. I’ve used lightweight yarn here and recommend using that instead of worsted (4) because the curvature might be different.

Easter Egg pattern using only one color (Color A)

Make a magic circle in Color A.
Round 1. 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. *Sc, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 4. Sc around (18)
Round 5. *Sc 2, inc* 6 times (24)
Round 6. *Sc 3, inc* 6 times (30)
Rounds 7-15. Sc around for 9 rounds (30)
Round 16. *Sc 3, dec* 6 times (24)
Round 17. Sc around (24)
Round 18. *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18)
Stuff your egg with polyfill stuffing
Round 19. *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
Round 20. Dec around (6)

Finish off by cutting your yarn with a tail several inches long. Using your tapestry needle, thread your yarn and insert the needle in the front loop of the next stitch, needle point facing toward the outside. Pull the yarn through. Repeat in the next five stitches. Insert the needle into the hole created in the middle and exit somewhere else in the egg. Pull your yarn a bit to tighten and cut it.

Easter Egg pattern using two colors (Colors A and B)

Make a magic circle in Color A.

Round 1. 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Round 2. 6 inc (12)

6 increases – if you count your stitches, you should see 12

Round 3. *Sc, inc* 6 times (18)

Round 4. Sc around (18)

After round 4, no increases, you see the curve forming. The piece is currently inside out. Invert it.

Inside out! See those horizontal bars? We don’t want that.

I’ve now inverted it. See the V’s along the top row? That’s what you want to see.

Round 5. *Sc 2, inc* 6 times (24)
Round 6. *Sc 3, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 7. Sc around (30)

At the end of row 7, about to change colors. Before finishing that last stitch of row 7, attach Color B with a slip knot.

Finish the stitch by pulling through Color B. Leave Color A alone until you need to pick it up again.

Change to Color B
Rounds 8-9. Sc around (30)

I’ve finished round 9, changed colors by pulling Color A up from two rows below, and made one stitch of round 10 in Color A.

Change to Color A
Rounds 10-11. Sc around (30)

Change to Color B
Rounds 12-13. Sc around (30)

Change to Color A
Rounds 14-15. Sc around (30)
Round 16. *Sc 3, dec* 6 times (24)

Round 17. Sc around (24)
Round 18. *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18)
Stuff your egg with polyfill stuffing and keep stuffing as you go.

Round 19. *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
Round 20. Dec around (6)

Finish off by cutting your yarn with a tail several inches long. Using your tapestry needle, thread your yarn and insert the needle in the front loop of the next stitch, needle point facing toward the outside. Pull the yarn through. Repeat in the next five stitches. Insert the needle into the hole created in the middle and exit somewhere else in the egg. Pull your yarn a bit to tighten and cut it.