{"title":"How to Crochet an Easter Egg","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-crochet-an-easter-egg","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Keep Calm and Crochet ","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rBRfm5u_aaoJ0Q1Sz1p9w","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiwMxokBMaA"},"tldr":"Crochet an Easter egg in three colors with a free round-by-round amigurumi pattern. DK yarn, a 3.5 mm hook and stuffing. Beginner friendly.","quickAnswer":"Crochet an Easter egg in three colors with a free round-by-round amigurumi pattern. An easy project. You need 8 things, including DK yarn in blue, DK yarn in white and DK yarn in pink. The 10 steps start with chain 2 and Work 6 Single Crochet to Start the Crochet Easter Egg, work the Increase Rounds and Place the Stitch Marker on the Egg Base and grow the Blue Crochet Circle to 36 Stitches.","totalDurationSeconds":1129,"videoDurationSeconds":1129,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":null,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":null,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["3.5 mm crochet hook","stitch marker","scissors","yarn needle"],"materials":["DK yarn in blue","DK yarn in white","DK yarn in pink","polyester fiberfill stuffing"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Chain 2 and Work 6 Single Crochet to Start the Crochet Easter Egg","text":"Start with the blue yarn. Make a slip knot, put it on your hook and chain 2. Skip the first chain and work 6 single crochet into the second chain from the hook, all in that one spot. That is Round 1. Pull the yarn tail to close the gap in the middle. A little bump may stick out on one side. Leave it, the next rounds hide it."},{"number":2,"title":"Work the Increase Rounds and Place the Stitch Marker on the Egg Base","text":"From here you work in a spiral, with no slip stitch at the end of each round. Round 2 is an increase in every stitch, so two single crochet in each one, for 12 stitches. For Round 3, work one single crochet and then an increase, all the way around, for 18. Put a stitch marker in the first stitch of the round and move it up each time you come back to it."},{"number":3,"title":"Grow the Blue Crochet Circle to 36 Stitches","text":"Keep increasing six times a round. Round 4 is one single crochet, an increase, then one more single crochet, repeated, for 24. Round 5 is three single crochet and an increase, for 30. Round 6 is two single crochet, an increase, two single crochet, for 36. Staggering the increases keeps the base round instead of turning it into a hexagon. You now have a flat blue circle."},{"number":4,"title":"Work Two Even Rounds and Join the White Yarn to the Egg","text":"Work Rounds 7 and 8 with one single crochet in every stitch. The edges start to curl up into a cup. At the end of Round 8, slip stitch into the next stitch, cut the blue and pull the end through. Pull a loop of white yarn through the edge, tie a small knot and tuck both tails to the inside. Chain 1 and single crochet into the same stitch to begin."},{"number":5,"title":"Crochet the White Middle Stripe of the Easter Egg","text":"Work single crochet in every stitch around for four rounds, Rounds 9 to 12. You keep 36 stitches the whole way. The sides grow straight up from the blue base and the piece starts to look like the bottom of an egg. Keep moving your stitch marker up at the start of each round so you do not lose count. These plain rounds are relaxing work."},{"number":6,"title":"Decrease the White Rounds to Shape the Egg","text":"Round 13 begins the narrowing. Work four single crochet, then a decrease. To decrease, pull up a loop in the next stitch and a loop in the stitch after it, then yarn over and pull through all three loops. Repeat around for 30 stitches. Work Rounds 14 and 15 with one single crochet in every stitch. Slip stitch, cut the white and pull the end through."},{"number":7,"title":"Join the Pink Yarn and Decrease the Top of the Egg","text":"Join the pink the same way you joined the white. Chain 1 and start Round 16: three single crochet and a decrease, around, for 24. Work Rounds 17 and 18 even, with 24 single crochet each. Round 19 is two single crochet and a decrease, repeated, for 18. The opening at the top keeps getting smaller and the egg shape is easy to see now."},{"number":8,"title":"Work Round 20 and Stuff the Crochet Egg With Fiberfill","text":"Round 20 is one single crochet and a decrease, all the way around, for 12 stitches. The hole is now small, so stuff the egg before it closes. Push in fiberfill a little at a time. Fill the blue base first, then the middle, and shape it with your fingers as you go. Stop when it feels firm and holds an egg shape."},{"number":9,"title":"Close the Top of the Easter Egg With Six Decreases","text":"Round 21 is six decreases, which leaves 6 stitches. The stuffing gets in the way here, so slide a finger inside to push it back while you work. After each decrease, give the yarn a small tug to tighten it. That keeps the gaps small. When you finish, slip stitch into the stitch across the hole to pull it shut, then chain 1 and cut the yarn."},{"number":10,"title":"Weave the Yarn Tail Into the Crochet Easter Egg","text":"Thread the pink tail onto a yarn needle. Push the needle in right beside where the tail comes out, run it through the stuffing and bring it out on the far side of the egg. Pull it through, then snip the yarn close to the surface. Give the egg a squeeze and the end slips inside out of sight. Squeeze it into shape and your egg is done."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-11-04T17:47:52.444Z","published":"2026-11-04T17:47:43.725Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}