Last Day of Easter Eggstravaganza

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from Planet Yarn!

Here's today's Easter Eggstravaganza offer:

Hope you have a fabulous day!  I'm off to Church all purpled up :)  Easter Blessings to you all x

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Day 1 of Planet Yarn's Easter Eggstravaganza! Today's offer is 20% off Stylecraft Special Aran. The reduction has already been made in the shop so no pesky codes to enter. Offer ends at 10pm.

Little Easter Eggs free crochet pattern

I woke up this morning and fancied hooking up some colourful little Easter eggs, probably to use as bunting, for the Easter weekend coming up. 

I'm really quite pleased with how they turned out.  If I'd been remotely organised they probably would have made very cute Easter card embellishments...maybe next year...

I'm a visual learner/worker so writing up patterns is easier for me if I use symbols rather than words.  Here's what I ended up with:

 Then I used Crochet Charts free downloadable programme to make the proper version:

...and here are the written instructions, look I've even matched each round colour on the chart to each section of the pattern...which...well actually it makes it easier for me!  Heh! 

Using dk yarn and a 4mm hook.

Round 1

Begin with magic circle, ch 3 (counts as first dc) and 11 dc into the circle and slip stitch to the third ch of the ch3 to complete the circle.  Pull gently on the yarn tail to close the magic circle (12)

Round 2

Ch 3 (counts as first dc) and dc into first stitch of round 1, 2dc in next two stitches, 2dc and 1hdc in the next stitch, 1hdc and 1 sc in next stitch, 2sc in next stitch, 2hdc and 1dc in next stitch, 3 tc in the next stitch (you are now at the top ‘pointy’ bit of your egg), in the next stitch of round 1 1dc and 2hdc, 2sc in next stitch, 1sc and 1hdc in next stitch, hdc and 2 dc stitches then sl st into the third ch of the ch3 to complete the egg shape. (29)

Round 3

Sc around your whole egg shape (29)

Fasten off yarn and sew in your ends.

You’ve cracked it!  (sorry, not sorry)

So there you go!  A quick little Easter project if you fancy it.  As I said before, mine's probably going to end up as bunting...what will you do with your little eggs?