Welcome at this Happy Easter crochet pattern. A lovely centrepiece with Easter eggs and bunnies. You can place it wherever you like! This piece is made with Scheepjes Catona yarn and crochet hook size 2.5 mm. You can also choose another yarn brand, if you like.
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Abbreviations U.S.
- mr = magic ring
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 stitches in 1 stitch)
- dec = decrease (2 stitches together)
Materials
- 100 gram Scheepjes Catono nr 105
- 25 gram Scheepjes Catona nr 392 (light green), 226 (lilac), 173 (light blue) 522 (yellow) 238 (pink) and 411 (orange)
- 1 skein Scheepjes Furry tales Little Pig (pink)
- crochet hook size 2.5 mm
- fibre fill
- 2 pairs of safety eyes 6 mm
- 2 safety noses 8*6 mm
- 11 plastic eggs, size 6 mm
- glue gun
- fabric marker
Attention:
This Happy Easter crochet pattern is made in continuous rounds. Don’t close the rounds.
Easter eggs basic pattern
This is the basic pattern. You can crochet an egg with one color, but you can also variate the colors.
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Round 3 | (sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in each st around | 18 |
| Round 5 | (sc, 1 inc, sc) Repeat around | 24 |
| Round 6 | 1 sc in each st around | 24 |
| Round 7 | (3 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 30 |
| Round 8-9 | 1 sc in each st around | 30 |
| Round 10 | (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) Repeat around | 36 |
| Round 11 | 1 sc in each st around | 36 |
| Round 12 | (5 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 42 |
| Round 13-19 | 1 sc in each st around | 42 |
| Round 20 | (5 sc, 1 dec) Rewear around | 36 |
| Round 21 | 1 sc in each st around | 36 |
| Place an egg in your work and crochet around the egg | ||
| Round 22 | (2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) Repeat around | 30 |
| Round 23 | 1 sc in each st around | 30 |
| Round 24 | (3 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 24 |
| Round 25 | (sc, 1 dec, sc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 26 | (sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 12 |
| Round 27 | 6 times dec | 6 |
Cut the yarn and attach a sewing needle. Pull the needle through the outer loops and pull to close the gap. Fasten off.
Coloring options
Striped blue-yellow and the pink-lilac eggs:
- Color 1: round 1 – 4
- Color 2: round 5 -6
- Keep changing the colors every two rounds, until you reach round 23. Use color 1 to crochet round 23 – 27.
Orange-green egg:
- Color 1: round 1 -16
- Color 2: round 17 -27. Crochet round 17 this way: (5 sc, 1 extended sc) Repeat around. Crochet round 18-27 the normal way.
Orange-green egg:
- Color 1: round 1 – 12
- Color 2: round 13
- Color 1: round 14
- Color 2: round 15 – 17
- Color 1: Round 18
- Color 2: Round 19
- Color 1: round 20-27
Orange-yellow-lilac egg:
- Color 1: round 1 – 16
- Color 2: round 17 – 19. Round 17 is made like this: (5 sc, 1 extended sc) Repeat around. Round 18 and 19 are made the normal way.
- Color 3: round 20 – 27. Round 20 is made like round 17.
Little Easter bunny
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Round 3 | (1 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 4 | (sc, 1 inc, sc) Repeat around | 24 |
| Round 5 | (3 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 30 |
| Round 6 | (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) Repeat around | 36 |
| Round 7 | (5 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 42 |
| Round 8 | (3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc) Repeat around | 48 |
| Round 9 | (7 sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 54 |
| Round 10-18 | 1 sc in each st around | 54 |
| Round 19 | (7 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 48 |
| Round 20 | 1 sc in each st around | 48 |
| Round 21 | (3 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc) Repeat around | 42 |
| Round 22 | 1 sc in each st around | 42 |
| Round 23 | (5 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 36 |
| Round 24 | 1 sc in each st around | 36 |
| Round 25 | (2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) Repeat around | 30 |
| Round 26 | 1 sc in each st around | 30 |
| Stuff the body as you go | ||
| Round 27 | (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) Repeat around | 36 |
| Round 28 | (5 sc, 1 inc) | 42 |
| Round 29 | (3 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc) Repeat around | 48 |
| Round 30-37 | 1 sc in each st around | 48 |
| Round 38 | (3 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc) Repeat around | 42 |
| Round 39 | 1 sc in each st around | 42 |
Place the eyes between round 33 and 34. Keep about 4 stitches between the eyes. Place the nose between round 35 en 36, in the middle of the eyes. Embroider a mouth and teeth, like shown in the first photo. The second bunny has a mouth and eyelashes, like shown in the second photo.
Stuff the head and continue:
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 40 | (5 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 36 |
| Round 41 | (2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) Repeat around | 30 |
| Round 42 | (3 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 24 |
| Round 43 | (sc, 1 dec, sc ) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 44 | (sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 12 |
| Round 45 | 6 dec around | 6 |
Cut the yarn and attach a sewing needle. Pull the needle through the outer loops and pull to close the gap. Fasten off.
Ears
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Round 3 | (sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 4 | (sc, 1 inc, sc) Repeat around | 24 |
| Round 5-7 | 1 sc in each st around | 24 |
| Round 8 | (10 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 22 |
| Round 9 | (9 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 20 |
| Round 10 | (8 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 11 | (7 sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 16 |
| Round 12-24 | 1 sc in each st around | 16 |
Close the bottom of the ear with 8 sc. Crochet another ear in the same way. Sew on the ears like shown in the photo.
Arm
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Round 3 | (sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 4-5 | 1 sc in each st around | 18 |
| Round 6 | (sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 12 |
| Round 7-9 | 1 sc in each st around | 12 |
Stuff the arm lightly and close with 6 sc. Make another arm in the same way. Sew on the arms to the body. The first bunny looks to the right, so one arm is attached under his face. The other arm is attached under the back of his head.
The other bunny looks straight ahead, so the arms are attached to the sides of the body.
Foot
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Round 3 | (sc, 1 inc) Repeat around | 18 |
| Round 4-7 | 1 sc in each st around | 18 |
| Round 8 | (sc, 1 dec) Repeat around | 12 |
| Round 9 | 1 sc in each st around | 12 |
Don’t stuff the foot, but close it with 6 sc. Crochet another foot. Sew on the feet to the bottom of the body.
Tail
| Round | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Use white cotton, crochet a mr with 6 sc | 6 |
| Round 2 | 2 sc in each st around | 12 |
| Crochet the next rounds in the back loops only: | ||
| Round 3 | (sc, 1 inc) | 18 |
| Round 4 | 1 sc in each st around | 18 |
Close with a slip stitch and fasten off. Use the pink fluffy yarn and fasten on in the first front loop you made in round 3. (Crochet a sc, skip the next st) Repeat until you reach the las front loop. Close with a slip stitch and fasten off. Sew on the tail to the back of the body.
Finishing
Glue the eggs to each other:
Use the fabric marker to write the letters:
Glue the bunnies to the sides:
This is the result. You can gently fold the centerpiece, so it keeps it’s balance.
I hope you enjoyed this pattern. If you have any questions about this happy Easter crochet pattern, please let me know.
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