What about making your own crochet Easter egg this year? This pattern is quick, adorable, and best of all—it opens! You can hide a tiny surprise inside, from a small toy to a special message or treat. It’s a fun and personal way to celebrate Easter with a handmade touch. And yes, you can start and finish it today!
A Quick and Creative Easter Project with Matching Amigurumi Friends
This crochet Easter egg is part of my Easter Amigurumi Collection that includes four matching patterns: the Little Lamb, Chick, Angel, and Bunny. Each one is beginner-friendly and available as a free written pattern with step-by-step video tutorials. Perfect for fans of mini amigurumi or anyone who wants a fast and fun Easter project!
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Crochet Easter Egg Video Tutorial
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Useful Crochet Tutorials
Before we start, I leave a link to all the stitches tutorials I used to complete this pattern. If you are a complete beginner or not familiar with some techniques, there is a blog post with step-by-step images with descriptions and video tutorials.
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Crochet Easter Egg Amigurumi Free Pattern
Materials
- 2mm crochet hook
- Two different colors for the eggshell. I used 100% cotton, lightweight, 4ply.
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
Finish size
The finished crochet Easter egg measures approximately 3,6″ (9 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
Gauge
Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.
However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With sport-weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, the gauge for 5 rounds (increasing to 30 stitches) measures approximately 1.6″ (4.5 cm).
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Terms and abbreviations (US terms):
Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn over, pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook.
Back loop Slip stitch (blsl): Insert hook into the back loop only of the stitch, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.
Back loop single crochet (blsc): Insert hook into the back loop only of the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Crochet Easter Egg Pattern Instructions
EGGSHELL
• Bottom shell
With color of your preference start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
7 rnd (17sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 38sts
• Change color
8 rnd 38sc
9 rnd 9sc, 1inc, 18sc, 1inc, 9sc Total 40sts
10 rnd 40sc
• Change back to the previous color
11 rnd (19sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 42sts
12 rnd 42sc
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
EGGSHELL (cont.)
• Top shell
With color of your preference start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd 24sc
6 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
7 rnd 30sc
• Add the second color of the shell and start working with both colors,
8 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
• Change color
9 rnd 36sc
10 rnd (17sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 38sts
• Change color
11 rnd 9sc, 1inc, 18sc, 1inc, 9sc Total 40sts
12 rnd (19sc, 1inc) repeat 2 times Total 42sts
13 rnd 42sc
• Change color
14 and 15 rnd 42sc
• Change color
16 rnd 42sc
• Change color
17 and 18 rnd 42sc
• Don’t cut the yarn, instead, crochet together with the bottom part following:
Here, you will grab the back loop only of one stitch of the finished bottom part of the egg and the back loop of the top part of the shell which is the one you are currently working with.
• 8blsc crocheting together the top shell with the bottom.
NOTE: pay attention here that the back loop of the stitch from the bottom part of the shell is facing you (making it look like is the “front loop“. But is just because of the position of the shell. The back loop should be facing inside the shell.
• Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
• Now, you have two options. Either add little buttons to be the opening and closing of the egg or, like I did, crochet the buttons by doing 7sc inside a magic ring, and joining with an sl.
• Sew the buttons on round 9 of the bottom of the shell leaving 6 stitches between them.
• Attach two pieces of yarn to close the shell in round 16 of the top shell.
Congratulations!!!
Your Crochet Little Easter Egg amigurumi is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comment box below.
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See you next time!
Love,
Ana
