Easter egg instead. Same concept. Use this monster easter egg crochet pattern to create a friend who opens his mouth to hold a little toy or a little bit of candy!
Because you’re not stuffing the body of the pattern, the body has to be created in two parts and stitched together. All of my rounds are worked continuously, with no seams.
Materyals:
Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Cotton Yarn in magenta, or other worsted weight yarn
Clover 1044/F Pink Amour Crochet Hook, Size F, 3.75mm*
regular sized plastic egg
white, blue, black felt pieces
scissors
yarn needle
hot glue
small amount of Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber, White, 1 Bag, 12-Ounce indicates affliate link
Abbreviations;
sts – stitch
sc – single crochet
sc2tog – single crochet to stitches together, to decrease a stitch in the round.
EGG BOTTOM;
Round 1: Start with a magic circle. Work 6 sc into magic circle. (6 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
Round 3: Sc 1, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (18 sts)
Round 4: Sc 2, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)
Round 5-8: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (24 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
EGG TOP;
Round 1: Start with a magic circle. Work 6 sc into magic circle. (6 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
Round 3: Sc 2, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (16 sts)
Round 4: Sc 3, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (20 sts)
Round 5: Sc 4, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (24 sts)
Round 6-9: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (24 sts)
Fasten off but leave a long tail.
Use the tail to stitch the bottom and top of the egg together across approximately 6 stitches to create a solid “hinge”.
ARMS;
Round 1: Start with a magic circle. Work 6 sc into magic circle. (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc 1, then sc 2 in next stitch. Repeat from * around. (9 sts)
Round 3: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (9 sts)
Round 4: Sc 1, sc2tog next stitch. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)
Round 5: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (6 sts)
Whether you stuff the arms is up to you, since they are so small. I squeezed a tiny bit of filling in just to give it a bit of oomph.
Flatten the piece and sc together. Fasten off but leave a long tail. Sew to the bottom of the egg body.
LEGS;
Round 1: Start with a magic circle. Work 6 sc into magic circle. (6 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
Round 3-4: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (12 sts)
Round 5: Sc 2, sc2tog next stitch. Repeat from * around. (9 sts)
Start stuffing the legs firmly.
Round 6: Sc 1, sc2tog next stitch. Repeat from * around. (6 sts)
Round 7: Work 1 sc in each stitch around. (6 sts)
Flatten the piece and sc together. Fasten off but leave a long tail. Sew to the bottom of the egg body.
FACE;
- Cut out circles in white, blue and black felt. Cut a tiny piece of white felt for the “glimmer” in his eye. Hot glue the layers together to make the eye, then glue the eye to the body.
- Cut out triangles from the white felt and glue to the inside of the body for the teeth.
FINISHING;
Put a dab of glue on the bottom half of the plastic egg and press firmly into the bottom of the body. Also secure the edge of the bottom piece with glue. Do the same with the top half of the plastic egg. The plastic egg should be able to close tightly and open when you give it a light squeeze.
Fill your little monster with easter treats!
