Mini crocheted Easter egg decoration - Free pattern and tutorial for beginners

Have you ever wanted to start to learn how to crochet? Here is a tutorial I wrote for you to get started. And because it was all about Easter, let's start making a mini Easter egg decoration. 

Please let me know how you are getting on with this pattern and don't forget to show us your own crocheted egg in the comment below or using the #petitmushyppattern when using Instagram. We hope you will enjoy making these cute Easter egg decorations. Beware, once you start making one, you will not be able to stop! 

Important note

COPYRIGHT - This pattern has been designed and written by Perrine Barraud for Petit MushyP. Please do not reproduce this pattern without written permission [contact Perrine at Mushyp.blog@gmail.com] and do not use this pattern or items made from this pattern for commercial or retail purposes. Thank you!

Materials

Crochet hook size 3.00mm

Any Double Knitting (DK) weight yarn

Polyester toy fibres

Scissors

Sewing needle

Techniques

Single crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Size 

H1.5 x D1” (H4 x D3cm)

Abbreviations

st - stitches

tss - total stitches

Start by the base of the egg

Keep a 10 cm “tail” and then make a chain with 6 st. Close the chain to make a ring

[see figure 1 below for instructions on how to proceed for starting the egg]

All the egg is crocheted using the single crochet stitch

[see figures 2 and 3 for instructions on how to make a single crochet]

Row 1- Increase by adding 1 st in each st (12 tss)

[see figures 2 for instructions on how to increase]

Row 2- Increase by adding 1 st in every second st (18 tss)

Row 3- Increase by adding 1 st in every third st (24 tss)

Row 4- Increase by adding 1 st in every fourth st (30 tss)

Row 5 to row 7- continue without any increases (30 tss)

Row 8- Decrease 6 times by passing the hook through the 2 next st [6 times (st4+st5)] (24 tss) [see figures 4 for instructions on how to decrease]

Row 9 to row 10- continue without any increases (24 tss)

Row 11- Decrease 6 times by passing the hook through the 2 next st [6 times (st3+st4)] (18 tss)

Row 12 to row 13- continue without any increases (18 tss)

Row 14- Decrease 6 times by passing the hook through the 2 next st [6 times (st2+st3)] (12 tss)

Pass the “tail” to the other side at the base of the egg using your yarn needle so that the “tail” should be at the outer part of the egg

Stuff the egg with polyester fibres

Row 15- Decrease 6 times by passing the hook through the 2 next st [6 times (st1+st2)] (6 tss)

You can add more polyester fibres if needed

For the finishing follow the instructions on Figure 5