Free Pattern — Crochet Egg Cozy
Are you looking to add an extra special touch to your Easter decorations without breaking the bank? A crochet Easter egg cozy is a budget friendly way to do so. Plus, I included thee additional sections to make this beginner friendly: construction options, finishing options, and help.
Crochet Egg Cozy Construction Options
- No decrease option. You will create the cozy in two parts.
- One piece center slit.
- One piece with open bottom.
Crochet Egg Cozy Finishing Options
- Glue the egg cozy to plastic egg.
- This can be applied to construction options one and two.
- You can skip sewing the top and bottom together for option one if you glue the pieces to the plastic egg.
- How you decorate your cozy is up to you. The rabbits below are examples of what you could do. Starting with the rabbit on the left. First rabbit has the inside of the ears decorated with pink felt, eyes cut in crescent shape from felt, and nose and mouth were done with embroidery floss. Second rabbit has the inside of ears painted with fabric ink, the eyes are circles in black felt, the face was embellished with felt. Third rabbit is pink, nothing was added to the inside of the ears, the eyes are circles in black felt and the face was embellished with felt.
Help — this pattern does not work with the plastic eggs I bought.
There are different ways to easily adjust the pattern to fit the plastic eggs you bought.
- Adjust how tightly you crochet. If the egg is too big for the cozy, then crochet looser. If the egg is too small for the cozy, then crochet tighter.
- Use a different size crochet hook. Use a smaller one to make the cozy smaller or use a larger one to make it bigger.
- Adjust the number of single crochets worked in round one. Increase the number to make bigger or decrease the number to make smaller. (Keep in mind this will impact the stitch count.)
Materials
- Lion Brand Yarns Vanna’s Choice medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/170 yds/100g per ball): One skein of white for the rabbit and one skein of yellow for the chick
- Openable Plastic Easter Eggs (I bought mine from the 99₡ Store)
- Glue
Embellishments for Rabbit
Pink Inside of Ear Options
- Pink felt glued into place.
- Sew with pink embroidery floss.
- Pink fabric ink or paint painted using stencil brush.
- Embroidery Floss—pink for rabbit’s nose and black for mouth
- National nonwoven felt: Pink and Black
Embellishments for Chick
National nonwoven felt—reddish brown and black
Embroidery Floss in yellow ochre
Tools
- Lion Brand Split Ring Stitch Markers
- Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
NOTES
Rounds are worked in continuous spirals; do not join. Do not turn work at the end of each round.
sc2tog (sc dec) (Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook – 1 sc decreased
Crochet Egg Cozy Base Form Instructions
No Decrease Option
Wider Shorter End of the Plastic Egg
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place stitch marker (see Pattern Notes). (8 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (24sc)
Rnds 4-7: Sc in each sc around. 456
Rnd 8: Join with first sc, ch 1, sc each sc; join with slp st to first sc. Fasten off.
Narrower Longer End Cover
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 7 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place stitch marker (see Pattern Notes). (7 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14 sc)
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (21 sc)
Rnds 4-8: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 9: Join with first sc, ch 1, sc each sc; join with slp st to first sc. Fasten off.
Assemble Option
- Sew egg cozy parts together. Sew ten stitches together passing the needle through the outside loop. Weave in yarn ends.
- You can choose to glue the egg cozy parts to the plastic egg and skip sewing the pieces together .
One Piece Center Slit Option
One Piece Center Slit Option–Chick was also done this way
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 7 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place stitch marker (see Pattern Notes). (7 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14 sc)
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (21 sc)
Rnds 4-10: Sc in each sc around.
Create Opening
Rnd 11: Sc in 12 sc and ch 12. (12 sc and 12 ch)
Rnd 12: Sc in each 12 sc and sc in 12 ch. (24 sc.)
Rnds 13-15: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 16: [Sc in each of next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc] around. (16 sc)
Rnds 17-18: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 19: Dec in each sc. (8 sc)
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Sew closed using the outside loop. Pass the needle through the loops from the center out. This will bring the stitches together and close the hole. Weave in yarn ends and trim.
One Piece Open Bottom Option
One Piece Open Bottom Option
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place stitch marker (see Pattern Notes). (8 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (24sc)
Rnds 4-10: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 11: [Sc in each of next 1 sc, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sc] around. (16sc)
Rnd 12: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 13: Join with first sc, ch 1, sc each sc; join with slp st to first sc. Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.
Rabbit Egg Cozy
Transform the base form into a rabbit egg cozy by following the directions below.
Ear (make 2)
You will crochet into both sides of the starting chain.
Rnd 1: Ch 8. Starting the second ch from the hook, work sc in each sc (7 sc). Work a sc into each ch from the opposite side. (14 sc total)
Rnd 2: Work only in the outside loop — Sc in 6 sc, work sc and hdc in sc, work hdc and sc in sc, sc in 6 sc. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Attach ears to a stitch in the second round. One goes on the right and one goes on the left. Weave in yarn ends and trim.
Foot (make 2)
Base Form Options 1&2— placement is the third round from the bottom.
Base Form Option 3— placement is the last round.
Join yarn to a stitch in the round indicated for the base form you selected. (The bottom of the base form should be pointing away from you.) Ch 1, work 3 hdc into the same stitch. Ch 1, turn, sc in sc, 3 hdc in sc, sc in sc. Fasten off and weave in yarn ends.
There are three sc between the feet. Repeat the instructions above for the second foot.
Tail
To work the tail attach the yarn to the same round as the feet in the center stitch of the back. The tail is created by working a 4 dc bobble stitch. Click here for the tutorial. After you complete the stitch, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing the top part of the tail. Sew into place. Weave in yarn ends and trim.
Rabbit Embellishment
Eyes—cut two crescents from the black felt. Glue into place on the fourth round with three stitches between them.
Ears (inside)— cut two oblong pieces from pink felt. Glue into place.
Nose—using three strands of pink embroidery floss sew nose. The shape of the nose is a V. The placement of the nose is centered between the eyes. The bottom of the V is in the fifth round.
Mouth—using three strands of black embroidery floss sew mouth. Please see photo for reference.
For inspiration on embellishment, please see the section called Crochet Egg Cozy Finishing Options.
Chick Egg Cozy
Transform the base form into a chick egg cozy by following the directions below.
Embellishment
Eyes—using three strands of black embroidery floss sew eyes. The placement of the eyes is in the 5th round with three sc between them. Just sew around the edge between the fourth and fifth round.
Beak—cut two triangles from the reddish brown felt for the beak. Glue it into place using the photo for reference.
Head Fuzz—you will create the fuzz for the top of the head using the yellow yarn. Cut a piece of yarn that is long enough for you to tie into a knot. Separate the yarn into strands. Thread a strand on a needle. From the outside, pass the needle through the top of the head, remove the needle and tie it into a knot to secure. Repeat until you have achieved the desired amount and then trim to ½”
Wing (make 2)
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place stitch marker (see Pattern Notes). (8 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14 sc)
Sc in sc, work hdc, dc, and hdc in sc, sc in sc.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Sew into place on the sides of the body with the pointed edge facing the back. Weave in yarn ends and trim.
Foot (make 2)
Use all strands of yellow ochre embroidery floss to crochet the feet.
Base Form Options 1&2— placement is the third round from the bottom.
Base Form Option 3— placement is the last round.
Join yarn to a stitch in the round indicated for the base form you selected. (The bottom of the base form should be pointing away from you.) The placement of the feet is directly below the eyes. Ch 1, in the same st sc, hdc, dc, hdc, and sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends and trim.
