Easy Easter Egg Knitting Patterns

One of the sweetest and smallest knitting projects you can make for spring is to knit up some Easter eggs. If you’re comfortable with knitting in the round, knitting an egg will take you almost no time at all. And if you’re not comfortable with knitting in the round, these easy Easter egg knitting patterns are a great place to start.

Probably the quickest and easiest pattern for Easter eggs I’ve seen is from Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days. She has two versions, large and small, but neither one will take long to knit. The pattern is plain but you can embellish them any way you like. Add stripes as you stitch, sew on themed buttons, embroider on the surface…check the post to see a lot of possibilities!

Another really easy pattern is by Emily Kintigh of Aunty Em’s Studio. These worsted weight cuties are offered in a striped and a solid version, or you could try stitching them with self-striping yarn.

Speaking of self-striping yarn, why not use up your leftover bits of self-striping and self-patterning sock yarn to make one of a kind Easter eggs? This pattern from Knitting and So On is available in English and German.

If you have leftovers in lots of different weights, try this any gauge Easter egg knitting pattern from Kay Clair Goodies on Etsy. The originals were done in sock yarn but you can make them different sizes by using different weights and a needle a size smaller than you normally would for that yarn.

Add a variety of simple colorwork designs to your eggs with this pattern from Little Red Window on Etsy. The pattern offers five different designs as well as solid colors, and the designer says you should be able to knit an egg in about 20 minutes, so you’ll have a dozen in no time!

Another pattern with lots of pretty colorwork options is this one from Little Cotton Rabbits. It’s worked flat and is designed to be stitched around a polystyrene egg. If you don’t use something that’s already egg shaped, you’ll need to take care that your finished project is stuffed well so it looks like an egg.

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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