Easy Easter Knitting Patterns

It’s finally spring by the calendar, so that must mean it’s time to start knitting all the pastel colored things and Easter knitting projects, right?

I was reminded the other day of a couple of Easter patterns that I designed several years ago that I wanted to share with you in case you’re looking for some fun and easy projects to kick off your spring knitting season.

First, there’s this bunny that looks sort of like a sugary bunny you might find in the grocery store this time of year. It’s an easy project worked from the bottom up in worsted weight yarn, with simple shaping to make it similar to the candy bunny.

Since giant knit and crocheted animals are all the rage right now, this one would be super fun to make in blanket yarn or another bulky or super bulky fiber. Just change the needles to a size that works with the yarn you want to use and you’ll be all set. Maybe I’ll try that and show you the results!

This pattern is available on CraftBits.

I also have an old but good knitting pattern on my website for a simple knit Easter basket. (Which reminded me I also knit a tiny Easter basket that was published at About but isn’t online any more, so I guess I’ve got a couple of Easter projects I need to do!)

This one I love because the self-striping yarn adds a level of cuteness to the basket, though of course you could use a solid yarn or stripe it yourself if you like. The yarn I used I’m pretty sure was long ago discontinued, but any light weight/DK self-striping yarn you like would would here.

And again here if you wanted a bigger basket you could work it in worsted weight yarn or even bulky yarn, or just keep increasing on the base and make the sides longer with the same yarn.

What are you working on for spring or Easter? I’d love to hear about it!

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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