Easter Egg Dress-Ups

by Priscilla Hewitt ©2000

These egg cups are self-standing and can support an egg without

reinforcement.

Materials

Small amount of sport weight yarn

Crochet hook size D, or size needed for gauge

Gauge: Rounds 1-2 = 1 3/4”

Basic Egg Cup (shown in aqua)

Ch 4; join with a sl st to form ring

Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 11 more dc in the ring; jin with

a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, dc in the same st; work 2 dc in each

remaining dc around; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (24

dc) Check gauge.

Round 3: Ch 1, sl st around the post of the first dc (inserting hook from

back to front to back around post), ch 3 to count as the first bpdc, bpdc

around the post of each remaining dc around; join with a sl st to the top of

the beginning ch 3. (24 bpdc)

Rounds 4-6: Ch 1, sl st around the post of the first st (inserting hook from

front to back to front around post), ch 3 to count as the first fpdc, fpdc

around the post of each remaining st around; join with a sl st to the top of

the beginning ch 3. (24 fpdc)

Round 7: Ch 1, insert hook in same st AND through both loops of the top of

the first fpdc on row 5 (behind round 6), complete sc; (ch 1, insert hook in

next st AND through both loops of the top of the next fpdc on row 5,

complete sc) in each remaining st around; join with a sl st to the first sc.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Bottom rim: Holding basket upside down, join yarn with a sl st through both

loops of the top of any dc on round 2 (these are the loops that were left

unworked when you worked the bpdc’s for round 3), ch 1, (sl st in the next

dc, ch 1) around; join with a sl st to the first sl st. Fasten off. Weave in

ends.

Basket Variation (shown in pink)

Work as for egg cup through round 7. Do not fasten off at the end of round

7.

Basket handle: Ch 20, skip next 10 sc on round 7, sl st in each of the next 2

sc; turn; skip first 2 sl st’s, sc in each of the next 20 ch’s, sl st in the last sc

on round 7.

Basket brim: Continuing around top of basket (working from the wrong

side), ch 2 to count as the first hdc, hdc in each sc and in each ch 1 sp

around the top of the basket, skipping the stitches where the handle is

attached; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2. (42 hdc)

Next round: Ch 1, (sl st in the next hdc, ch 1) around; join with a sl st to

the first sl st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Bunny Egg Cozy (shown in white with blue egg cup)

Ch 4; join with a sl st to form ring

Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 9 more dc in the ring; join with

a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (10 dc)

Round 2: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, dc in the same st; work 2 dc in each

dc around; join with a sl st to the top of he beginning ch 3. (20 dc)

Round 3: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, 2 dc in the next dc, (dc in the next

dc, 2 dc in the next dc) 9 times; join with a s st to the top of the beginning

ch 3. (30 dc)

Rounds 4-5: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, dc in each remaining dc around;

join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (30 dc)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in the same st and in each dc around. (30 sc) Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

Ears

Join yarn with a sl st around the post of any dc on round 1, *ch 10, sc in

the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in each of the next 6 ch’s, hdc

in the next ch, sl st around the same dc post on round 1. Fasten off.* Skip

next 4 dc on round 1; attach yarn with a sl st around the post of the next

dc. Repeat from * to * for the second ear. Weave in ends.

Add face to the bunny cozy. Decorate as desired.

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