How to make a crochet egg cosy
Since Easter is approaching, we thought it’s about time we have a go at making a crochet egg cosy! Crochet egg cosies are the ideal Easter craft to start on this weekend and give as little gifts.
We'll start off with a tutorial for these cute teeny bobble hat style crochet egg cosies by Stella Melgrati, but keep reading for more fun and free crochet egg cosy patterns (or use these links to jump straight to them).
Free bunny ears egg cosy crochet pattern
More egg cosy crochet patterns
These cute egg cosies add an element of fun to your early morning starts and are just as enjoyable to hook up. As well as how to crochet an egg cosy, the tutorial also includes instructions on how to give your crochet egg cosies a felted effect which will work with any 100% wool yarn or wool yarn blended with natural fibres (but you can always skip this step if you want to make a normal crochet egg cosy using synthetic yarns)
Even if you're a vegan, you can still have fun with our crochet egg cosy patterns. Check out our free crochet Easter eggs pattern to make your own animal friendly crochet eggs!
Materials
Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted (85% wool/15% mohair, 113g/173m), or alternative Aran yarn, one ball each in:
- Limeade (M120)
- Blue Suede (M194)
- Deep Coral (M159)
6mm (UK 4, US J/10) crochet hook
Abbreviations (UK)
dc2tog double crochet 2 together: (insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through) twice, yrh and draw through all three loops on hook.
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This free egg cosy crochet pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using this handy chart.
Tips
The crochet egg cosies are worked in continuous rounds like a spiral, without closing off the round with a ss. You may find it helpful to use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.
Once crocheted, the cosies are machine-washed at a high temperature, then spun to agitate the fibres and felt them. Because the cosies are felted in this way, the tension used isn’t important. If you are using an alternative yarn and would like to still felt your egg cozy then you will need to use a yarn that is 100% wool yarn or a wool yarn blended with natural fibres.
How to make a crochet egg cosy
