Knitted Easter Eggs



A GOOD EGG

Yarn Used:  Bernat Cotton (4 ply)

Needles:  3 mm DPNs (set of 4)

CO 3 sts

Holding the 'tail' and the working yarn together, knit each stitch onto a separate DPN, ending up with 2 'loops' on each of 3 DPNs

Drop the 'tail'
Round 1:  Kfb of all 'loops'  (12 sts)
Round 2:  K
Round 3:  *Kfb, K1, repeat from * to end  of round (18 sts)
Round 4:  K
Round 5:  *K1, M1, K2, repeat from * to end of round  (24 sts)
Round 6:  K
Round 7:  *K1, M1, K3, repeat from * to end of round  (30 sts)
Round 8:  K
Round 9:  *K1, M1, K4, repeat from * to end of round  (36 sts)
Round 10 - Round 15:  K
Round 16:  *K10, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (33 sts)
Round 17:  K
Round 18:  *K9, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round (30 sts)
Round 19:  K
Round 20:  *K8, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (27 sts)
Round 21 - Round 23:  K
Round 24:  *K7, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (24 sts)
Round 25:  K
STUFF WITH FIBRE FILL AT THIS POINT!
Round 26:  *K6, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (21 sts)
Round 27:  *K5, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (18 sts)
Round 28:  *K4, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (15 sts)
Round 29:  *K3, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (12 sts)

Round 30:  *K2, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (9 sts)
Round 31:  *K1, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (6 sts)



Break thread and pull through last 6 sts and tie off.



Hopefully you'll end up with something like this ...




1 comment:

  1. I may have to give this a whirl next year, in time for Easter. How pretty!

    Karen

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