Softie Easter Egg Knitting Pattern

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Get my colorful Softie Easter Egg Knitting Pattern for your basket of goodies. This is a great project for knitters comfortable knitting in the round on double-pointed needles. Change up your colors, knit colorful stripes, and enjoy designing your own eggs.

Knitted Easter Egg Softies in yellow and pink yarn colors.

Knitting Supplies

• Yarn in any weight, fiber, color
• 4 Double-Pointed Knitting Needles
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Poly-fill Stuffing

Knitting Techniques

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• Slip Knot 
• CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
• K = Knit Stitch 
• KFB = Knit Front and Back (increase)
• K2Tog = Knit 2 Together (decreases)
• Change Yarn Color
• BO = Bind Off
• Weave In Ends

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Knitted Easter Egg Softies in yellow and pink yarn colors.

Printable Knitting Pattern

Get my colorful Softie Easter Egg Knitting Pattern for your basket of goodies.

Makes: Knitted Easter Egg
Active Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate

Materials

  • Yarn in any weight, fiber, color

Tools

  • 4 Double-Pointed Knitting Needles, appropriate size for yarn gauge
  • Scissors
  • Tapestry Needle
  • Poly-fill Stuffing

Instructions

Written Knitting Pattern

Knit In-the-Round

Cast On 12 Stitches, divided evenly among 3 needles
(4 stitches per needle)

  • Round 1: Knit All
  • Round 2: * KFB, K2, KFB * (18 Sts)
  • Round 3: * KFB, K4, KFB * (24 Sts)
  • Round 4: Knit All
  • Round 5: Knit All
  • Round 6: * KFB, K6, KFB * (30 Sts)
  • Round 7: Knit All
  • Round 8: Knit All
  • Round 9: Knit All
  • Round 10: Knit All
  • Round 11: Knit All
  • Round 12: Knit All
  • Round 13: Knit All
  • Round 14: * K2Tog, K6, K2Tog * (24 Sts)
  • Round 15: Knit All
  • Round 16: Knit All
  • Round 17: * K2Tog, K4, K2Tog * (18 Sts)
  • Round 18: Knit All
  • Round 19: Knit All
  • Round 20: * K2Tog, K2, K2Tog * (12 Sts)

Cut Yarn, leaving a long tail

Using Tapestry Needle, thread through remaining stitches,

Fill with Poly-fill

Cinch and sew on a loop and Bind Off

Knitting Chart

Knitting chart of the Easter Egg Softie design by Studio Knit.

Notes

Knitting Techniques

  • Slip Knot
  • CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
  • K = Knit Stitch 
  • KFB = Knit Front and Back (increase)
  • K2Tog = Knit 2 Together (decreases)
  • Change Yarn Color
  • BO = Bind Off
  • Weave In Ends

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