[Nfb-krafters-korner] Laura Eves Egg Pattern
Annette Carr
amcarr1 at verizon.net
Tue Apr 15 02:22:01 UTC 2014
Thank you Laura for a great pattern. Your explaination on how to create this crocheted egg was great. Thanks for taking the time to host this chat.
Annette
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Laura Eves Egg Pattern
Crocheted Easter Egg -- modified by Laura Eaves
Skill Level: Easy
Yarn: Worsted weight cotton yarn, solid color or varigated
Hook: G hook
Notions: polyester fiberfill stuffing
Abbreviations Used:
ch -- chain stitch
sc -- single crochet
sk1sc -- skip one stitch and single chrochet the next, thus decreasing a stitch
(stitches...) rep -- repeat group of stitches
Instructions:
Preliminaries:
1. Tie a knot at the end tip of the yarn by making a little loop around
your finger and rolling the end of the yarn through the loop several times,
then pulling the yarn so the loop shrinks and forms a hard knot.
This will be useful as a stitch marker in the rest of the pattern.
2. Make a slip knot about 7 inches from the knot end of the yarn. Be sure
to tie it so the loop part is taken from the tail end, not the ball end,
of the yarn, so the loop will adjust in size by pulling the tail end of the
yarn. This is my version of a magic ring. I never did pick up how to make
the original magic ring.
3. Position the loop so that the knot is at the top and the tail extends
to the left, and when the tail is pulled, the right side of the loop is
adjusted. It helps to lay it down on a table to be sure it is right. Now take
the crochet hook and ch 1. (Note: if you crochet left handed, just
reverse the left and right directions in the pattern.)
Foundation Round:
Work 8 sc into loop, making sure the stitches enclose both the tail and
the loop. When the 8 stitches are done, you should have a ring of 8 stitches
with the tail streaming out of the last stitch. Do not pull tail to close
the loop until after round 1.
Round 1: At this point, move tail so it is no longer enclosed in
subsequent stitches. It should hang out the back. *Work 2 sc in first st, sc in
each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around, do not join — 10 sts.
At this point, carefully pull the tail and slide the sts on the ring as
the ring shrinks. Pull as tight as needed to close the loop. The center
should look like a puckered donut hole.
In the following rows, as you increase the number of stitches, it is
helpful to use the tail with the knot at the end as a stitch marker. After
making the first sc in the round, take the hook and pull the tail through that
stitch and remove it when you start the next round. It is helpful to have
the marker there when you get to the end of the round.
Round 2: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 12 sts.
Round 3: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 14 sts.
Round 4: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 16 sts.
Round 5: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 18 sts.
Round 6: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 20 sts.
Round 7: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, rep from *
around, do not join — 22 sts.
Turn the egg inside out.
Round 8: Work 1 sc in each st around, do not join — 22 sts.
Round 9: *sk1sc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, sk1sc, 1 sc in each of
the next 4 sts, rep from * 1 more time — 18 sts.
Round 10: *sk1sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, sk1sc, 1 sc in each of
the next 3 sts, rep from * 1 more time — 14 sts.
At this point, fill with stuffing to desired density an shape into egg.
Round 11: *sk1sc, 1 sc in next st, sk1sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts,
rep from * 1 more time — 10 sts.
Add last bit of stuffing for a rounded bottom.
Round 12: sk1sc around — 5 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a 6-in. tail. Use tail to weave in and out of sts from
Round 12, pull to close up circle. Weave in end. This is the bottom of the
egg.
Note: If desired you can use a tapestry needle, but using the hook works
just as well.
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com
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