Saturday 8 March 2014

Little Bag for Easter Egg



The pattern...


Macrame cotton
2.5 mm crochet hook

Note:
The directions are for US st.
Crochet in the circle. Do not turn.
Increase the number of ch-lps per round.

Foundation:
In a ring: 3 ch (count as dc), 11 dc, sl st in top of first dc.

R1: 1 ch, sc in the same st as joining, *3 ch, sc in next dc; repeat from * around and finished with sl st in first sc.
R2: sl st in first ch-3 loop, *3 ch, sc in next ch-3 loop; repeat from * around and finished with 1 ch and 1 sc in bottom of the ch-s from the begging of the row.

Repeat R2 without joining, until the piece measurement about 7 cm (or even less), then continue 1 row with W stitches as follows: (3 ch, 1 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in the same loop with sc, *1 sc in next loop, (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in next loop; repeat from * around and finished with sl in top of ch-3 from the beginning of the row.

Next row: 1 sl st in next dc, 1 sl in first ch-2 space; (5 ch, 1 sc, 5 ch, 1 sc) in the same ch-2 space as joining, *5 ch, sc in next sc, 5 ch, sc in next ch-2 space (5 ch, 1 sc, 5 ch, 1 sc) in the same space with sc; repeat from * around, sl st in bottom of the first 5-ch.

Crochet next row: sc in first loop, *5 ch, sc in next loop, 5 ch; repeat from * all loops around; finished with 3 ch and dc at bottom of 5-ch from the beginning of the row.

Last row: (3 dc alternate with 1 ch) in first loop, *1 ch, 1 sc in next sc, 1 ch (3 dc alternate with 1 ch) in next loop; repeat from * all around. Join.

Cut the yarn.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.

You may find other lovely ideas for Easter egg here, on craftsy, or here, on ravlery, on my pattern store.



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2 comments:

  1. Thank you so much! It came out good the first time which is a miracle for me. The instructions were excelent.

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    1. Thank you, Cheryl! Your miracle means a lot for me! :)

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