Easter Egg Crochet Pattern 2

Decorative Easter Egg Back Loop Crochet Pattern Motif-2

Supplies and Equipment

Yarn - 8 ply
Hook - 3mm
Yarn needle

Stitches Used

US Crochet Stitch Terms

SS - slip stitch
BL SC - back loop single crochet
BL HDC - back loop half double crochet
BL DC - back loop double crochet
BL DC in air - join a new colour working a double crochet into a back stitch
DC2T - double crochet 2 together (decrease)
DC9T - double crochet 9 together (decrease)


PLEASE NOTE 

The Easter Egg patterns are worked from the Right Side only and into the Back Loops of stitches. For ease of reading the patterns all BL references have been omitted.

Double crochet in air step-by-step instructions

Add new colour too hook with a slip knot creating a loop on the hook, YO, insert hook into stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2, YO, pull through 2

Decorative Egg 2

all stitches are worked into the back loop accept when worked into a chain space

Row 1 - brown yarn

Ch 4, 2 DC into first Ch (4th from hook), Ch 2, 3 DC into same stitch

Row 2 - red yarn

DC in air, 3 DC, DC into chain space, Ch 1, 2 DC into same space, Ch 1, DC into same space, 3 DC

Row 3 - brown yarn

DC in air, DC, Ch 1, DC, 2 DC into chain space, 2 DC, 2 DC into chain space, DC, Ch 1, 2 DC

Row 4 - red yarn

DC in air, DC, DC into chain space, 3 DC, 2 DC in next stitch, 2 DC in next, 3 DC, 1 DC in chain space, 2 DC

Row 5 - brown yarn

DC in air, 2 DC, 3 HDC, 4 SC, 3 HDC, 3 DC

Row 6 - red yarn

DC in air, 15 DC

Row 7 - brown yarn

the same as row 5

Row 8 - red yarn

DC in air, 5 DC,  DC2T, DC2T, 6 DC

Row 9 - brown yarn

DC in air, DC, Ch 1, DC, DC2T, 2 DC, DC2T, DC, Ch 1, 2 DC

Row 10 - red yarn

DC in air, DC, DC into chain space,  1 DC, Ch 1, DC2T, Ch 1, 1 DC, DC into chain space, 2 DC

Row 11 - brown yarn

DC 9 together, SS to finish.

This pattern is part of the Hoppy Easter Blog Hop

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