{"id":55713,"date":"2017-04-04T10:36:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T00:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=55713"},"modified":"2020-04-06T21:42:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:42:59","slug":"crochet-easter-eggs-cotton-yarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/crochet-easter-eggs-cotton-yarn\/","title":{"rendered":"Crochet Easter Eggs in Cotton Yarn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brought to you by American Yarns<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It’s nearly Easter time and when American Yarns<\/a> invited me to try out their colourful assortment of Lily Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarns<\/a>, a carton of rainbow hued Crochet Easter Eggs instantly sprung to mind.<\/p>\n

I’ve used cotton yarn in the past both for knitting and crochet and really enjoy working with it. Mostly my experience has been with 4ply and 8ply yarns, which can be a little thin for Amigurumi<\/em> and I’ve had to hold 2 strands together for a dense textile (otherwise the stuffing comes through). But because Sugar ‘n Cream is nice and chunky it’s a dream to work with and I was like a kid in a candy store choosing all my colours.<\/p>\n

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I really like Amigurumi<\/em> style crocheting with Sugar ‘n Cream<\/strong> cotton yarn for several reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. It shows of each stitch really clearly giving the surface a lovely textural effect.<\/li>\n
  2. It doesn’t stretch like wool or acrylic yarn can, meaning you can make well defined forms which hold their shape when firmly stuffed.<\/li>\n
  3. It’s available\u00a0 in lots and lots of colours (75 to be exact) making for fun bright projects.<\/li>\n
  4. Sugar n Cream is 10ply (medium\/worsted), it works up quickly and makes a nice solid fabric with size 4.5mm hook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’ve used an existing free Easter egg crochet pattern for this project rather than creating my own because how many variations on an egg shape can there be? No need to reinvent the wheel, or in this case the egg!<\/p>\n

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    Find the Free Crochet Easter Egg Pattern here<\/a> – It’s US based so I’ve given you some notes and local adaptations below to make it easier to follow. It’s in an Amigurumi<\/em> style which only requires you to know Single crochet (sc US), and the little eggs work up really quickly so you can make a whole carton in no time at all.<\/p>\n

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    These make the perfect Easter gifts for babies, make them more interesting by adding a small bell or rattle when stiffing for a fun jingly sound. You can improvise your own homemade rattle like I have here<\/a>, or purchase them online from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    To make Crochet Easter Eggs<\/h2>\n

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    You will need:<\/h3>\n