Easter is coming !!!

Prepare for yourself or for your friend this little decoration or present.

Size of egg: lenght: 18cm, widht: 11cm

We need:

- 1 ball of 100% cotton / I use Maxi - ... /

- crochet hook n. 1,5 - 2

- egg mold / I have bought Milka egg  /

5 chain and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.

ROUND 1: ch, 10 DC in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round  

ROUND 2: 3 ch, DC, * 3ch, 2 TR in DC from last round*, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times , finish with 3 ch and 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round

ROUND 3: ch, DC, 5 TR in loop * DC, DC, 5TR in next loop*, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.

ROUND 4: 5 ch, picot ( 3 ch, DC in third ch from the hook ), DTR, * 5 ch, DTR in DC from last round , picot, DTR * repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 5 ch and 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

ROUND 5: 3 ch, * 2 ch, 7TR in loop *, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 2 ch, 6 TR in loop, 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

 ROUND 6: 3 ch, * 3 ch, 7TR in loop *, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 3 ch, 6 TR in loop, 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

ROUND 7: 3 ch, 4 ch, TR in same loop, * 5 ch, 6 DTR together, 5 ch, TR in next loop , 4 ch, TR in same loop *, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 5 ch, 6 DTR together, 5 ch, 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

ROUND 8: sl st in the middle of next loop, * 5 ch, DC in next loop*, repeat from *-* a total of 30 times, finish with 1 sl st in sl st from beg of round.

ROUND 9: sl st in the middle of next loop, * 5 ch, DC in next loop *, repeat from *-* a total of 30 times, finish with 1 sl st in sl st from beg of round.

ROUND 10: sl st in the middle of next loop, 3 ch, 4 TR, * 5 TR in next loop*, repeat from *-* a total of 29 times, finish with 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

  Cut and fasten the thread. We have bottom of the egg.

Upper part:

ROUND 1: * 5 ch, picot*, repeat from *-* a total of 10 times, form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.

ROUND 2: 3 ch, 6 TR in loop, * 2 ch, 7TR in loop*, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times, finish with 2 ch, 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

ROUND 3: 3 ch, 6TR, * 3 ch, 7TR*, repeat from *-* a total 9 times, finish with 3 ch, 1 sl st in third ch from beg of round.

ROUND 4: 4 ch, 5 DTR together, * 5 ch, TR, 4 ch, TR in same loop, 5 ch, 6 DTR together *, repeat from *-* a total 9 times, finish with 5 ch, TR, 4 ch, TR in same loop, 5 ch, 1 sl st in fourth ch from beg of round.

With sl st take upper and bottom part together. Put on egg form, stiff and bowl for sweets is ready .

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Petra