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Easter Egg Knitting Pattern Tutorial

Posted on by Abi

With Easter just around the corner there’s every chance that you are looking forward to baskets laden with chocolate eggs and gatherings with your family.

But what if you don’t like chocolate!? Or you’re on a diet and avoiding sugar!? Need you suffer an eggless day with little to bring you cheer? Here at Angel Eden we say no, we think you should knit yourself some calorie free Easter Egg decorations with our brand new pattern 🙂

In fact we think you should knit them even if you are endulging in chocolate, we like them that much!

The Pattern

The eggs were knitted using DK yarn and size 4mm(8) needles.

They could be made larger by using a bigger yarn and needles.

The eggs are knitted in stocking stitch, one row plain and the next purl.

Cast on 10 stitches

Row 1 Purl

Row 2 Knit 1, Kfb (Knit into the front and back of each stitch) all the remaining stitches, (19sts)

Row 3 Purl

Row 4 Knit 2, Kfb (Knit into the front and back of each stitch) all the remaining stitches, (36sts)

Row 5 Purl

Row 6 Knit

Row 7 Purl

Row 8 Knit 1, (Kfb, K1) repeat until last stitch, K1, (53 sts)

Row 9 Purl

Rows 10 – 25 continue in stocking stitch and pattern as desired. The pattern could be different coloured stripes or spots or zig zags.

Row 26 (K2, K2Tog) repeat to end of row, K1(40sts)

Row 27 Purl

Row 28 Knit

Row 29 Purl

Row 30 (K1,K2Tog) repeat to the end of the row, K1 (27sts)

Row 31 Purl

Row 32 Knit

Row 33 Purl

Row 34 K1, (K2Tog) to end of row, (14sts)

Row 35 Purl

Row 36 Knit

Row 37 Purl

Row 38 (K2Tog) to end of row, (7sts)

Cut the yarn and thread through the last 7 stitches and pull up. Sew down the side of the egg and then stuff with toy stuffing. Finish off by running some yarn round the cast on edge and complete sewing up.

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Yarn Bombing Knitted Bee Tutorial!

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A tutorial has been long overdue, so due to the popularity of Anne’s bees during our recent yarn bombing antics we’ve decided to share the pattern here with you all today!

How to Knit a Bee

You will need small amounts of double knitting yarn in black and yellow.

A pair of size 8 (4mm) knitting needles

Cast on 5 stitches in yellow yarn.

Row 1, Knit1, (kfb) x3, Knit1 (8stitches)

Row 2 and every alternate row purl.

Row 3, Knit1, (kfb) x7, (15 stitches)

Row 5, Knit1, (kfb) x13, Knit1 (28 stitches)

Row 7, (Knit1, kfb) x14 (42 stitches)

Rows 9, 11, 13, Knit.

Row 15 Change to black yarn and knit 6 rows.

Row 21 Change back to yellow yarn and knit 6 rows.

Row 27 Knit 6 rows in black yarn.

Row 33 Knit 6 rows yellow.

Row 39 Knit 6 rows black.

Row 45 Knit 6 rows yellow.

Row 51 Knit 6 rows black.

Row 57 Still using black yarn k2tog across the row, (21 stitches)

Row 58 knit.

Row 59 k2tog across row, (11 stitches)

Row 60 knit.

Row 61 (k2tog) x5, knit 1 (6 stitches)

Row 62 k2tog, knit 2, k2tog, (4 stitches)

On last 4 stitches knit 6 rows, this will form the sting.

Break yarn and thread through the 4 stitches and pull tight.

This makes the bees body. Sew along the sting and then sew the body together matching stripes up. Leave a gap in the body to stuff, once stuffed sew gap closed. With a piece of black yarn stitch running stitches around the start of the first black stripe and pull slightly to give the head a little shape.

Stitch on two buttons for the eyes and a smiley mouth.

Pattern for the wings.

You need a small amount of black yarn and size 9 (3.75mm) needles.

Knit four wings as each one is made by sewing two pieces together.

Cast on 6 stitches.

Row 1 knit

Row 2 purl

Row 3 knit

Row4 purl

Row 5 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (8 stitches)

Row 6 and each alternate row is purl.

Row 7 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (10 stitches)

Row 9 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (12 stitches)

Row 11 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (14 stitches)

Row 13 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (16 stitches)

Row 15 knit but increase one stitch at each end of the row (18 stitches)

Rows 17, 19, 21 knit.

Rows 23, continue in one row knit one row purl and decrease one stitch at each end of every row until you have 10 stitches.

Row 27 k2tog at each end of row (8 stitches)

Row 28 purl

Row 29 k2tog at each end of row (6 stitches)

Row 30 purl

Row 31 k2tog at each end of row (4 stitches)

Cast off.

Sew two wing pieces together wrong side facing outwards. When both wings wre complete sew them to the back of the bee behind the head.

 

Key

K2tog – knit two stitchs together

Kfb – knit into the front and back of the loop to make a new stitch

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International Yarn Bombing Day!

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Last Saturday was International Yarn Bombing Day! In honour of this and because we had just Yarn Bombed Derby’s Silk Mill Anne decided to keep up the fun loving spirit, but this time she yarn bombed people!!

She returned to the Silk Mill where most of the creations from the previous weekend were still present. A bit or rearranging was required, all the bees had flown away to new homes, so the birds now took their place.

It was wonderful to see how well things had survived despite the awful wet weather during the week. Anne also managed to take a few dry pictures, which made a welcome change.

Here is a closeup of one of the chains that were hung from the building and as you can see it has survived really well.

Aside from international yarn bombing day, Saturday also saw a Red Cross Shop n Swap arrive at the Silk Mill. Part of the event was to bring along clothes you no longer wore and swap with someone else.

This went extremely well and everyone had a good time swapping and looking at a variety of stalls.

Anne had knitted five chain necklaces and both stall holders and customers took part in wearing them for a while and then they picked out someone new to yarn bomb. Each necklace had a small tag detailing the idea. Everyone really got into the spirit of it and was a lot of fun.

If you fancy seeing yet more yarn bombing, there is a website where people across the globe put the projects up for all to see http://yarnbombing.com/

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