Free knitting patterns for Easter eggs, many with baskets. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 3/10/24
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Easter Basket and Easter Eggs
Knit basket with i-cord handle and knit eggs that get their pattern from self-striping yarn. Knit in the round. DK weight yarn. Designed by Kaity Fraker
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get the recommended Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK yarn
- Get foam egg shapes, white and in color
Easter Egg in Basket Cosies
Easter treat cosies shaped like an Easter egg and a separate Easter basket. Both are knit flat on straight needles. Pattrn also includes instructions for chicks, superhero teddy bears, bunnies, and front line workers. Easter Basket measures approximately 9cm tall / 3.5 inches (excluding handle) and uses approximately 12g of yarn. Easter Egg height measures approximately 7cm / 3 inches and uses approximately 8g of yarn. Designed by Knitables who allows charity fundraising sale of finished cosies.
Araucana Cozy
Easter Egg cozies designed to fit over the 1.2 oz (34 g) size Cadbury Crème Egg. You can also stuff them with catnip and polyfil and drawstring close the opening for an easy cat treat. Knit with variegated yarn, the pattern is named after a breed of chicken that lays colorful blue eggs. Size: 2.5” (6.5cm). Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Kiki Geiger
Fair Isle Easter Eggs
Make your own Easter egg with Nordic patterns. Includes charts for five different eggs to make with different motifs. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Mark Roseboom. Pictured project by lilarita
Easter Eggs
Three Easter egg designs including Plain with Ribbon, Gingham, Striped with option embroidery. All flat with straight needles. Size 8cm high by 5.5cm wide. Fill with stuffing, foam eggs, or treats. Designed by Kirstie McLeod.
Easter Eggs and Baskets
Color patterned eggs and baskets with options to knit flat or in the round. Easy colorwork knit with one yarn at a time including Tweed, Centipede, Spots, Four Color, and Scales. Sizes egg and basket 7cm (2.7 inches) high. DK weight yarn. Designed by The Yarn Genie
Banded Easter Eggs
Four different easter egg designs including gingham, zig zag, polka dots, and stripes. Knitted flat and then seamed around a foam egg or stuffing. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Little Cotton Rabbits
Easter Egg Cozies
Three different sleeves for plastic eggs including Eyelet Stripes, Ripple Lace, and Basket Weave. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Erin Elkins Cable
More Free Patterns
Chunky Easter Eggs
Striped Easter Eggs with Irish Moss Stitch texture knit flat on 2 knitting needles. Great stash buster for Chunky weight yarn. Designed by Addy Whitfield
Easter Eggs x 4
Four Easter egg designs including Heart, Dotty, Plain, and Striped. All flat with straight needles using 5g of DK yarn each. Size 8cm high by 5.5cm wide. Fill with stuffing, foam eggs, or treats. Designed by Peach.Unicorn.
Gumdrop Bunnies
These Five Little Bunnies by Laura Bain make quick toys for baskets or Easter decorations.
Mini Eggs in Basket
Frankie Brown brings us knitted mini eggs with their own knitted basket decorated with tiny knitted flowers.
Download the free pattern at Ravelry
Egg Bunny
Quick egg-shaped bunny toy that would be perfect for Easter baskets or decorations. Size 10cm / 4 inches. Great stash buster for Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Annie Ahn. May only be free for a limited time.
Chick in an Egg
Designed by Purl Soho.
Cross Motif Easter Egg Treat Holders
Designed by Tat’sgrans Treasures, this pattern comes in two sizes and is knit flat seamed up the back.
Download the free pattern at Ravelry
Easter Egg Ornaments
Easter eggs that last forever from Purl Soho.About 2 1/2 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches in diameter and stuffed with fiberfill, they are perfect for hanging from a tree or placing in a basket.
Chrissy Chick and the Egg-stras
Amigurumi baby bird with tiny bunny hat with egg friends. Great toys for Easter baskets! The chick is about 4" [10 cm] tall, not including hat. Designed by Nancy Anderson for Red Heart. All can be knit with one cake of special multicolored Amigurmi yarn from Red Heart.
Eggkins
Six egg-shaped animal toys perfect for Easter baskets or egg cups. Left to right (front row): chick, owlet, duckling; (back row): lamb, bunny, frog.. DK yarn. Designed by Chris de Longpre
Patterns for Purchase
Easter Egg With Bunny
Egg shell opens to reveal a surprise bunny toy inside. All pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles. Designed by ItsHobbyTime. Aran weight yarn.
Easter Egg Bunny Rabbit and Chick
Adorable egg-shaped bunny and baby chick. Worked flat on straight 3mm needles. Designed by BizzyBeePatterns. DK weight yarn.
Easter Eggs in 3 Sizes
Easter egg ornamentsin three different sizes and optional decorative variations around the middle section. Instructions for knitting Easter eggs in the round using magic loop or knit flat on straight needles and then sewn up. Designed by Anna Funnell. DK weight yarn.
Eggy Chicks
Egg shaped baby bird toys with hats. One chick has white broken shell shaped bottom as if it had just hatched. Instructions for making the two chicks (the yellow and white chick, the plain yellow chick in a hat, plus the instructions to knit the striped hat). All pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles. Designed by Amanda Berry. DK weight yarn.
Easter Diorama Ornaments
Diorama patterns available include two bunnies, egg painter duck, two chicks in nest, doll, chick with daisies, and 2 chicks. Designed by HandMadeAwards.
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