Simple Flower Egg Cozy

The Simple Flower Egg Cozy is pretty, quick, and festive! With just a few yards of yarn, you can create this fun free crochet pattern on Moogly – in a garden of colors!

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For Eggs – Real or Candy!

The Simple Flower Egg Cozy is sized to fit standard large eggs – or you can fill them with candy! They’re very easy to make, and are just as springy as it gets!

Whip up a Dozen Simple Flower Egg Cozies!

I used odds and ends of Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie to make these egg cozies, but Lily Sugar’n Cream or Red Heart Super Saver works too – any worsted yarn you have on hand!

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US – G, 4.00mm hook – Furls

20 yds Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie (100% cotton; 4/Medium/UK 10-12 ply)
Colorways shown: Lime (A), Coral, Caribbean, Lemony(B)

Stitch Markers – Clover

Gauge: 1.5″ across after Rnd 4

Size: Fits one large egg; approximately 3″ across at widest point x 1.5″ tall when standing

Helpful Links and Tutorials

Simple Flower Egg Cozy Tutorial

Crochet Abbreviations

Notes:

This pattern is worked in a spiral, do not join with a slip stitch at the end of each round unless indicated, and only ch when indicated. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each rnd to help keep track.

Pm – place marker

Instructions

Leaves Rnd 1: With Color A, make a magic circle, ch 1, sc 6 in the ring. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: *Sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st; rep from * around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: *2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * around; turn. Remove hook from active loop, pm to secure. (24 sc)

Flower Rnd 1: With Color B, working entire round in blo, join to last st of Rnd 4 with sc, sc in each rem st around. (24 sc)

Rnd 2 – 7: Sc in each st around. At end of Rnd 7, sl st in next st, break yarn, seamless join to next st.

Leaves Rnd 5: Turn, to work from the top of the flower, and insert hook in active loop of Color A. Working entire round in unused loops of Rnd 4, *skip next st, 6 dc in next st,** skip next st, sc in next st; rep from * around finishing last rep at **, break yarn and seamless join to st after next st.

Happy Easter!

And that’s how to make your own Simple Flower Egg Cozy!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this free Easter crochet pattern – I’ve got one more egg cozy pattern in store for you over the next week, and then there will be a video tutorial for all three – including the Sleepy Bunny Egg Cozy!

If this pattern inspires you to make your own project, and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too!

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