Easter Bunny Nesting Dolls


Easter Bunny Nesting Dolls 





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I have always adored nesting dolls since I was a little girl, and have always wanted to crochet some. 

Since Easter is on it's way I decided to make an Easter themed nesting doll set which is available for purchase in my Ravelry Store. You can follow the link just under the picture above to check it out.  






This pattern uses Premier Cotton Fair yarn. You'll require a 2.5mm crochet hook. 

These little guys actually work up quite fast. Fun to make for you. Sure to please and intrigue the kids. 

The egg comfortably holds a medium sized plastic Easter Egg, or a hard-boiled egg.

I've shared the egg pattern below for free! I'm sure you can get creative with designs. I have seen some beautifully embroidered ones. Zeen's & Roger  shows you a few of their adorable embroidered eggs on their site.





Something I have discovered and love, is boning. It is used in bras and corsets to add stability. I've used it in hats and now toys. This pattern uses boning around the rims to make them really stand out and keep their shape. You can see a picture of the boning I purchased below. 






I picked mine up at a Fabricland. It is sold by the meter. Clear 100% nylon boning. I highly recommend using it! 

It is too thick initially to single crochet around mind you, so it has to be cut lengthwise. See the pictures below. The one I got cut nicely into 4 strips. A couple hold onto to more of the fibers than others, but they all work well to provide the rims with good form. 






Free Crochet Easter Egg Pattern 

  
Materials: 

  • Cotton Fair cotton/acrylic yarn in turquoise, bright pink, and cream 
  • Boning to provide support for the brims – cut to fit 
  • 2.5mm crochet hook  



Notes:  

The first stitch of each round is made in the same as the chain, for the entirety of the pattern.  

I prefer to work in rounds for the egg instead of amigurumi style as I find the colour changes a bit neater, but that is up to you. There are some great tutorials online about how to make neat amigurumi colour changes if you wish to invest the extra time to do so. 

The colours are referred to in the pattern as:  Blue = B, White = W, Pink = P  



Egg Bottom 
Make a magic circle with B.  
Round 1 – Ch.1, sc10 in the circle. Tighten. Join. (10sts) 
Round 2 – Ch1. 2sc in each st around. Join. (20sts) 
Round 3 – With W. Ch1. *Sc1, 2sc in the next st.* Repeat from * to * around. Join. (30sts) 
Round 4 – Ch1. *Sc9, 2sc in the next st.* Repeat * to * around. Join. (33sts) 
Rounds 5 & 6 – With P. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Rounds 7 & 8 – With W. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Rounds 9 & 10 – With B. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Rounds 11 & 12 – With W. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Round 13 – With P. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 

***Optional, but highly recommended*** Cut a small piece of boning, about 6”. Cut it in strips length wise. And crochet around one of the pieces for the next round.

Round 14 – With P. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Tie off. Weave in ends.  


Egg Top 
Mage a magic circle with B. 
Round 1 – Ch1. 5Sc in circle. Tighten. Join. (5sts) 
Round 2 – Ch1. 2Sc in each st around. Join. (10sts) 
Round 3 – With W. Ch1. *Sc1, 2sc in the next st.* Repeat * to * around. Join. (15sts) 
Round 4 – Ch1. *Sc2, 2sc in the next st.* Repeat * to * around. Join. (20sts) 
Round 5 – With P. Ch1. *Sc3, 2sc in the next st.* Repeat * to * around. Join. (25sts) 
Round 6 – Ch1. Sc11, 2sc in the next st. Sc12, 2sc in the next st. (27sts)  
Round 7 – With W. Ch1. Sc6, 2sc in the next st. Sc13, 2sc in the next st.  
Sc6. Join. (29sts) 
Round 8 – Ch1. Sc13, 2sc in the next st. Sc14, 2sc in the next st. Join. (31sts) 
Round 9 – With B. Ch1. Sc8, 2sc in the next st. Sc13, 2sc in the next st. Sc8. (33sts) 
Rounds 10 & 11 – With W. Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 

Cut a suitable length of boning; a bit more than the circumference. And crochet around one of the pieces for the next round.   
  
Round 12 – Ch1. Sc around. Join. (33sts) 
Tie off. Weave in ends.  

Gently stretch out the rims. You don’t want to stretch them out too far.  But stretching them out a little bit makes them sit together much nicer.  

Sew top and bottom together. Pay attention to line up the seams first 😊. I recommend sewing from the outside, otherwise it won’t close as nicely.  




I hope you enjoyed this free pattern! Happy Easter! 

  

Would you love the rest of the pattern?!

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