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Easter Eggs - Straight Needles

" ** Free Easter Egg Knitting Patterns ** 4 cute easter eggs patterns for you to make this Easter. You need to know how to do the following knitting stitches: Knit, Purl, kfb and k2tog (for the plain, Striped & Heart Eggs) and ssk, p1tbl and yo (for the Dotty Egg pattern only) (Click on the stitch within the blog post for stitch videos) Finished Egg Size; 3 x 7 inches (round) (8cm x 5.5cm diameter). ** Materials used ** * King Cole Dk yarn - 5g (approx.16 yards) per egg. * 3mm Knitting Needles (US2.5 (UK11). * Tapestry Needle. * Polystyrene Eggs 8cm x 5.5 cm OR Toy Stuffing. "
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials List
- 5g of DK yarn
- 4mm Knitting Needles
- Tapestry Needles
- Polystyrene Eggs 8cm x 5.5 cm OR Toy Stuffing
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