​Syd came to life in the early 2000’s when I was Loop London’s first ever Loopette, while at the same making cute creatures from old felted jumpers and upcycled fabrics. The original upcycled rabbit who inspired this pattern must have been made by me circa 2005 from a lemon yellow wool jumper. He sat on the shelf next to the till in the original Loop store at 41 Cross Street, Islington and was an old faithful friend to the staff and customers alike.

People often asked how to make the rabbit, so when Susan wrote her first crochet book, Vintage Crochet, she asked me to replicate it for the book, using yarns from the store. ​And so, Syd the crochet rabbit was born.

Jane’s versions of Syd the Rabbit.

Adorable little critters to keep your boiled (or chocolate!) egg warm on Easter 
morning. A simple pattern, perfect for beginners.
Please note that you can find the patterns for the knitted cosies shown in the images here 

ABBREVIATIONS 

Ch = chain 

Dc = double crochet (US sc)
 
Pm = place marker 

Rnd = round 

St = stitch

MATERIALS
Any scraps of dk weight yarn 
3.5mm hook 
Yarn needle 
Felt 
Assorted buttons

TENSION
Exact Tension is not essential. 

SIZE 
To fit regular hens eggs or roughly the size of a confectionery egg such as a Cadbury’s Creme Egg

Cosy
Confectionary egg Pattern
With 3mm hook, work 2ch 

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook do not join rnd, pm and start to work in spirals. 
(6dc) 

Rnd 2: 2 dc in each dc around. (12 dc). 

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] around. (18 dc) 

Rnd 4: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts] around. (24 dc) 

Rnds 5-12: 1 dc in each st around 

Fasten off yarn

Hen’s egg Pattern

With 3mm hook, work 2ch 

Rnd 1: 6 dc in 2nd ch from hook do not join rnd, pm and start to work in spirals. 
(6dc) 
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each dc around. (12 dc). 

Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] around. (18 dc) 

Rnd 4: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts] around. (24 dc) 

Rnd 5: 1 dc in each st around 

Rnd 6: [2 dc in next st, 3 dc] around. (30 dc) 

Rnds 7-14: 1 dc in each st around 

Fasten off yarn 
Weave in all ends neatly.  

FINISHING
Use buttons or googly eyes for eyes and felt shapes for ears and beaks. 

Use oddments of yarn for hair, faces, eyelashes. 

Add cosy to your egg to keep it warm this Easter morning or pop it into a confectionary egg to gift!

Enjoy!

 Knitted Easter egg Cosies

Adorable little critters to keep your boiled (or chocolate!) egg warm on Easter morning.
A simple knitting pattern, perfect for beginners. You can find the pattern for the crochet chick shown above here
Abbreviations
K = knit
K2tog = knit two together
P = purl
Psso = pass slipped stitch over
Sl = slip
St = stitch
St st = stocking stitch

MATERIALS

​Any scraps of dk weight yarn
3.5mm needles
Yarn needle
Felt
Assorted buttons

TENSION
Exact Tension is not essential.

SIZE
To fit regular hens eggs or roughly the size of a confectionary egg such as a Cadbury’s Creme Egg

COSY
Garter stitch pattern
With 4mm needles, cast on 24(30) sts and knit every row for 5(6) cm, knitting in 2 row stripes of two colours if you wish.
Next row: (K2(3), k2tog) 6 times. 18(24) sts
Next row: knit
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail to sew up seam.
Thread needle through all stitches and pull up into a round.
Sew up seam and fasten off yarn.
​Weave in all ends neatly.

Stocking Stitch Pattern
With 4mm needles, cast on 24(30) sts and knit every row for 4 rows for a garter stitch edge or work in k1, p1 rib for 4 rows for a ribbed edge.
Change to stocking stitch and work for 3(4)cm, ending with a purl row. You can knit in stripes of 2 rows of two colours if you wish.
Next row: (K2(3), k2tog) 6 times. 18(24) sts
Next row: Purl
Next row: (K1(2), k2tog) 6 times. 12(18)sts
Next row: Purl
Next row: (K0(1), k2tog) 6 times. 6(12) sts
Next row: Purl
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail to sew up seam.
Thread needle through all stitches and pull up into a round.
Sew up seam and fasten off yarn.
​Weave in all ends neatly.

Rabbit Ears
These are worked in garter st, but you could do them in stocking st, or in a mixture of stitches.
With 4mm needles, cast on 7sts.
Work two rows garter st
Next row: inc one stitch at both ends of next row - 9 sts
Work a further 4 rows in garter or st st.
Next row: Dec one stitch at both ends of next row - 7 sts
Work a further 4 rows garter or st  st
Next row: Dec one stitch at both ends of next row - 5 sts
Knit one further row
Next row: Dec one stitch at both end of next row -  3sts
Knit one further row
Next row: Sl 1, k2tog, psso.
Fasten off yarn. 

​Attach finished ears to the top of the cosy.
​Weave in all ends neatly.

FINISHING
Use buttons or googly eyes for eyes and felt shapes for beaks. Use oddments of yarn for hair, faces, eyelashes.
Add cosy to your egg to keep it warm this Easter morning, or pop it onto a confectionary egg to gift!

Enjoy!

Welcome to my blog, which I am hoping will become the go-to place to catch up on my news and new releases find free patterns and to be inspired!

Today is a quick post to tell you about a lovely children's knitting workshop I have just booked at The Wool Gallery St Neots for the Easter hols. The class is on April the 9th from 10-11am and is totally beginner friendly knitting. Try your hand at the basic stitches and make and decorate a cute easter egg cosy at the same time! All materials included and each child will get a little egg to fit inside their cosy, too! 

Email, call or pop into the Wool Gallery to book your space. 

Next up on the blog, I shall also be sharing the knit and crochet patterns for these cosies for those of you who won't be able to make the class. 

Claire x

The Wool Gallery