Learn how to make an adorable crochet chick egg by following this free crochet pattern that’s beginner friendly and makes a perfect crochet gift holder.
If you enjoyed the Refillable Easter Egg pattern we released a couple of weeks ago, you’re going to love the crochet chick egg version!
These crochet eggs are so fun to make! This design looks like a baby chicken is hatching from inside an egg! I have so many more designs in mind that I can’t wait to share with you!
I share a few of them at the very end of the video that goes with this pattern if you want to check it out!
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Materials
– Worsted weight size 4 yarn (Yellow yarn for the chick, white for the egg, Scrap Yarn in Orange for the Beak, and Black for the eyes.)
– G 4.0mm Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Scissors
Stitch Key (US Terms)
SC = Single Crochet
CH = Chain
INC= Increase -Put two stitches in the same space. (In this case, it will be two SC stitches.)
DEC=Decrease
SL ST= Slip Stitch
SP= Space
FSC= Foundation Single Crochet
Crochet Refillable Easter Egg Pattern
Each egg is made in 3 pieces. A front piece with our cute chick in an egg, Then two back pieces. A top back piece (yellow), and a bottom back piece (half yellow, half white)
Front Piece (Chick & Egg)
Using White Yarn:
Foundation Single Crochet 10. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: INC in first st. SC in the next 8 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 3: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 4: INC in first st. SC in the next 10 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 5: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 6: INC in first st. SC in the next 12 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC)
Row 7: Attach Yellow Yarn, SC in first st. Using White yarn, SC in the next 3 sts. *Using Yellow, SC in next st. Using White, SC in the next 3 sts. * Repeat * * across ending with 3 SC in white. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC. 4 Yellow, 12 White)
Row 8: Using Yellow, SC in first st. Using White SC in next st. *Using Yellow, SC in the next 3 sts. Using White, SC in next st.* Repeat * * across ending with a Yellow SC in the last two sts. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC. 12 Yellow. 4 White)
You will now be using Yellow Yarn only for the rest of this piece.
Rows 9-11: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC)
Row 12: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 12 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 13: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 14: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 10 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 15: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 16: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 8 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (10 SC)
Row 17: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (10 SC)
Row 18: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 6 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (8 SC)
Row 19: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 4 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (6 SC)
Row 20: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 2 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (4 SC)
Cut yarn, and tie off.
Beak
Add your beak to the right side of your Front Piece.
Grabbing your orange scarp yarn and a tapestry needle.
Insert your needle from the back side going through the front in the stitch where you want the bottom point of your beak to be.
We want to create a V or triangle shape.
Going up a row or two, insert your needle to the right side to create the first part of the V.
Threading your needle behind your work, pop it back out a few stitches over in that same row and go downward to the middle point of your V.
Fill in your V by creating straight lines going from the top to the bottom point.
Tie off.
Eyes
Add your eyes to the right side of your Front Piece.
Using black scarp yarn, and tapestry needle:
Embroider your eyes. I like making sleepy eyes. You can see how I did this in the video that goes with this pattern. It’s kind of hard to explain in words.
Tie off.
Bottom Back Piece
Using White Yarn:
Foundation Single Crochet 10. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: INC in first st. SC in the next 8 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 3: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 4: INC in first st. SC in the next 10 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 5: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 6: INC in first st. SC in the next 12 sts. INC in the last st. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC)
Pro tip: Do not cut your white yarn. Leave it attached for easy assembly!
Attach Yellow Yarn:
Rows 7-11: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC)
Cut yarn, and tie off.
Top Back Piece
Using Yellow Yarn:
Foundation Single Crochet 16. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-4: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (16 SC)
Row 5: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 12 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 6: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (14 SC)
Row 7: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 10 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 8: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 SC)
Row 9: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 8 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (10 SC)
Row 10: SC in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (10 SC)
Row 11: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 6 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (8 SC)
Row 12: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 4 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (6 SC)
Row 13: DEC over the first 2 sts. SC in the next 2 sts. DEC over the last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn. (4 SC)
DO NOT CUT YARN.
Assembly
Refillable Chick Egg PDF
If you need help refer to the video that goes with this pattern.
Refillable Chick Egg PDF
Place your front piece on top of your top-back piece where your working yarn is on the left-hand side of your work.
Lining up your top four stitches of each piece.
Using the yarn still attached to your top back piece, insert your hook through the 4th single crochet st of the front piece, going through the same stitch on the top back piece. Create a Chain 1 to attach the pieces together.
Working downward along the left hand side, create 9 SC evenly going through both pieces.
Once you have your 9 SC, you will grab your bottom back piece.
Have your bottom back piece right side facing down. (This should make it so the white yarn you left attached, is on the left-hand side.)
Insert your hook through the next sp going through the front piece, the first stitch going through the bottom back piece, and the next sp in the bottom top piece and place a SC.
Going through all 3 pieces, going downward on the left side, evenly place 3 more SC. (The 3rd SC should be in the last sp of your top back piece.)
Switch to the white yarn you left attached on the bottom back piece.
Keep working downward on that left side going through the front piece and the bottom back piece.
Evenly place 7 SC.
Now you are at the bottom of your egg.
Continue with the white yarn, and place an INC in the first st. SC in the next 8 sts, and an INC in the last st along the bottom going through both pieces. (12 SC total)
Now working upward on the right hand side, with your white yarn evenly place 7 SC.
Switch to the yellow yarn you left attached on the top back piece.
Going through all three pieces, evenly place 4 SC.
With the yellow yarn finish the seaming.
Continuing upward on the right hand side, now going through just the front and top back pieces: evenly place 9 SC.
Now you are back at the top.
Going through both pieces, INC in the first st. SC in the next 3 sts. INC in the last st. Sl St to the beginning SC.
Tie off.
Weave in your ends & you have a super cute, eco-friendly crochet refillable Chick egg gift holder!
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Happy Crocheting
❤️ Ashley
