EGG COSIES
Add a splash of fruity colour to breakfast with these delectable egg cosies. By Tanya Eberhardt.
Not only will these super cosies brighten up your mornings, they’ll also keep your breakfast toasty while you’re snaffling chocolate first thing. Or is that just us?
NOTES
The Egg Cosies are worked using the amigurumi method. Work in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. You may find it helpful to place a marker in the first st of each round and move it up as you work.
When changing colour, twist the ends of the two colours together. Pick up the new colour in the last yrh of the previous stitch.
BASIC COSY PATTERN
FOR KIWI, APPLE AND WATERMELON Ch3, ss to first ch to join in a ring.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 6dc in ring.
Round 2 2dc in each st around. [12 dc]
Round 3 (2dc in next st, dc in next st) around. [18 dc]
Round 4 (2dc in next st, dc in each of next 2 dc) around. [24 dc]
Round 5 (2dc in next st, dc in each of next 3 dc) around. [30 dc]
Rounds 6-12 Dc in each st around. [30 dc]
Round 13 Dc in each st around, ss to first st to join. [30 dc]
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
KIWI EGG COSY
Work Basic Cosy Pattern as follows: Work Rounds 1-3 in Ibiza. Work Rounds 4-12 in Pistache. Work Round 13 in Siena.
TO FINISH
Using the image as a guide and with RS facing, embroider five back stitches in Noir onto the Ibiza section of Cosy.
APPLE EGG COSY
Work Basic Cosy Pattern as follows: Work Rounds 1-13 in Passion.
APPLE STEM
Using Siena, ch3, ss to first ch to join in a ring.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 4dc into ring.
Rounds 2-4 Dc in each st around. [4 dc]
Round 5 Dc in each st around, ss to first dc to join.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching to Cosy.
APPLE LEAF
Row 1 (RS) Using Pistache, ch8, dc in 2nd ch from hook, htr in next ch, tr in each of next 3 ch, htr in next ch, (dc, ss) in last ch. Fasten off leaving long end for sewing.
TO FINISH
Using the image as a guide and with RS facing, sew the Stem and Leaf to the top of the Cosy.
WATERMELON EGG COSY
Work Basic Cosy Pattern as follows: Work Rounds 1-11 in Crimson. Work Round 12 in Ibiza.
Work Round 13 in Pistache.
TO FINISH
Using the image as a guide and with RS facing, embroider back stitches in Noir onto the Crimson section of Cosy to give the impression of seeds.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
PINEAPPLE EGG COSY
Using Golden Lemon, ch3, ss to first ch to join in a ring.
Round 1 (RS) Ch2 (does not count as st throughout), 7htr in ring, ss to first htr to join. [7 htr]
Round 2 Ch2, 2htr in each st around, ss to first htr to join. [14 htr]
Round 3 Ch2, 2-tr cluster in same st, ch1, (3-tr cluster in next st, ch1) 13 times, ss to top of first cluster to join.
[14 clusters and 14 ch-1 sps]
Rounds 4-6 Ch2, 2-tr cluster in same cluster, ch1, (3-tr cluster in next cluster, ch1) 13 times, ss to top of first cluster to join. [14 clusters and 14 ch-1 sps]
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
PINEAPPLE LEAF
Using Pistache and leaving a long tail for sewing, ch4, ss to first ch to join in a ring.
Round 1 (RS) Ch2 (counts as htr), 13htr in ring, ss to first htr to join. [14 htr]
Round 2 (RS) (Ch6, ttr in next htr, ch6, ss in next htr) 7 times, [7 leaves]
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
TO FINISH
Using the image as a guide and with right side facing, sew the Leaf to top of Cosy.
These egg cosies are from Home Decoration in Crochet by Tanya Eberhardt (RRP £14.95), featuring 25 colourful designs to brighten your home. Visit www.tuvapublishing.com