DIY Crochet Easter Garland: Easy Pattern for Cute Pastel Eggs

Brighten your spring décor with a handmade Crochet Easter Garland — a simple, cheerful project that strings together small pastel eggs to create a charming banner for mantels, doorways, windows, or party tables. This pattern shows how to make small crochet eggs and join them on a chain to form a garland; it uses DK weight cotton yarn and a 3mm hook.

Below is the complete materials list, abbreviations, special stitch instructions, and the step-by-step pattern for the eggs, plus blocking and finishing tips so your garland hangs neatly.

Materials

• DK weight yarn in yellow, white and egg colour (I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Mustard Yellow, Paper White and Lime Green/Bubblegum Pink/Blood Orange/Pansy Purple)
• 3mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle, scissors

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch – chain
• bo – bobble stitch
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sc – single crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• st/s – stitch/es
• […] – repeat the instructions in brackets
• (…) – indicates stitch count at end of round

Special Stitches

Bobble Stitch (bo)

1. Yarn over.
2. Insert your hook into the indicated stitch.
3. Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
4. Yarn over and pull through first 2 loops (2 loops on hook).
5. Repeat steps 1-4 three more times in the same stitch (5 loops on hook).
6. Yarn over and pull though all 5 loops on hook.

Finished Size

The finished crochet eggs measure approximately 2.25″ tall x 1.75″ wide (6cm x 4.5cm). Size may vary depending on tension and materials used.

Gauge

Gauge is not important in this pattern. However, using a different yarn and hook size will change the size of the finished item.

Notes

• This pattern is worked starting with a magic ring.
• You will be fastening off and joining a new colour after rounds 1-3.
• Crochet over your ends where possible.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of R1 does not count as a stitch.

Pattern Instructions

Egg (starting with yellow)

Make a magic ring.

R1: Ch 1, 8 hdc in magic ring, sl st to first hdc to join (8)

Fasten off yellow yarn.

The next round is made up of bobble stitches. Join white yarn in any st from the previous round with a ch 2 or standing double crochet.

R2: [Bo, ch 2] x8, join with sl st to first bo (8 bobble sts, 8 ch spaces)

Fasten off white yarn.

R3: Join egg colour with a standing double crochet in any ch 2 space from the previous round, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch space, ch 1] x7, sl st to first dc to join.

R4: Sc in next st, hdc in next, dc in ch space, 2 tr in next st, tr in next, 2 tr in next st, dc in ch space, hdc in next st, sc in next (11)

Fasten off invisibly to the ch from the previous round. Weave in all ends.

Make as many eggs as you like.

Blocking

I definitely recommend blocking your finished eggs so that they hang nicely.

Materials

• Blocking mat
• Rust proof pins
• Spray bottle filled with water

Pin your crochet eggs into shape on the blocking mat.

Spray with water until damp and leave to air dry completely.

Finishing

To join the eggs and make into a garland, simply chain your desired amount and sl st through the centre top of each egg (the middle tr st).

For the small garland that I made, I started by chaining 30 and spacing my eggs 20 chains apart.