Knitted Easter Eggs

A GOOD EGG

Yarn Used:  Bernat Cotton (4 ply)

Needles:  3 mm DPNs (set of 4)

CO 3 sts

Holding the 'tail' and the working yarn together, knit each stitch onto a separate DPN, ending up with 2 'loops' on each of 3 DPNs

Drop the 'tail'

Round 1:  Kfb of all 'loops'  (12 sts)

Round 2:  K

Round 3:  *Kfb, K1, repeat from * to end  of round (18 sts)

Round 4:  K

Round 5:  *K1, M1, K2, repeat from * to end of round  (24 sts)

Round 6:  K

Round 7:  *K1, M1, K3, repeat from * to end of round  (30 sts)

Round 8:  K

Round 9:  *K1, M1, K4, repeat from * to end of round  (36 sts)

Round 10 - Round 15:  K

Round 16:  *K10, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (33 sts)

Round 17:  K

Round 18:  *K9, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round (30 sts)

Round 19:  K

Round 20:  *K8, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (27 sts)

Round 21 - Round 23:  K

Round 24:  *K7, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (24 sts)

Round 25:  K

STUFF WITH FIBRE FILL AT THIS POINT!

Round 26:  *K6, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (21 sts)

Round 27:  *K5, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (18 sts)

Round 28:  *K4, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (15 sts)

Round 29:  *K3, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (12 sts)

Round 30:  *K2, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (9 sts)

Round 31:  *K1, K2tog, repeat from * to end of round  (6 sts)

Break thread and pull through last 6 sts and tie off.

Hopefully you'll end up with something like this ...