Yarn Easter Eggs
These yarn Easter eggs are SO EASY to make! Re-use your plastic Easter eggs and decorate them with scrap yarn in all your favourite spring colours. No knitting or sewing skills required!
These yarn wrapped Easter eggs are so quick and simple to make, and you can display them year after year! This DIY Easter decor looks super cute in an Easter basket or a wooden bowl, sitting on the mantel, or used as a centerpiece for Easter dinner.
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DIY Yarn Easter Eggs
Materials:
- Plastic Easter egg
- Tacky glue
- Worsted weight yarn(spring/Easter colours)
Equipment:
Check Out The Video Tutorial:
Instructions:
Step 1: Find what you need
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Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Add your first colour of yarn
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Add a generous circle of tacky glue to the top of the plastic egg.
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Place the end of the yarn (still attached to the ball) in the center of the glue. Press it down and wait at least 30 seconds for it to adhere.
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Hold the end of the yarn down while wrapping it around itself in a circle.
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Add more glue below the yarn and continue wrapping it around.You can either spin the egg in your hand while holding the yarn, or you can wrap the yarn around while holding the egg still — whichever is more comfortable for you.
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Continue wrapping the yarn until you want to add a different colour. Cut off the yarn and press it into the glue.
Step 3: Add a second colour of yarn
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Start the next colour of yarn, placing it into the glue beside the previous colour.
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Wrap this colour of yarn as many times as you’d like. You can create thin stripes or larger colour blocks.Try to cut the yarn so it ends around the same area as the colour before it. This ensures you only have one “bad” side of the egg.
Step 4: Continue wrapping the egg
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Continue wrapping different colours of yarn around the egg, adding glue when needed.As you work, continue to push down on the yarn to keep it in place.
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When you reach the bottom of the egg, cover the whole area in glue.
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Wrap the yarn carefully, pushing it down and adding more glue to the very bottom of the egg, if needed.
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When you’re close to the end of the egg cut the yarn, leaving about a 1/4 inch extra at the end (or however much you’ll need to fill in the end).
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Twist the yarn into the bottom center and push down.Allow the glue to dry.
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Your yarn wrapped Easter egg is complete!
Helpful Tips:
- Make sure the yarn on the top of the egg doesn’t pop off as you wrap. Keep pushing the yarn down as you work, or do the egg in sections, waiting a few minutes for each part to dry before moving on.
- Use one colour of yarn as a base for the egg and then create decorations on the egg with a second layer of yarn. Try making zigzag stripes or small polka dots!
What type of egg is used to make these yarn Easter eggs?
We used plastic eggs (bought at the dollar store), but you could also use an egg made from paper mache, wood, or styrofoam. You can also use a blown out egg shell if you’re careful while wrapping it.
What yarn is best for making yarn Easter eggs?
We used worsted weight (medium, 4) yarn to make our yarn wrapped eggs. But you can also use chunky yarn, which will give a fuzzier look and require fewer wraps around the egg.
For a different look you could even wrap the egg with twine or macrame cord!
What’s the best glue for these yarn Easter eggs?
We used turbo tacky glue, which dries even quicker than regular tacky glue. It’s thicker than white school glue and it keeps things in place really well as you work.
If you try using regular white glue, everything will slide around as you work. So if you have tacky glue, we definitely recommend using it.
You could also use hot glue, adding a few dots around the egg for the yarn to stick on.
How many times should I wrap each yarn colour around the egg?
The number of times you wrap each colour of yarn around the egg depends on the pattern you want to make. You can wrap each colour 2, 3, or 4 times — or create any combination of colours you want.
You can even start wrapping the yarn on the side of the egg, creating a diagonal pattern. You’ll have to be more careful while wrapping eggs with a diagonal pattern, since the yarn is more prone to sliding off.
Can these yarn Easter eggs be filled?
If you’re careful while gluing the yarn onto the egg you can definitely fill these yarn wrapped Easter eggs. Start wrapping at the middle of the egg, just above or below the opening.
Place the glue very close to the seam, but not on the seam. Work your way up (or down) the egg like usual. Then use a new piece of yarn to cover the rest of the egg. Make sure the pieces of yarn at the center are close to one another without being glued together.
Then once the glue has dried you can fill your Easter egg with chocolate eggs, candies, or little toys.
Make yarn Easter eggs and turn plastic Easter eggs into an adorable spring craft. These yarn wrapped Easter eggs have such a fun texture, and they’re really relaxing to make!
Here’s even more Easter craft ideas:
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
Where to buy:
You can purchase Low-Mess Crafts for Kids from Amazon, or wherever books are sold:
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