Cadbury Creme Egg Cover Bunny – Free Knitting Pattern

This small Easter knitting project creates a bunny-shaped cover for a Cadbury Creme Egg. The cover is knitted flat in one piece, shaped at the top, and sewn up the side. Two separate knitted ears and a fluffy tail are added afterwards, and the face is embroidered to finish the design.
Finished size: approximately 2¼ inches wide x 2¼ inches high

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What you need

• DK yarn 
• 3.25 mm knitting needles 
• White eyelash or fluffy yarn for the tail 
• Yarn needle 
• Dark coloured yarn for embroidering the face 

40g Cadbury Creme Egg to fit inside

Instructions

Abbreviations

• K – Knit 
• P – Purl 
• K2tog – Knit 2 stitches together 
• Sl1 – Slip 1 stitch 
• psso – Pass slipped stitch over 
• st(s) – Stitch(es) 

Instructions

Egg Cover

Cast on 25 stitches.

Work 4 rows in rib.

Work 8 rows in stocking stitch.

Shape Top

Row 13: (K4, K2tog) to last stitch, K1
Row 14: Sl1, purl to last stitch, K1
Row 15: (K3, K2tog) to last stitch, K1
Row 16: Sl1, purl to last stitch, K1
Row 17: (K2, K2tog) to last stitch, K1
Row 18: Sl1, purl to last stitch, K1
Row 19: (K1, K2tog) to last stitch, K1
Row 20: Sl1, purl to last stitch, K1
Row 21: (K2tog) to last stitch, K1 (5 stitches remain)

Cut the yarn, leaving a short tail.

Thread the yarn tail through the remaining stitches, pull up tightly, and fasten securely.

Sew up the side seam to form the egg cover.

Ears Make 2

Cast on 9 stitches.

Work 8 rows in rib.

Next row:
(Sl1, K2tog, psso), (Sl1, K2tog, psso), K3tog (3 stitches remain)

Cut the yarn, leaving a short tail.

Thread the yarn through the remaining stitches, pull tight, and fasten off.

Sew the ears to the top of the egg cover.

Tail

Using white eyelash or fluffy yarn, cast on 3 stitches.

Row 1: Knit into the front and back of every stitch (6 stitches)

Knit 5 rows.

Row 7: K2tog 3 times (3 stitches)

Cast off.

Fasten off, leaving a short tail.

Thread the tail onto a sewing needle and weave in and out around the outer edge. Pull tight to gather into a fluffy tail shape.

Sew the tail onto the back of the egg cover.

Face

Embroider the face using a length of dark coloured yarn.

You can keep it simple with:

• two small eyes 
• a nose 
• whiskers if desired 

This is one of those cheerful little projects that’s perfect for Easter knitting because it’s quick, cute, and uses hardly any yarn at all. Great for gift toppers, Easter baskets, or just making your seasonal chocolate feel a bit more special.