A little nest

19/03/2010

A little nest

With Spring in the air now I thought you might like to have a go at crocheting a nest. You could fill it with mini easter eggs and give as a gift, or keep your tiny treasures in it. Mine is filled with almonds - less fattening than chocolate eggs, but no where near as much fun.

The nest is really easy to make and you can make it bigger, or smaller to suit various projects, once you master the basic, which are very basic, I promise.

Base

Chain 2. Join to form a ring.

Round 1. Work 6 Single Crochet (SC) into the ring, join to complete the round.

Round 2.Work 2SC into each stitch - makes 12 st. ( doing 2SC into one stitch is increasing).

Round 3. Work 2 SC into the 1st stitch, 1SC into the next, 2SC into the next, 1SC into the next and so on to finish the round. (18 st) (Should look something like the photo)

Round 4. Work 2SC into the first stitch, then 1SC into the next 2 stitches, then 2SC into the next stitch, followed by 1SC into the next 2 stitches, and so on, to finish the round. (24st)

You may decide the base is big enough now, however if you want to make a larger nest just continue the increasing rounds, spacing out the increases. i.e next round 2SC into first st, then 3 SC, before increasing again. Next round would be 4SC between the 2SC into same stitch. Is that clear?

SIDE SHAPING

Simply Single Crochet (SC) in every stitch all the way around. (count your stitches to make sure you end in the correct place) and finish off when your nest is the height you require, by joining with a slip stitch.